June 2015 LSAT Section 3 Question 22

From 1996 to 2004, the average family income in a certain country decreased by 10 percent, after adjustments for infl...

JenniferZ638 on November 24, 2021

Why is E wrong?

I understand that E is irrelevant to evaluating the performance of the ruling party during 1996-2004, as it pertains to the party that managed the economy before 1996. However, doesn't this still mean that it doesn't counter the opponent's explanation, therefore it's correct?

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Jay-Etter on January 19, 2022

E here actually DOES counter the opponents' explanation because it means the decreases from 96-04 weren't from the ruling party, it was from events that transpired before the ruling party even came into power.