Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Mel: The official salary for judges has always been too low

HiReedArnoldMPREP avigutman I found Pat's argument a crappy one, and i chose (D), but later i found that none of the posters found (D) objectionable. Now, i wonder whether i am the only one who read (D) in a very crappy way.
Please help with my understanding of (D):

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Mel: The official salary for judges has always been too low to attract the best Candidates to the job. The legislature’s move to raise the salary has done nothing to improve thesituation , because it was coupled with a ban on receiving money for lectures and teachingengagements.

Pat: No, the raise in salary really does improve thesituation . Since very few judges teach or give lectures, the ban will have little or no negative effect.
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Okay, so this ''PAT'' guy directly denies the MEL's conclusion. So, i was expecting some
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Statistics : Posted by Contropositive • on 14 Jan 2008, 12:32 • Replies 50 • Views 52100

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