Fifty-seven percent of the registered
voters in this district claimed to support the Democratic candidate,
and yet the Republican candidate won the election with 55 percent of
the vote.
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Try to identify and then resolve the
discrepancy that appears in the argument above. Click Continue to
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Discrepancy: The Republican won even though more registered
voters claimed to support the Democrat.
Resolution: A few explanations could resolve this paradox.
It could be that the surveyed voters were not telling the truth. Or maybe
many of the registered voters who claimed to support the Democrat did
not in fact vote. If either of these things were true, then there would
no longer be a discrepancy in the argument—both statements could
be true.
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First, however, review the following tips on how to manage Paradox questions:
- Before attempting to resolve a paradox, make sure you have a good
grasp of what the paradox is.
- If you can, try prephrasing an answer that would resolve the paradox.
- Resolving paradoxes is often a matter of recognizing that two things
that are being compared aren't really the same thing. Read critically
to note these subtle distinctions.
- In Paradox/Explain questions, avoid choices that emphasize points
already raised in the argument.
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