THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (D). CHOICE (D) IS THE BEST ANSWER BECAUSE I...
18. The correct answer is (D). Choice (D) is the best answer because it substantiates an
assumption that is necessary for the argument. Unless it is possible to build more new
homes in Ocean View to begin with, the argument’s proposal—to build new homes that
are affordable—would be impossible to implement. Choice (C) tends to show that Ocean
View workers, as a group, prefer home ownership over renting. To this extent, choice (C)
strengthens the argument that if Ocean View homes were more affordable, then
Bayview workers would buy them. But the argument does not depend on an oversupply
of rental housing; hence, choice (D) is a better answer.