medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning
The mayor's new housing policy has been a failure. Since its implementation last year, the number of homeless individuals in the city has risen by ten percent.
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
- Comparable cities that adopted no such policy saw homelessness climb by twenty percent over the same year.
- The mayor's approval ratings stayed high even as homelessness in the city increased.
- Many homeless individuals reported finding the new policy difficult to navigate.
- The policy was designed to assist homeless families rather than single individuals.
- Homelessness in the city had been rising for several years before the policy took effect.
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