SAT Reading & Writing · Command of Evidence (quantitative)

A commentator says the campaign guaranteed that participants understood the policy. Which choice most effectively uses the data to…

Researchers surveyed the same participants before and after a public-information campaign.

| Response | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Correctly identified policy | 44% | 63% |
| Incorrect or unsure | 56% | 37% |

A commentator says the campaign guaranteed that participants understood the policy. Which choice most effectively uses the data to challenge that statement?

Answer and explanation

Answer: A: Correct identification increased, but 37% of participants were still incorrect or unsure afterward.

The commentator's claim is an absolute one, that understanding was guaranteed, and A directly challenges that by reporting the post-campaign figure showing over a third of participants still incorrect or unsure. B reports the pre-campaign baseline, which doesn't address the guarantee claim about the outcome. C is a definitional fact about how the two categories relate, not evidence about the campaign's effectiveness. D is background timing information unrelated to the strength of the claim.

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