To determine the most reliable inference from the passage, we need to closely analyze each choice in light of the information provided:The passage states that a third-party candidate "always attracts some of the voters who might otherwise have voted for one of the two major candidates, but not voters who support the other candidate." This indicates that the third-party candidate pulls voters from only one of the major parties, affecting the outcomeunevenly.
Evaluating EachOption:
(A) If the political platform of the third party is a compromise position between that of the two major parties, the third party will draw its voters equally from the two majorparties.
(B) If, before the emergence of a third party, voters were divided equally between the two major parties, neither of the major parties is likely
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Evaluating EachOption:
(A) If the political platform of the third party is a compromise position between that of the two major parties, the third party will draw its voters equally from the two majorparties.
- This is contradicted by the passage, which explicitly states that the third-party candidate attracts voters from only one of the two major parties, not equally fromboth.
(B) If, before the emergence of a third party, voters were divided equally between the two major parties, neither of the major parties is likely
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