Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
According to the last pre-election poll in Whippleton, most voters believe that the three problems government needs to address, in order of importance, are pollution, crime, and unemployment. Yet in the election, candidates from parties perceived as strongly against pollution were defeated, while those elected were all from parties with a history of opposing legislation designed to reduce pollution. These results should not be taken to indicate that the poll was inaccurate, however, since __________.
According to the pre-election poll-
Most voters believe that the three problems the government needs to address, in order of importance, are pollution, crime, and unemployment.
Yet, candidates who were against pollution were defeated and candidates from parties with a history of opposing legislation designed to reduce pollution were elected.
However, these results does not indicate that the poll was inaccurate BECAUSE-
We need to find an option that tells us why candidates from parties with a history of opposing legislation designed to reduce pollution were elected over candidates who were against pollution
(A) some voters in Whippleton do not believe that pollution needs to be reduced
We cannot generalise based on what some voters believed.
(B) every candidate who was defeated had a strong antipollution record.
It is already stated in the information given that - candidates from parties perceived as strongly against pollution were defeated.
B doesn’t tell us why the poll cannot be considered inaccurate.
(C) there were no issues other than crime, unemployment, and pollution on which the candidates had significant differences of opinion.
Why were the candidates who were against pollution defeated? C doesn’t tell us why the other candidates were elected.
(D) all the candidates who were elected were perceived as being stronger against both crime and unemployment than the candidates who were defeated
This tells us the reason why we should consider the poll result accurate.
Even though the candidates were from parties with a history of opposing legislation designed to reduce pollution, they were stronger against both crime and unemployment than the candidates who were defeated. Correct.
(E) many of the people who voted in the election refused to participate in the poll
If anything, this only tells us why the poll result shouldn’t be considered accurate. Eliminate.