It is a truism of military science that ldquo Generals always prepare for the last war rdquo In the ...........

Logical Reasoning(Insurance) Statement - Arguments

It is a truism of military science that “Generals always prepare for the last war.” In the same way, public officials generally spend their efforts on problems that were resolved- one way or another –years before. By the time a public issue reaches the consciousness of enough of the citizenry to become a high priority of our elected leaders, the problem is usually past the point at which government efforts can significantly affect it.

All of the following are assumed in the argument above except-

Most of the public problems tend to evolve towards a point at which the government can do little to control them.

Political and military leaders are both prone to react tardily to changes in their fields.

Issues attain importance for public officials when large number of citizens are concerned about them.

Planning policies, solely based on past experiences are likely to be in effective.

The government officials can generally do little to influence directly the course of public policy.

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Explanation:

The paragraph is really an argument for the position that government leaders should act more quickly to address problems. So, the passage is committed to the idea that public policy is under the control of the government. It just has not been effectively used in the past.so (e) cannot be the valid argument.