Passage Summary: Old people vote a lot and young people don't, so the author concludes that younger generations are just less interested in politics than their parents were.

Conclusion: Each successive generation of citizens is becoming more alienated from the political system.

Reasoning: Current voting data shows that the oldest citizens vote at the highest rates while the youngest citizens vote at the lowest rates.

Analysis: The argument makes a classic error by confusing a 'snapshot' of different age groups with a permanent generational trend. It assumes that because young people aren't voting *now*, they will continue to be disconnected as they age, ignoring the possibility that people simply become more politically active as they grow older. To find the flaw, look for an answer that points out the author fails to consider that the voting behavior might be tied to a person's current age rather than which generation they belong to. It's a bit like assuming a toddler will never walk just because they are currently crawling.