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itics of the proposals argue that the outes of public referenda would be biased, since wealthy specialinterest groups are able to influence voters’ views by means of television advertisements.Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the critics’ argument?(A) Many state legislators regard public referenda as a way of avoiding voting on issues on which their constituents are divided.(B) During elections for members of the legislature, the number of people who vote is unaffected by whether the candidates run television advertisements or not.(C) Proponents of policies that are opposed by wealthy specialinterest groups are often unable to afford advertising time on local television stations.(D) Different specialinterest groups often take opposing positions on questions of which policies the state should adopt.(E) Television stations are reluctant to bee associated with any one political opinion, for fear of losing viewers who do not share that opinion.14.An advertisement designed to convince readers of the great durability of automobiles manufactured by the Deluxe Motor Car Company cites as evidence the fact that over half of all automobiles built by the pany since 1970 are still on the road today, pared to no more than a third for any other manufacturer.Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the advertisement’s argument?(A) After taking inflation into account, a new Deluxe automobile costs only slightly more than a new model did in 1970.(B) The number of automobiles built by Deluxe each year has not increased sharply since 1970.(C) Owners of Deluxe automobiles typically keep their cars well maintained.(D) Since 1970, Deluxe has made fewer changes in the automobiles it manufactures than other car panies have made in their automobiles.(E) Deluxe automobiles have been selling at relatively stable prices in recent years.13.In malariainfested areas, many children tend to suffer several bouts of malaria before being immune to the disease. Clearly, what must be happening is that those children’s immune systems are only weakly stimulated by any single exposure to the malaria parasite and need to be challenged several times to produce an effective immune response.Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the explanatory hypothesis?(A) Immediately after a child has suffered a bout of malaria, the child’s caregivers tend to go to great lengths in taking precautions to prevent another infection, but this level of attention is not sustained.(B) Malaria is spread from person to person by mosquitoes, and mosquitoes have bee increasingly resistant to the pesticides used to control them.(C) A certain gene, if inherited by children from only one of their parents, can render those children largely immune to infection with malaria.(D) Antimalaria vaccines, of which several are in development, are all designed to work by stimulating the body’s immune system.(E) There are several distinct strains of malaria, and the body’s immune response to any one of them does not protect it against the others.12.Last year the worldwide paper industry used over twice as much fresh pulp (pulp made directly from raw plant fibers) as recycled pulp (pulp made from wastepaper). A paperindustry analyst has projected that by 2010 the industry will use at least as much recycled pulp annually as it does fresh pulp, while using a greater quantity of fresh pulp than it did last year.If the information above is cor