OFFICIAL EXPLANATION


Be sure that you separate the two claims being made. The property manager claims that the pet restriction policy will reduce the number of dog attacks, and the tenants’ association claims the policy will not remedy the problem. To undermine the tenants’ claim, the correct answer will provide evidence that supports the property manager’s claim. (D) provides just that. If 90 percent of the current tenants’ leases expire soon, then the tenants will be forced to adhere to the new policy. This does not prove that the policy will have its intended effect but does make that outcome more likely, thus weakening the tenants' position. (A) does not say how similar apartment complexes reduced dog bites, so it neither supports nor undermines the plan at this complex. (B), if anything, supports the tenants’ position that the breed restriction plan won't work. What the owner’s insurance policy covers has nothing to do with whether attacks occur; eliminate (C). Likewise, the fact that a majority of attacks occurred when the tenants did not have control of their dogs does not relate to what breeds those dogs are and thus does not impact the success or failure of the new policy; eliminate (E).