In the week before a local election, a news website polled registered voters in the area to ask them which candidate they planned to vote for. 10 percent of registered voters were polled, and 48 percent of them said they would vote for the incumbent, Jane Smith, in the election. Based on the poll results, the website concluded that Smith would win the election.Which of the following is the most significant flaw in the premises of the argument presented above?

About a third of the questions that appear in the GMAT verbal section are critical reasoning questions.Typical questions that appear in critical reasoning (GMAT CR) include strengthening an argument, weakening an argument, identifying the assumption of an argument, mimic the reasoning, identify the reasoning, conclusion, inference, bold faced statements, and evaluating an argument.

Each of the critical reasoning questions is based on a short argument, a set of statements, or a plan of action.