20. (E)
Question Type: Analyze Argument Structure
In stating that the 15 opposing votes represent far less than 1 percent of Hopeville’s population," Gamba is in essence saying that the sample size of the vote is too small to take seriously. Answer (E) expresses this.
(A) is tempting because it addresses the data associated with the vote. However, Gamba never claims that the vote was inaccurate because the opposition was "more likely to vote."
(B) is tempting as well because it addresses the data associated with the vote. However, Gamba never claims that the data has been manipulated, only that it is not representative.
(C) is incorrect. Munoz never claims that the result of the vote guarantees citywide opposition. Thus, it is impossible for Gamba to refute this guarantee.
(D) is confusing in its language. Gamba doesn’t refute Munoz’s argument on the grounds that the vote is impossible to disconfirm, but rather on the grounds that the vote isn’t representative of the larger population.
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