Valitania' s long-standing practice of paying high salaries to its elected politicians has had a disastrous effect on the level of integrity among politicians in that country. This is because the prospect of earning a high salary is always attractive to anyone whose primary aim in life is to make money, so that inevitably the wrong people must have been attracted into Valitanian politics: people who are more interested in making money than in serving the needs of the nation. Which one of the following, if true, would weaken the argument?
A: Most of those who are currently Valitanian politicians could have obtained better-paid work outside politics.
B: Many Valitanian candidates for elected office spend some of their own money to finance their campaigns.
C: Most Valitanian elective offices have four-year terms.
D: No more people compete for elected office when officeholders are paid well than when they are paid poorly.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
A