Discussion
Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Pattern :
Assertion (A) : Government data and reports matter in policy problem definition.
Reason (R) : Feedback provides information on current performance and unanticipated consequences.
Answer the question using the codes given below :
Codes :
Answer: C
Both statements are true but the Reason does not explain the Assertion, so the answer is Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (note that this question orders its codes differently).
The Assertion is true: official statistics, surveys and reports are a major source of evidence that a problem exists and of its size, so they shape how a policy problem is defined and put on the agenda.
The Reason is also true, but it concerns a different stage. Feedback is information on how existing policies are performing and on their unintended consequences; it belongs to monitoring and evaluation. It does not explain why government data and reports matter when a problem is first defined, so (R) is not the explanation of (A).
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