For the 2nd one I choose D because: The author basically claims that " it often becomes clear that the result admits of more than one interpretation." Lets say for eg: Forum A predicts that Znaamed will not score 800 on the GMAT unless he posts on forum A. Znaamed begins posting on forum A. On Dday Znaamed scores 800!! Forum A believes it's prediction has come true. But lets say Znaamed also posted on forum B. So it can also be interpreted that Znaamed scored 800 coz he posted on forum B and so on and so forth. So basically, the cause of the end result is open to contention. Based on this logic only choice D is correct. That's how I tackled this issue.
Partly because of bad weather, but also partly because some major pepper growers have switched to high-priced cocoa, world production of pepper has been running well below worldwide sales for three years. Pepper is consequently in relatively short supply. The price of pepper has soared in response: it now equals that of cocoa.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? (A) Pepper is a profitable crop only if it is grown on a large scale. (B) World consumption of pepper has been unusually high for three years. (C) World production of pepper will return to previous levels once normal weather returns. (D) Surplus stocks of pepper have been reduced in the past three years. (E) The profits that the growers of pepper have made in the past three years have been unprecedented.
my initial guess was E...only reason I could think of against E is that it is too extreme and I think D suggests that even when production is "running well below",only because of surplus there is "relatively short supply".
Partly because of bad weather, but also partly because some major pepper growers have switched to high-priced cocoa, world production of pepper has been running well below worldwide sales for three years. Pepper is consequently in relatively short supply. The price of pepper has soared in response: it now equals that of cocoa.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? (A) Pepper is a profitable crop only if it is grown on a large scale. (B) World consumption of pepper has been unusually high for three years. (C) World production of pepper will return to previous levels once normal weather returns. (D) Surplus stocks of pepper have been reduced in the past three years. (E) The profits that the growers of pepper have made in the past three years have been unprecedented.
my initial guess was E...only reason I could think of against E is that it is too extreme and I think D suggests that even when production is "running well below",only because of surplus there is "relatively short supply".
The answer Sud be D My reasoning..:
A) No support for the statement.. Nowhere are they talking about pepper's profitabilty as such..
B) No support again.. the passge is about high demand due to low production and not due to high consumption..
C) Not necessary as the low production is also bcoz of farmers switching to Cocoa
D) Two reasons for this to be correct- 1) all other can be eliminated, 2) Logically follows from the passage- Had the stock of pepper been enuf the prices wudnt have soared..
E) Again, nowhere the passage talks about profilabilty..
Partly because of bad weather, but also partly because some major pepper growers have switched to high-priced cocoa, world production of pepper has been running well below worldwide sales for three years. Pepper is consequently in relatively short supply. The price of pepper has soared in response: it now equals that of cocoa.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? (A) Pepper is a profitable crop only if it is grown on a large scale. (B) World consumption of pepper has been unusually high for three years. (C) World production of pepper will return to previous levels once normal weather returns. (D) Surplus stocks of pepper have been reduced in the past three years. (E) The profits that the growers of pepper have made in the past three years have been unprecedented.
If you carefully read this line in the paragraph "world production of pepper has been running well below worldwide sales for three years" ==> From the past 3 years production well below the sales, how can this be possible? only on account of surplus stocks getting reduced So the correct answer is D
If you carefully read this line in the paragraph "world production of pepper has been running well below worldwide sales for three years" ==> From the past 3 years production well below the sales, how can this be possible? only on account of surplus stocks getting reduced So the correct answer is D
A greater number of newspapers are sold in Town S than in Town T. Therefore, the citizens of Town S are better informed about major world events than are the citizens of Town T. Each of the following, if true, weakens the conclusion above EXCEPT: (A) Town S has larger population than Town T. (B) Most citizens of Town T work in Town S and buy their newspapers there. (C) The average citizen of Town S spends less time reading newspapers than does the average citizen of town T (D) A weekly newspaper restricted to the coverage of local events is published in Town S. (E) The average newspaper price of newspaper sold in town S is lower than the average price of newspapers sold in Town T.
A greater number of newspapers are sold in Town S than in Town T. Therefore, the citizens of Town S are better informed about major world events than are the citizens of Town T. Each of the following, if true, weakens the conclusion above EXCEPT: (A) Town S has larger population than Town T. (B) Most citizens of Town T work in Town S and buy their newspapers there. (C) The average citizen of Town S spends less time reading newspapers than does the average citizen of town T (D) A weekly newspaper restricted to the coverage of local events is published in Town S. (E) The average newspaper price of newspaper sold in town S is lower than the average price of newspapers sold in Town T.
hey GoRaven i thin the answer is A. option B mite b the answer but i thin A is more likely to b answer than B. Option C strengthen the conclusion so that cannot b the answer. Option D is out of the question as it goes beyond wat is required. Finally E does not weakens the conclusions so that cannot b the answer. i hope my answer is correct tel me the correct answer with explanation.
All of the 4 choices A,B,C,D somehow explaining the reason why newspaper sale is greater in town S need not imply that citizens of S are better informed about world events. Choice E says, The average newspaper price of newspaper sold in town S is lower than the average price of newspapers sold in Town T.
==> Total cost of newspaper sale in T / Total population of T > Total cost of newspaper sale in S / Total population of S Now, that cud be possible from either of the two conditions or both 1) Total population of T 2) Total cost of newspaper sale in T > Total cost of newspaper sale in S This explain the difference in sales, but it does not undermine the conclusion based on that difference.
E?? Other option deal with effects of increase in production of pepper which can not be directly inferred from the passage.
The answer is D. It is only because that the current production of pepper has been consumed by the market and now the surplus is also reducing that the price of pepper has shot up.
1) Technological education is worsening. People between eighteen and twenty-four, who are just emerging from their formal education, are more likely to be technologically illiterate than somewhat older adults. And yet, issues for public referenda will increasingly involve aspects of technology. Which of the following conclusions can be properly drawn from the statements above? (A) If all young people are to make informed decisions on public referenda, many of them must learn more about technology. (B) Thorough studies of technological issues and innovations should be made a required part of the public and private school curriculum. (C) It should be suggested that prospective voters attend applied science courses in order to acquire a minimal competency in technical matters. (D)If young people are not to be overly influenced by famous technocrats, they must increase their knowledge of pure science. (E) On public referenda issues, young people tend to confuse real or probable technologies with impossible ideals.
2) While Governor Verdant has been in office, the states budget has increased by an average of 6 percent each year. While the previous governor was in office, the states budget increased by an average of 11.5 percent each year. Obviously, the austere budgets during Governor Verdants term have caused the slowdown in the growth in state spending. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion drawn above? (A) The rate of inflation in the state averaged 10 percent each year during the previous governors term in office and 3 percent each year during Verdants term. (B) Both federal and state income tax rates have been lowered considerably during Verdants term in office. (C) In each year of Verdants term in office, the states budget has shown some increase in spending over the previous year. (D) During Verdants term in office, the state has either discontinued or begun to charge private citizens for numerous services that the state offered free to citizens during the previous governors term. (E) During the previous governors term in office, the state introduced several so-called austerity budgets intended to reduce the growth in state spending.
3) Using computer techniques, researchers analyze layers of paint that lie buried beneath the surface layers of old paintings. They claim, for example, that additional mountainous scenery once appeared in Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa, which was later painted over. Skeptics reply to these claims, however, that X-ray examinations of the Mona Lisa do not show hidden mountains. Which of the following, if true, would tend most to weaken the force of the skeptics objections? (A) There is no written or anecdotal record that Leonardo da Vinci ever painted over major areas of his Mona Lisa. (B) Painters of da Vincis time commonly created images of mountainous scenery in the backgrounds of portraits like the Mona Lisa. (C) No one knows for certain what parts of the Mona Lisa may have been painted by da Vincis assistants rather than by da Vinci himself. (D) Infrared photography of the Mona Lisa has revealed no trace of hidden mountainous scenery. (E) Analysis relying on X-rays only has the capacity to detect lead-based white pigments in layers of paint beneath a paintings surface layers.
4) Federal agricultural programs aimed at benefiting one group whose livelihood depends on farming often end up harming another such group. Which of the following statements provides support for the claim above? . An effort to help feed-grain producers resulted in higher prices for their crops, but the higher prices decreased the profits of livestock producers. . In order to reduce crop surpluses and increase prices, growers of certain crops were paid to leave a portion of their land idle, but the reduction was not achieved because improvements in efficiency resulted in higher production on the land in use. .Many farm workers were put out of work when a program meant to raise the price of grain provided grain growers with an incentive to reduce production by giving them surplus grain from government reserves. (A) , but not and not (B) , but not and not (C) and , but not (D) and , but not (E) ,and
Please provide explanations. I have answers with me, but not explns.
1) Technological education is worsening. People between eighteen and twenty-four, who are just emerging from their formal education, are more likely to be technologically illiterate than somewhat older adults. And yet, issues for public referenda will increasingly involve aspects of technology. Which of the following conclusions can be properly drawn from the statements above? (A) If all young people are to make informed decisions on public referenda, many of them must learn more about technology. (B) Thorough studies of technological issues and innovations should be made a required part of the public and private school curriculum. (C) It should be suggested that prospective voters attend applied science courses in order to acquire a minimal competency in technical matters. (D)If young people are not to be overly influenced by famous technocrats, they must increase their knowledge of pure science. (E) On public referenda issues, young people tend to confuse real or probable technologies with impossible ideals.
2) While Governor Verdant has been in office, the states budget has increased by an average of 6 percent each year. While the previous governor was in office, the states budget increased by an average of 11.5 percent each year. Obviously, the austere budgets during Governor Verdants term have caused the slowdown in the growth in state spending. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion drawn above? (A) The rate of inflation in the state averaged 10 percent each year during the previous governors term in office and 3 percent each year during Verdants term. (B) Both federal and state income tax rates have been lowered considerably during Verdants term in office. (C) In each year of Verdants term in office, the states budget has shown some increase in spending over the previous year. (D) During Verdants term in office, the state has either discontinued or begun to charge private citizens for numerous services that the state offered free to citizens during the previous governors term. (E) During the previous governors term in office, the state introduced several so-called austerity budgets intended to reduce the growth in state spending.
3) Using computer techniques, researchers analyze layers of paint that lie buried beneath the surface layers of old paintings. They claim, for example, that additional mountainous scenery once appeared in Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa, which was later painted over. Skeptics reply to these claims, however, that X-ray examinations of the Mona Lisa do not show hidden mountains. Which of the following, if true, would tend most to weaken the force of the skeptics objections? (A) There is no written or anecdotal record that Leonardo da Vinci ever painted over major areas of his Mona Lisa. (B) Painters of da Vincis time commonly created images of mountainous scenery in the backgrounds of portraits like the Mona Lisa. (C) No one knows for certain what parts of the Mona Lisa may have been painted by da Vincis assistants rather than by da Vinci himself. (D) Infrared photography of the Mona Lisa has revealed no trace of hidden mountainous scenery. (E) Analysis relying on X-rays only has the capacity to detect lead-based white pigments in layers of paint beneath a paintings surface layers.
4) Federal agricultural programs aimed at benefiting one group whose livelihood depends on farming often end up harming another such group. Which of the following statements provides support for the claim above? . An effort to help feed-grain producers resulted in higher prices for their crops, but the higher prices decreased the profits of livestock producers. . In order to reduce crop surpluses and increase prices, growers of certain crops were paid to leave a portion of their land idle, but the reduction was not achieved because improvements in efficiency resulted in higher production on the land in use. .Many farm workers were put out of work when a program meant to raise the price of grain provided grain growers with an incentive to reduce production by giving them surplus grain from government reserves. (A) , but not and not (B) , but not and not (C) and , but not (D) and , but not (E) ,and
Please provide explanations. I have answers with me, but not explns.
I think answer for question 1 wld be a question 2 wld be b question 3 wld be e
If my answers are correct, let me know, i can then prbly put forth my explanations.
A greater number of newspapers are sold in Town S than in Town T. Therefore, the citizens of Town S are better informed about major world events than are the citizens of Town T. Each of the following, if true, weakens the conclusion above EXCEPT: (A) Town S has larger population than Town T. (B) Most citizens of Town T work in Town S and buy their newspapers there. (C) The average citizen of Town S spends less time reading newspapers than does the average citizen of town T (D) A weekly newspaper restricted to the coverage of local events is published in Town S. (E) The average newspaper price of newspaper sold in town S is lower than the average price of newspapers sold in Town T.
My initial guess was D but he answer is E. Here is the explanation - The conclusion is based on comparing newspaper sales in Town S and Town T. Four answer choices indicate why greater newspaper sales in S need not imply that citizens of S are better informed about world events. Choice B suggests that many newspapers sold in S inform citizens of T, not S. Choices A and C both show how greater newspaper sales can occur without the avg citizen having greater familiarity with the news. Finally, choice D suggests that much newspaper reading in S is not a source of information about world events. The price differential noted in E might help to explain the diff. in sales, but it does not undermine the conclusion based on difference. Therefore, E is the best answer
The first two are right. You got the second one wrong. Think on it.
You can post the explns for the first two. And...btw...there's also a 4th question.
Question 1 Sandy, question states that People between 18 to 24 - are more likely to be technologically illiterate than somewhat older adults. This imples that some people are already technologically literate.
Also, the question states that public referenda increasingly involves aspects of technology. This impiles to make informed decisions one must be well versed with technology.
Thus, my choice, if all young people are to make informed decisions on public referenda, many of them must learn more about technology (while others are well equipped with the knowledge)
Question 3 States that researchers analyze layers of paint that lie buried beneath the surface layers of old paintings. This implies that they cannot anyhow figure out if the image is that of a mountainous scenery or something else. They just know that there is another layer of paint beneath the surface layer.
Thus, my, choice, analysis relying on X-rays only has the capacity to detect lead-based white pigments in layers of paint beneath a paintings surface layers.
Also, the reason I couldnt even attempt to solve question 4 was that it is very unclear. There are boxes signaled instead of any chronological order. Could you please look into it.
The first two are right. You got the second one wrong. Think on it. You can post the explns for the first two. And...btw...there's also a 4th question.
4) Federal agricultural programs aimed at benefiting one group whose livelihood depends on farming often end up harming another such group. Which of the following statements provides support for the claim above? . An effort to help feed-grain producers resulted in higher prices for their crops, but the higher prices decreased the profits of livestock producers. . In order to reduce crop surpluses and increase prices, growers of certain crops were paid to leave a portion of their land idle, but the reduction was not achieved because improvements in efficiency resulted in higher production on the land in use. .Many farm workers were put out of work when a program meant to raise the price of grain provided grain growers with an incentive to reduce production by giving them surplus grain from government reserves.
(A) , but not and not (B) , but not and not (C) and , but not (D) and , but not (E) ,and
The answer should be A , as (I) is the only instance where we have one group losing as a direct result of the action taken to benefit another group. In (II), the same group is losing and (III) is not very specific, it does not show the group that loses it signifies more so that the entire industry loses.
(A) , but not and not (B) , but not and not (C) and , but not (D) and , but not (E) ,and
The answer should be A , as (I) is the only instance where we have one group losing as a direct result of the action taken to benefit another group. In (II), the same group is losing and (III) is not very specific, it does not show the group that loses it signifies more so that the entire industry loses.
(A) , but not and not (B) , but not and not (C) and , but not (D) and , but not (E) ,and
The answer should be A , as (I) is the only instance where we have one group losing as a direct result of the action taken to benefit another group. In (II), the same group is losing and (III) is not very specific, it does not show the group that loses it signifies more so that the entire industry loses.
Silas, we have two groups ., farm workers and the other .. farm workers loose their work .. and the other group gets some benefit
1) One reason why European music has had such a strong influence throughout the world, and why it is a sophisticated achievement, is that over time the original function of the music-whether ritual, dance, or worship-gradually became an aspect of its style, not its defining force. Dance music could stand independent of dance, for example, and sacred music independent of religious worship, because each composition has so much internal coherence that the music ultimately depends on nothing but itself. The claims made above are compatible with each of the following EXCEPT: (A) African music has had a more powerful impact on the world than European music has had. (B) European military and economic expansionism partially explains the global influence of European music. (C) The original functions of many types of Chinese music are no longer their defining forces. (D) Music that is unintelligible when it is presented independently of its original function tends to be the most sophisticated music. (E) Some works of art lose their appeal when they are presented to serve a function other than their original one.
2) Most land-dwelling vertebrates have rotating limbs terminating in digits, a characteristic useful for land movement. Biologists who assume that this characteristic evolved only after animals abandoned aquatic environments must consider the Acanthostega, a newly discovered ancestor of all land vertebrates. It possessed rotating limbs terminating in digits, but its skeleton was too feeble for land movement. It also breathed using only internal gills, indicating that it and its predecessors were exclusively aquatic. The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following? (A) Many anatomical characteristics common to most land animals represent a disadvantage for survival underwater. (B) None of the anatomical characteristics common to most aquatic animals represent an advantage for survival on land. (C) Acanthostega originated as a land-dwelling species; but evolved gills only after moving to an underwater environment. (D) All anatomical characteristics not useful for land movement but common to most land animals represent an advantage for survival underwater. (E) Certain anatomical characteristics common to some aquatic animals represent an advantage for survival on land.
3) If an act of civil disobedience-willfully breaking a specific law in order to bring about legal reform-is done out of self-interest alone and not out of a concern for others, I t cannot be justified. But one is justified in performing an act of civil disobedience if one's conscience requires one to do so. Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principles stated above? (A) Keisha's protest against what she perceived to be a brutal and repressive dictatorship in another country was an act of justified civil disobedience, because in organizing an illegal but peaceful demonstration calling for a return to democratic leadership in that country, she acted purely out of concern for the people of that country. (B) Janice's protest against a law that forbade labor strikes was motivated solely by a desire to help local mine workers obtain fair wages. But her conscience did not require her to protest this law, so Janice didn't perform an act of justified civil disobedience. (C) In organizing an illegal protest against the practice in her country of having prison inmates work eighteen hours per day, Georgette performed an act of justified civil disobedience: though she acted out of concern for her fellow inmates rather than out of concern for herself. (D) Maria's deliberate violation of a law requiring prepublication government approval of all printed materials was an act of justified civil disobedience: though her interest as an owner of a publishing company would be served by repeal of the law, she violated the law because her conscience required doing so on behalf of all publishers. (E) In organizing a parade of motorcyclists riding without helmets through the capital city, Louise's act was not one of justified civil disobedience: she was willfully challenging a specific law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets, but her conscience did not require her to organize the parade.
4) Political scientist: As a political system, democracy does not promote political freedom. There are historical examples of democracies that ultimately resulted in some of the most oppressive societies. Likewise, there have been enlightened despotisms and oligarchies that have provided a remarkable level of political freedom to their subjects. The reasoning in the political scientist's argument is flawed because it (A) confuses the conditions necessary for political freedom with the conditions sufficient to bring it about (B) fail to consider that a substantial increase in the level of political freedom might cause a society to become more democratic (C) appeals to historical examples that are irrelevant to the causal claim being made (D) overlooks the possibility that democracy promotes political freedom without being necessary or sufficient by itself to produce it (E) bases its historical case on a personal point of view
5) Mullen has proposed to raise taxes on the rich, who made so much money during the past decade. Yet Mullen's tax records show heavy investment in business during that time and large profits; so Mullen's proposal does not deserve our consideration. The flawed reasoning in the argument above is most similar to the flawed reasoning in which one of the following? (A) Do not vote for Smith's proposed legislation to subsidize child care for working parents; Smith is a working parent. (B) Do not put any credence in Dr. Han's recent proposal to ban smoking in all public places; Dr. Han is a heavy smoker. (C) The previous witness's testimony ought to be ignored; he has been convicted of both forgery and mail fraud. (D) Board member Timm's proposal to raise the salaries of the company's middle managers does not deserve to be considered; Timm's daughter is a middle manager at the company's headquarters. (E) Dr. Wasow's analysis of the design of this bridge should not be taken seriously; after all, Dr. Wasow has previously only designed factory buildings.
6) People who do not believe that others distrust them are confident in their own abilities, so people who tend to trust others think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat, since this is precisely how people who are confident in their won abilities regard such tasks. The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed? (A) People who believe that others distrust them tend to trust others. (B) Confidence in one's own abilities gives one confidence in the trustworthiness of others. (C) People who tend to trust others do not believe that others distrust them. (D) People who are not threatened by difficult tasks tend to find such tasks challenging. (E) People tend to distrust those who they believe lack self-confidence.
Explns also pleez...
If you find it tough giving out all explns at once, then its ok. Let it be slow and steady. But plz do give them out later. Or else...solving gmat pbms are of no use.........
1) One reason why European music has had such a strong influence throughout the world, and why it is a sophisticated achievement, is that over time the original function of the music-whether ritual, dance, or worship-gradually became an aspect of its style, not its defining force. Dance music could stand independent of dance, for example, and sacred music independent of religious worship, because each composition has so much internal coherence that the music ultimately depends on nothing but itself. The claims made above are compatible with each of the following EXCEPT: (A) African music has had a more powerful impact on the world than European music has had. (B) European military and economic expansionism partially explains the global influence of European music. (C) The original functions of many types of Chinese music are no longer their defining forces. (D) Music that is unintelligible when it is presented independently of its original function tends to be the most sophisticated music. (E) Some works of art lose their appeal when they are presented to serve a function other than their original one.
2) Most land-dwelling vertebrates have rotating limbs terminating in digits, a characteristic useful for land movement. Biologists who assume that this characteristic evolved only after animals abandoned aquatic environments must consider the Acanthostega, a newly discovered ancestor of all land vertebrates. It possessed rotating limbs terminating in digits, but its skeleton was too feeble for land movement. It also breathed using only internal gills, indicating that it and its predecessors were exclusively aquatic. The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following? (A) Many anatomical characteristics common to most land animals represent a disadvantage for survival underwater. (B) None of the anatomical characteristics common to most aquatic animals represent an advantage for survival on land. (C) Acanthostega originated as a land-dwelling species; but evolved gills only after moving to an underwater environment. (D) All anatomical characteristics not useful for land movement but common to most land animals represent an advantage for survival underwater. (E) Certain anatomical characteristics common to some aquatic animals represent an advantage for survival on land.
3) If an act of civil disobedience-willfully breaking a specific law in order to bring about legal reform-is done out of self-interest alone and not out of a concern for others, I t cannot be justified. But one is justified in performing an act of civil disobedience if one's conscience requires one to do so. Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principles stated above? (A) Keisha's protest against what she perceived to be a brutal and repressive dictatorship in another country was an act of justified civil disobedience, because in organizing an illegal but peaceful demonstration calling for a return to democratic leadership in that country, she acted purely out of concern for the people of that country. (B) Janice's protest against a law that forbade labor strikes was motivated solely by a desire to help local mine workers obtain fair wages. But her conscience did not require her to protest this law, so Janice didn't perform an act of justified civil disobedience. (C) In organizing an illegal protest against the practice in her country of having prison inmates work eighteen hours per day, Georgette performed an act of justified civil disobedience: though she acted out of concern for her fellow inmates rather than out of concern for herself. (D) Maria's deliberate violation of a law requiring prepublication government approval of all printed materials was an act of justified civil disobedience: though her interest as an owner of a publishing company would be served by repeal of the law, she violated the law because her conscience required doing so on behalf of all publishers. (E) In organizing a parade of motorcyclists riding without helmets through the capital city, Louise's act was not one of justified civil disobedience: she was willfully challenging a specific law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets, but her conscience did not require her to organize the parade.
4) Political scientist: As a political system, democracy does not promote political freedom. There are historical examples of democracies that ultimately resulted in some of the most oppressive societies. Likewise, there have been enlightened despotisms and oligarchies that have provided a remarkable level of political freedom to their subjects. The reasoning in the political scientist's argument is flawed because it (A) confuses the conditions necessary for political freedom with the conditions sufficient to bring it about (B) fail to consider that a substantial increase in the level of political freedom might cause a society to become more democratic (C) appeals to historical examples that are irrelevant to the causal claim being made (D) overlooks the possibility that democracy promotes political freedom without being necessary or sufficient by itself to produce it (E) bases its historical case on a personal point of view
5) Mullen has proposed to raise taxes on the rich, who made so much money during the past decade. Yet Mullen's tax records show heavy investment in business during that time and large profits; so Mullen's proposal does not deserve our consideration. The flawed reasoning in the argument above is most similar to the flawed reasoning in which one of the following? (A) Do not vote for Smith's proposed legislation to subsidize child care for working parents; Smith is a working parent. (B) Do not put any credence in Dr. Han's recent proposal to ban smoking in all public places; Dr. Han is a heavy smoker. (C) The previous witness's testimony ought to be ignored; he has been convicted of both forgery and mail fraud. (D) Board member Timm's proposal to raise the salaries of the company's middle managers does not deserve to be considered; Timm's daughter is a middle manager at the company's headquarters. (E) Dr. Wasow's analysis of the design of this bridge should not be taken seriously; after all, Dr. Wasow has previously only designed factory buildings.
6) People who do not believe that others distrust them are confident in their own abilities, so people who tend to trust others think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat, since this is precisely how people who are confident in their won abilities regard such tasks. The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed? (A) People who believe that others distrust them tend to trust others. (B) Confidence in one's own abilities gives one confidence in the trustworthiness of others. (C) People who tend to trust others do not believe that others distrust them. (D) People who are not threatened by difficult tasks tend to find such tasks challenging. (E) People tend to distrust those who they believe lack self-confidence.
Explns also pleez...
If you find it tough giving out all explns at once, then its ok. Let it be slow and steady. But plz do give them out later. Or else...solving gmat pbms are of no use.........
Hi Sandy...Good questions !! Question 2 - (E). Here is my explanation - The statement is trying to convey that even though some Biologists assume that the characteristics useful for land-movement were evolved only after vertebrates abandoned aquatic environments but anatomy of Acanthostega (ancestor of all land vertebrates who possesed rotating limbs) tells that this assumption is not true and the animal had this quality even before it started land-movement. Hence, Certain anatomical characteristics common to some aquatic animals represent an advantage for survival on land.
Even i thought it was E. can someone explkaing why it's D. D doesn't seem to be the right answer.
This is wrt to question in post 18. Was just skimming through questions from post 1, so thought to drop my views over unanswered queries...
'E' mentions 'unprecedented'... Usually, when such words are encountered in an option, the option is a straight reject.... The reason: 'unprecendented' = 'never before' requires an unwarranted assumption that such situation never existed in past...
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