PrepTest 77, Section 3, Question 1
Pundit: Grenier will almost certainly not be elected as mayor. Although she says she believes in raising city employees' wages, it was only a few years ago that she was arguing that their wages should not be increased. Her claim that she has learned more about the issue since then�though sincere�will not matter to most voters, who will see her as insincere.
Pundit: Grenier will almost certainly not be elected as mayor. Although she says she believes in raising city employees' wages, it was only a few years ago that she was arguing that their wages should not be increased. Her claim that she has learned more about the issue since then�though sincere�will not matter to most voters, who will see her as insincere.
Pundit: Grenier will almost certainly not be elected as mayor. Although she says she believes in raising city employees' wages, it was only a few years ago that she was arguing that their wages should not be increased. Her claim that she has learned more about the issue since then�though sincere�will not matter to most voters, who will see her as insincere.
Pundit: Grenier will almost certainly not be elected as mayor. Although she says she believes in raising city employees' wages, it was only a few years ago that she was arguing that their wages should not be increased. Her claim that she has learned more about the issue since then�though sincere�will not matter to most voters, who will see her as insincere.
Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the pundit�s reasoning?
Voters are unlikely to vote for a politician whom they perceive to be insincere.
Voters are unlikely to notice whether a politician�s stance on issues has changed over time.
Voters are unlikely to be influenced by what a politician�s views were in the past if the voters agree with the politician's current positions.
Voters are likely to elect a politician who they believe understands their financial concerns.
Voters are likely to question the sincerity of a politician who does not hold the same beliefs they do.
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