A recent poll showed that almost half

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct59% picked this

   Almost all of the people who believe that Walker is guilty of ethics violations had thought, even before he was accused of those violations,

   Why this is right

   This connects those who disapprove of the mayor’s performance with those who believe he is guilty of ethics violations.

   Skill tested: Paradox · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   59%
2. B

   Out of Scope8% picked this

   In the time since Walker was accused of ethics violations, there has been an increase in the percentage of city residents who judge the

   The performance of the mayor’s political opponents is not relevant to how city resident’s judge the mayor’s performance.

   8%
3. C

   Deepens the Paradox13% picked this

   About a fifth of those polled did not know that Walker had been accused

   If 20 percent did not know the mayor had been accused and almost 50 percent believe the mayor is guilty of ethics violations, then that means that only 30 percent believe that he is not guilty of ethics violations. So where does the mayor’s 52 percent support come from?

   13%
4. D

   Deepens the Paradox2% picked this

   Walker is currently up for reelection, and anticorruption groups in the city have expressed support

   This makes the mayor’s support all the more surprising.

   2%
5. E

   Too Weak19% picked this

   Walker has defended himself against the accusations by arguing that the alleged ethics violations were the result of honest

   This does not indicate how the city’s residents have responded to the mayor’s defense.

   19%