Question

a recent editorial suggested the candidates ignored the issues of greatest interest to the citizens. this caused a majority of voters to purposely neglect voting. the low voter turnout at the polls yesterday supports the idea that the voters are jaded. dictionary jaded (jä did) 1. adj. overworked, exhausted, weary 2. adj. bored, tired, or uninterested from having too much of something 3. adj. hardened due to negative experience or living to excess; indifferent when paul first read this paragraph in the newspaper, he thought the word jaded meant \busy.\ he looked it up in a dictionary to see if he was correct. in the context of this paragraph, is pauls understanding of the meaning of jaded correct? 1. no, because people were simply uninterested in the election. 2. no, because people had a negative experience with the candidates. 3. yes, because people were overworked and therefore too tired to vote. 4. yes, because people had rejected voting as a result of numerous elections.

Explanation:

The paragraph indicates that candidates ignored citizens' key - interest issues, leading to voter disinterest and low turnout. The dictionary definitions of "jaded" relate to being bored, tired of something, or indifferent due to negative experiences, not "busy". People had a negative experience with candidates as they ignored important issues, which aligns with the negative - experience aspect of the word's definition.

Answer:

1. No, because people had a negative experience with the candidates.