Meteorologist Boast: " If only I can make an IDEAL math model which will include everything about Atmosphere, I can predict weather"
Assumption: " My model is fool proof and totally accurate, given the input data has everything about atmosphere" & "My input data covers everything"
A - Way out of scope B - Correct, because, even if everything is in order with respect to data and the model, these Dynamic factors which cannot be Quantified, make the data/model incomplete. C- It says we require larger computers, does NOT say we cannot provide them. Gap in the logic. May be I have 10 Billion for the next 10 years to get these computers? D - Need diff types of data, does not tell me whether I can/cannot get it. Again Gap in Logic. E - Large scale vs Small Scale, out of scope.
Please let me know how to go about the following problem. There are three of them I will be posting them in three seperate post.
Teresa: Manned spaceflight does not have a future, since it cannot compete economically with other means of accomplishing the objectives of spaceflight. Edward: No mode of human transportation has a better record of reliability: two accidents in twenty-five years. Thus manned spaceflight definitely has a positive future. Which of the following is the best logical evaluation of Edwards argument as a response to Teresas argument? (A) It cites evidence that, if true, tends to disprove the evidence cited by Teresa in drawing her conclusion. (B) It indicates a logical gap in the support that Teresa offers for her conclusion. (C) It raises a consideration that outweighs the argument Teresa makes. (D) It does not meet Teresas point because it assumes that there is no serious impediment to transporting people into space, but this was the issue raised by Teresa. (E) It fails to respond to Teresas argument because it does not address the fundamental issue of whether space activities should have priority over other claims on the national budget.
They both are talking about the future of manned spaceflight. Teresa is giving argument for why it does not have a future and Edward is pointing out the reasons, why it has a future. Both are independent of each other. but, surely, the consideration made by Edward outweighs that of Teresa's argument. So my take is on C.
Despite the approach of winter, oil prices to industrial customers are exceptionally low this year and likely to remain so. Therefore, unless the winter is especially severe, the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.
Which of the following, if true, provides the most support for the conclusion above?
(A) Long-term weather forecasts predict a mild winter. (B) The industrial users who consume most natural gas can quickly and cheaply switch to using oil instead. (C) The largest sources of supply for both oil and natural gas are in subtropical regions unlikely to be affected by winter weather. (D) The fuel requirements of industrial users of natural gas are not seriously affected by the weather. (E) Oil distribution is more likely to be affected by severe winter weather than is the distribution of natural gas.
Despite the approach of winter, oil prices to industrial customers are exceptionally low this year and likely to remain so. Therefore, unless the winter is especially severe, the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.
Which of the following, if true, provides the most support for the conclusion above?
(A) Long-term weather forecasts predict a mild winter. (B) The industrial users who consume most natural gas can quickly and cheaply switch to using oil instead. (C) The largest sources of supply for both oil and natural gas are in subtropical regions unlikely to be affected by winter weather. (D) The fuel requirements of industrial users of natural gas are not seriously affected by the weather. (E) Oil distribution is more likely to be affected by severe winter weather than is the distribution of natural gas.
Despite the approach of winter, oil prices to industrial customers are exceptionally low this year and likely to remain so. Therefore, unless the winter is especially severe, the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.
Which of the following, if true, provides the most support for the conclusion above?
(A) Long-term weather forecasts predict a mild winter. (B) The industrial users who consume most natural gas can quickly and cheaply switch to using oil instead. (C) The largest sources of supply for both oil and natural gas are in subtropical regions unlikely to be affected by winter weather. (D) The fuel requirements of industrial users of natural gas are not seriously affected by the weather. (E) Oil distribution is more likely to be affected by severe winter weather than is the distribution of natural gas.
This one is a good one.
IMO: Answer is ...B Logic: Under normal conditions, Oil price is and will be low. Under drastic conditions, its price as well as price of natural gas are bound to increase. So, Oil and Natural Gas go hand in hand.
My Take on the choices: A - Weather forecast of either sever or mild weather does not help. B - Correct ! Under same conditions, if one stays down, the other is too. As long as the customer has no extra overhead by switching between the two, back and forth, I am OK with it. C - If subtropical is the source, and is remaining unaffected, then, why should the byproducts (Oil and Gas) be affected due to drastic weather? D - Fuel requirement of NGas is beyond any reasoning. How does that help in the oil-gas relationship. E - Pretty close contender, but it indicates a bit of contrast, rather than similarity, which would aid the conclusion.
Passage says the following; oil prices to industrial customers are exceptionally low this year and likely to remain so and it relates it to the next argument, i.e. unless the winter is especially severe, the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low
Implies.. 1) Natural gas prices are guided by the oil prices. 3) Though winter is almost, the priocs are low and they wud remain so 2) In extremely server winters, the oil prices are expected to rise
What supports the Conclusion: Oil distribution is more likely to be affected by severe winter weather than is the distribution of natural gas.
I would have marked option E
whats' the OA ;)
Despite the approach of winter, oil prices to industrial customers are exceptionally low this year and likely to remain so. Therefore, unless the winter is especially severe, the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.
Which of the following, if true, provides the most support for the conclusion above?
(A) Long-term weather forecasts predict a mild winter. (B) The industrial users who consume most natural gas can quickly and cheaply switch to using oil instead. (C) The largest sources of supply for both oil and natural gas are in subtropical regions unlikely to be affected by winter weather. (D) The fuel requirements of industrial users of natural gas are not seriously affected by the weather. (E) Oil distribution is more likely to be affected by severe winter weather than is the distribution of natural gas.
Despite the approach of winter, oil prices to industrial customers are exceptionally low this year and likely to remain so. Therefore, unless the winter is especially severe, the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.
Which of the following, if true, provides the most support for the conclusion above?
(A) Long-term weather forecasts predict a mild winter. (B) The industrial users who consume most natural gas can quickly and cheaply switch to using oil instead. (C) The largest sources of supply for both oil and natural gas are in subtropical regions unlikely to be affected by winter weather. (D) The fuel requirements of industrial users of natural gas are not seriously affected by the weather. (E) Oil distribution is more likely to be affected by severe winter weather than is the distribution of natural gas.
Despite the approach of winter, oil prices to industrial customers are exceptionally low this year and likely to remain so. Therefore, unless the winter is especially severe, the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.
Which of the following, if true, provides the most support for the conclusion above?
(A) Long-term weather forecasts predict a mild winter. (B) The industrial users who consume most natural gas can quickly and cheaply switch to using oil instead. (C) The largest sources of supply for both oil and natural gas are in subtropical regions unlikely to be affected by winter weather. (D) The fuel requirements of industrial users of natural gas are not seriously affected by the weather. (E) Oil distribution is more likely to be affected by severe winter weather than is the distribution of natural gas.
I would go for E. The assumption is that high winter is good for oil and bad for natural gas. Option E states this.
In the United States, injuries to passengers involved in automobile accidents are typically more severe than in Europe, where laws require a different kind of safety belt. It is clear from this that the United States needs to adopt more stringent standards for safety belt design to protect automobile passengers better.
Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument above EXCEPT:
(A) Europeans are more likely to wear safety belts than are people in the United States.
(B) Unlike United States drivers, European drivers receive training in how best to react in the event of an accident to minimize injuries to themselves and to their passengers.
(C) Cars built for the European market tend to have more sturdy construction than do cars built for the United States market.
(D) Automobile passengers in the United States have a greater statistical chance of being involved in an accident than do passengers in Europe.
(E) States that have recently begun requiring the European safety belt have experienced no reduction in the average severity of injuries suffered by passengers in automobile accidents.
There are fundamentally two possible changes in an economy that will each cause inflation unless other compensating changes also occur. These changes are either reductions in the supply of goods and services or increases in demand. In a prebanking economy the quantity of money available, and hence the level of demand, is equivalent to the quantity of gold available.
If the statements above are true, then it is also true that in a prebanking economy
(A) any inflation is the result of reductions in the supply of goods and services
(B) if other factors in the economy are unchanged, increasing the quantity of gold available will lead to inflation
(C) if there is a reduction in the quantity of gold available, then, other things being equal, inflation must result
(D) the quantity of goods and services purchasable by a given amount of gold is constant
(E) whatever changes in demand occur, there will be compensating changes in the supply of goods and services
A company's personnel director surveyed employees about their satisfaction with the company's system for awarding employee performance ratings. The survey data indicated that employees who received high ratings were very satisfied with the system. The personnel director concluded from these data that the company's best-performing employees liked the system.
The personnel director's conclusion assumes which of the following?
(A) No other performance rating system is as good as the current system.
(B) The company's best-performing employees received high ratings.
(C) Employees who received low ratings were dissatisfied with the system.
(D) Employees who receive high ratings from a performance-rating system will like that system.
(E) The company's best-performing employees were motivated to perform well by the knowledge that they would receive performance ratings.
In the United States, injuries to passengers involved in automobile accidents are typically more severe than in Europe, where laws require a different kind of safety belt. It is clear from this that the United States needs to adopt more stringent standards for safety belt design to protect automobile passengers better.
Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument above EXCEPT:
(A) Europeans are more likely to wear safety belts than are people in the United States.
(B) Unlike United States drivers, European drivers receive training in how best to react in the event of an accident to minimize injuries to themselves and to their passengers.
(C) Cars built for the European market tend to have more sturdy construction than do cars built for the United States market.
(D) Automobile passengers in the United States have a greater statistical chance of being involved in an accident than do passengers in Europe.
(E) States that have recently begun requiring the European safety belt have experienced no reduction in the average severity of injuries suffered by passengers in automobile accidents.
I would go for B.
Since this option talks about the ways in which the injuries can be cured or reduced, this is irrelevant to weaken the statement that "use of seat belts is the reason for leser severity of accidents in europe"
There are fundamentally two possible changes in an economy that will each cause inflation unless other compensating changes also occur. These changes are either reductions in the supply of goods and services or increases in demand. In a prebanking economy the quantity of money available, and hence the level of demand, is equivalent to the quantity of gold available.
If the statements above are true, then it is also true that in a prebanking economy
(A) any inflation is the result of reductions in the supply of goods and services
(B) if other factors in the economy are unchanged, increasing the quantity of gold available will lead to inflation
(C) if there is a reduction in the quantity of gold available, then, other things being equal, inflation must result
(D) the quantity of goods and services purchasable by a given amount of gold is constant
(E) whatever changes in demand occur, there will be compensating changes in the supply of goods and services
Ans to this would be B again.
Since rise in demand or reduction in supply of goods and services cause inflation, we can infer from the last sentence what B is saying
A companys personnel director surveyed employees about their satisfaction with the companys system for awarding employee performance ratings. The survey data indicated that employees who received high ratings were very satisfied with the system. The personnel director concluded from these data that the companys best-performing employees liked the system.
The personnel directors conclusion assumes which of the following?
(A) No other performance rating system is as good as the current system.
(B) The companys best-performing employees received high ratings.
(C) Employees who received low ratings were dissatisfied with the system.
(D) Employees who receive high ratings from a performance-rating system will like that system.
(E) The companys best-performing employees were motivated to perform well by the knowledge that they would receive performance ratings.
B looks best to me, once again 😃 Plz share the answers.
Argument: United States needs to adopt more stringent standards for safety belt design to protect automobile passengers better
Question: what DOES NOT weaken the argument above..aka what implies that United states does not need this new design.
(A) Europeans are more likely to wear safety belts than are people in the United States - WEAKENS
(B) Unlike United States drivers, European drivers receive training in how best to react in the event of an accident to minimize injuries to themselves and to their passengers - WEAKENS
(C) Cars built for the European market tend to have more sturdy construction than do cars built for the United States market - WEAKENS
(D) Automobile passengers in the United States have a greater statistical chance of being involved in an accident than do passengers in Europe - DOES NOT WEAKEN
(E) States that have recently begun requiring the European safety belt have experienced no reduction in the average severity of injuries suffered by passengers in automobile accidents. - WEAKENS
I would have marked option D.. whats the OA plz ;)
BTW.. good one
Solve this CR
In the United States, injuries to passengers involved in automobile accidents are typically more severe than in Europe, where laws require a different kind of safety belt. It is clear from this that the United States needs to adopt more stringent standards for safety belt design to protect automobile passengers better.
Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument above EXCEPT:
(A) Europeans are more likely to wear safety belts than are people in the United States.
(B) Unlike United States drivers, European drivers receive training in how best to react in the event of an accident to minimize injuries to themselves and to their passengers.
(C) Cars built for the European market tend to have more sturdy construction than do cars built for the United States market.
(D) Automobile passengers in the United States have a greater statistical chance of being involved in an accident than do passengers in Europe.
(E) States that have recently begun requiring the European safety belt have experienced no reduction in the average severity of injuries suffered by passengers in automobile accidents.
There are fundamentally two possible changes in an economy that will each cause inflation unless other compensating changes also occur. These changes are either reductions in the supply of goods and services or increases in demand. In a prebanking economy the quantity of money available, and hence the level of demand, is equivalent to the quantity of gold available.
If the statements above are true, then it is also true that in a prebanking economy
(A) any inflation is the result of reductions in the supply of goods and services
(B) if other factors in the economy are unchanged, increasing the quantity of gold available will lead to inflation
(C) if there is a reduction in the quantity of gold available, then, other things being equal, inflation must result
(D) the quantity of goods and services purchasable by a given amount of gold is constant
(E) whatever changes in demand occur, there will be compensating changes in the supply of goods and services
Argument: The personnel director concluded from these data that the companys best-performing employees liked the system. & The survey data indicated that employees who received high ratings were very satisfied with the system.
Identify the assumption: The companys best-performing employees received high ratings.
I would have marked option B ;)
wats OA..
A companys personnel director surveyed employees about their satisfaction with the companys system for awarding employee performance ratings. The survey data indicated that employees who received high ratings were very satisfied with the system. The personnel director concluded from these data that the companys best-performing employees liked the system.
The personnel directors conclusion assumes which of the following?
(A) No other performance rating system is as good as the current system.
(B) The companys best-performing employees received high ratings.
(C) Employees who received low ratings were dissatisfied with the system.
(D) Employees who receive high ratings from a performance-rating system will like that system.
(E) The companys best-performing employees were motivated to perform well by the knowledge that they would receive performance ratings.
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