Although the pesticide TDX has been widely used by fruit growers since the early
1960's, a regulation in force since 1960 has prohibited sale of fruit on which any TDX
residue can be detected. That regulation is about to be replaced by one that allows sale of
fruit on which trace amounts of TDX residue are detected. In fact, however, the change
will not allow more TDX on fruit than was allowed in the 1960's, because ______.
I'll go with A ..
The average hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland has long been significantly
lower than that in neighboring Borodia. Since Borodia dropped all tariffs on Vernlandian
televisions three years ago, the number of televisions sold annually in Borodia has not
changed. However, recent statistics show a droip in the number of television assemblers
in Borodia. Therefore, updated trade statistics will probably indicate that the number of
televisions Borodia imports annually from Vernland has increased.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. The number of television assemblers in Vernland has increased by at least as
much as the number of television assemblers in Borodia has decreased.
B. Televisions assembled in Vernland have features that televisions assembled in
Borodia do not have.
C. The average number of hours it takes a Borodian television assembler to assemble
a television has not decreased significantly during the past three years.
D. The number of televisions assembled annually in Vernland has increased
significantly during the past three years.
E. The difference between the hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland and
the hourly wage of television assemblers in Borodia is likely to decrease in the
next few years.
I'll go with C..
lower than that in neighboring Borodia. Since Borodia dropped all tariffs on Vernlandian
televisions three years ago, the number of televisions sold annually in Borodia has not
changed. However, recent statistics show a droip in the number of television assemblers
in Borodia. Therefore, updated trade statistics will probably indicate that the number of
televisions Borodia imports annually from Vernland has increased.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. The number of television assemblers in Vernland has increased by at least as
much as the number of television assemblers in Borodia has decreased.
B. Televisions assembled in Vernland have features that televisions assembled in
Borodia do not have.
C. The average number of hours it takes a Borodian television assembler to assemble
a television has not decreased significantly during the past three years.
D. The number of televisions assembled annually in Vernland has increased
significantly during the past three years.
E. The difference between the hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland and
the hourly wage of television assemblers in Borodia is likely to decrease in the
next few years.
I'll go with C..
I'll go wid D...
A) compares no of TV assemblers in both d places.. out of scope
B) out of scope.. deals wid TV features
C) not significant.. deals wid no of hours..
E) again not worth considering .. deals wid diff in hr wage avg in both d places..
D stands.. wats d OA
1. The president of a consulting firm analyzed the decisions made about marketing by her clients and concluded that the decisions were correct only about half of the time.
The conclusion above depends on the presupposition that
(A) companies can be successful even when about half of the decisions they make about marketing prove to be wrong
(B) companies hiring her consulting firm make no more incorrect marketing decisions than do companies in general
(C) executives consistently making correct marketing decisions rarely enlist the aid of a consulting firm
(D) marketing decision are just as likely to be correct as they are to be incorrect
(E) it is possible to classify a marketing decision properly as being either right or wrong
2. A violin constructed to have improved sound would sound different from the best-sounding existing violins.
To professional violinists, a violin that sounds different from the best-sounding existing violins sounds less like a violin and therefore worse than the best-sounding existing violins.
Professional violinists are the only accepted judges of the sound quality of violins.
Would be the best supported by those statements?
(A) Only amateur violinists should be asked to judge the sound quality of newly constructed violins.
(B) Professional violinists supervise the construction of violins.
(C) The best-sounding existing violins have been in existence fro several centuries.
(D) It is currently impossible to construct a violin that the only accepted judges will evaluate as having improved sound.
(E) It is possible to construct a violin that sounds better than the best-sounding existing violins to everyone but professional violinists.
3.When people predict that certain result will not take place unless a certain action is taken, they believe that they have learned that the prediction is correct when the action is taken and the result occurs. On reflection, however, it often becomes clear that the result admits of more than one interpretation.
Which of the following, if true, best supports the claims above?
(A) Judging the success of an action requires specifying the goal of the action.
(B) Judging which action to take after a prediction is made requires knowing about other actions that have been successful in similar past situations.
(C) Learning whether a certain predictive strategy is good requires knowing the result using that strategy through several trials.
(D) Distinguishing a correct prediction and effective action from an incorrect prediction and ineffective action is often impossible.
(E) Making a successful prediction requires knowing the facts about the context of that prediction.
E,C,C
Corporate Strategist: It is generally true that a reduction in the price of a good results in an increase in the demand for this product, leading to higher sales. However, I believe that the management's strategy of stimulating the sales of our luxury cars by implementing a series of aggressive price reductions is seriously flawed. Dramatic price reductions on our luxury cars will erode the image of exclusivity and premium quality associated with these vehicles. If our cars become substantially cheaper, they will no longer represent the symbol of status and financial success, thus losing their main appeal to our customers.
Which of the following statements best describes the role of each portion in boldface in the argument above?
a. The first represents the main position of the corporate strategist; the second acknowledges a consideration that weighs against that position.
b. The first is an assumption made by the corporate strategist about the efficacy of the management's strategy; the second is evidence that supports the strategist's reasoning.
c. The first is evidence supporting the main position of the corporate strategist; the second is that position.
d. The first is evidence supporting the position of the corporate strategist; the second is a generalization that will not hold in the case at issue.
e. The first is the main position of the corporate strategist; the second is evidence in support of that position.
Corporate Strategist: It is generally true that a reduction in the price of a good results in an increase in the demand for this product, leading to higher sales. However, I believe that the managements strategy of stimulating the sales of our luxury cars by implementing a series of aggressive price reductions is seriously flawed. Dramatic price reductions on our luxury cars will erode the image of exclusivity and premium quality associated with these vehicles. If our cars become substantially cheaper, they will no longer represent the symbol of status and financial success, thus losing their main appeal to our customers.
Which of the following statements best describes the role of each portion in boldface in the argument above?
a. The first represents the main position of the corporate strategist; the second acknowledges a consideration that weighs against that position.
b. The first is an assumption made by the corporate strategist about the efficacy of the managements strategy; the second is evidence that supports the strategists reasoning.
c. The first is evidence supporting the main position of the corporate strategist; the second is that position.
d. The first is evidence supporting the position of the corporate strategist; the second is a generalization that will not hold in the case at issue.
e. The first is the main position of the corporate strategist; the second is evidence in support of that position.
Option (E)
whats the OA?
OA is option A..thanks ;)
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
Although the pesticide TDX has been widely used by fruit growers since the early
1960s, a regulation in force since 1960 has prohibited sale of fruit on which any TDX
residue can be detected. That regulation is about to be replaced by one that allows sale of
fruit on which trace amounts of TDX residue are detected. In fact, however, the change
will not allow more TDX on fruit than was allowed in the 1960s, because ______.
A. pre-1970 techniques for detecting TDX residue could detect it only when it was
present on fruit in more than the trace amounts allowed by the new regulations
B. many more people today than in the 1960s habitually purchase and eat fruit
without making an effort to clean residues off the fruit
C. people today do not individually consume any more pieces of fruit, on average,
than did the people in the 1960s
D. at least a small fraction of the fruit sold each year since the early 1960s has had
on it greater levels of TDX than the regulation allows
E. the presence of TDX on fruit in greater than trace amounts has not been shown to
cause any harm even to children who eat large amounts of fruit
Strategist stand/belief:
I believe that the managements strategy of stimulating the sales of our luxury cars by implementing a series of aggressive price reductions is seriously flawed.
Reasoning behind the above belief:
If our cars become substantially cheaper, they will no longer represent the symbol of status and financial success, thus losing their main appeal to our customers.
Relation between the above 2 statements..
strategist's stand & his supporting statement.
I believe the answer must be option E ;)
Corporate Strategist: It is generally true that a reduction in the price of a good results in an increase in the demand for this product, leading to higher sales. However, I believe that the managements strategy of stimulating the sales of our luxury cars by implementing a series of aggressive price reductions is seriously flawed. Dramatic price reductions on our luxury cars will erode the image of exclusivity and premium quality associated with these vehicles. If our cars become substantially cheaper, they will no longer represent the symbol of status and financial success, thus losing their main appeal to our customers.
Which of the following statements best describes the role of each portion in boldface in the argument above?
a. The first represents the main position of the corporate strategist; the second acknowledges a consideration that weighs against that position.
b. The first is an assumption made by the corporate strategist about the efficacy of the managements strategy; the second is evidence that supports the strategists reasoning.
c. The first is evidence supporting the main position of the corporate strategist; the second is that position.
d. The first is evidence supporting the position of the corporate strategist; the second is a generalization that will not hold in the case at issue.
e. The first is the main position of the corporate strategist; the second is evidence in support of that position.
The ans must b A..
coz the second, in no way represents any evidence in support of the first one,its just a corporate strategist's reasoning behind it..
'A' bit confusing but B, C, D collapse due to errors.. A remains.. 
In a political system with only two major parties, the entrance of a third-party candidate into an election race damages the chances of only one of the two major candidates. The third-party candidate always attracts some of the voters who might otherwise have voted for one of the two major candidates, but not voters who support the other candidate. Since a third-party candidacy affects the two major candidates unequally, for reasons neither of them has any control over, the practice is unfair and should not be allowed.
If the factual information in the passage above is true, which of the following can be most reliably inferred from it?
(A) If the political platform of the third party is a compromise position between that of the two major parties, the third party will draw its voters equally from the two major parties.
(B) If, before the emergence of a third party, voters were divided equally between the two major parties, neither of the major parties is likely to capture much more than one-half of the vote.
(C) A third-party candidate will not capture the votes of new voters who have never voted for candidates of either of the two major parties.
(D) The political stance of a third party will be more radical than that of either of the two major parties.
(E) The founders of a third party are likely to be a coalition consisting of former leaders of the two major parties.
Seem no good ans.. but wat cud b d ans.. plz expln..
In a political system with only two major parties, the entrance of a third-party candidate into an election race damages the chances of only one of the two major candidates. The third-party candidate always attracts some of the voters who might otherwise have voted for one of the two major candidates, but not voters who support the other candidate. Since a third-party candidacy affects the two major candidates unequally, for reasons neither of them has any control over, the practice is unfair and should not be allowed.
If the factual information in the passage above is true, which of the following can be most reliably inferred from it?
(A) If the political platform of the third party is a compromise position between that of the two major parties, the third party will draw its voters equally from the two major parties.
(B) If, before the emergence of a third party, voters were divided equally between the two major parties, neither of the major parties is likely to capture much more than one-half of the vote.
(C) A third-party candidate will not capture the votes of new voters who have never voted for candidates of either of the two major parties.
(D) The political stance of a third party will be more radical than that of either of the two major parties.
(E) The founders of a third party are likely to be a coalition consisting of former leaders of the two major parties.
Seem no good ans.. but wat cud b d ans.. plz expln..
IMO: B
A - negates the info present in the argument.
B - Since the 3rd candidate is grabbing the votes predominantly from only one of the 2 major candidates, it can be inferred that, the voters, before tasting the new MEAT, were fairly satisfied with both the options that they had.
C - Out of scope. New vs Old voters was never mentioned in the argument.
D, E - Irrelevant, and way out of the line.
OA : B ..was messed up wid no good ans..
Corporate Strategist: It is generally true that a reduction in the price of a good results in an increase in the demand for this product, leading to higher sales. However, I believe that the managements strategy of stimulating the sales of our luxury cars by implementing a series of aggressive price reductions is seriously flawed. Dramatic price reductions on our luxury cars will erode the image of exclusivity and premium quality associated with these vehicles. If our cars become substantially cheaper, they will no longer represent the symbol of status and financial success, thus losing their main appeal to our customers.
Which of the following statements best describes the role of each portion in boldface in the argument above?
a. The first represents the main position of the corporate strategist; the second acknowledges a consideration that weighs against that position.
b. The first is an assumption made by the corporate strategist about the efficacy of the managements strategy; the second is evidence that supports the strategists reasoning.
c. The first is evidence supporting the main position of the corporate strategist; the second is that position.
d. The first is evidence supporting the position of the corporate strategist; the second is a generalization that will not hold in the case at issue.
e. The first is the main position of the corporate strategist; the second is evidence in support of that position.
The first is author's belief. The second is justification to that belief.
A, C, D are out.
Between B and E.
B is more inline as the position of the author seems to be echoed in the sentence after the first boldfaced sentence i.e.. Dramatic price reductions on our luxury cars will erode the image of exclusivity and premium quality associated with these vehicles.
I'll go with B.
In a political system with only two major parties, the entrance of a third-party candidate into an election race damages the chances of only one of the two major candidates. The third-party candidate always attracts some of the voters who might otherwise have voted for one of the two major candidates, but not voters who support the other candidate. Since a third-party candidacy affects the two major candidates unequally, for reasons neither of them has any control over, the practice is unfair and should not be allowed.
If the factual information in the passage above is true, which of the following can be most reliably inferred from it?
(A) If the political platform of the third party is a compromise position between that of the two major parties, the third party will draw its voters equally from the two major parties.
(B) If, before the emergence of a third party, voters were divided equally between the two major parties, neither of the major parties is likely to capture much more than one-half of the vote.
(C) A third-party candidate will not capture the votes of new voters who have never voted for candidates of either of the two major parties.
(D) The political stance of a third party will be more radical than that of either of the two major parties.
(E) The founders of a third party are likely to be a coalition consisting of former leaders of the two major parties.
Seem no good ans.. but wat cud b d ans.. plz expln..
Option B
This directly follows from the 2nd sentence in the argument.
The third-party candidate always attracts some of the voters who might otherwise have voted for one of the two major candidates
Therefore if before emergence of 3rd party, the split is 50-50 (i.e the voters are going to vote for one of the 2 majorities). the 3rd party will draw voters from one of the/both parties. So none of them will have more than half.
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The average hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland has long been significantly
lower than that in neighboring Borodia. Since Borodia dropped all tariffs on Vernlandian
televisions three years ago, the number of televisions sold annually in Borodia has not
changed. However, recent statistics show a droip in the number of television assemblers
in Borodia. Therefore, updated trade statistics will probably indicate that the number of
televisions Borodia imports annually from Vernland has increased.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. The number of television assemblers in Vernland has increased by at least as
much as the number of television assemblers in Borodia has decreased.
B. Televisions assembled in Vernland have features that televisions assembled in
Borodia do not have.
C. The average number of hours it takes a Borodian television assembler to assemble
a television has not decreased significantly during the past three years.
D. The number of televisions assembled annually in Vernland has increased
significantly during the past three years.
E. The difference between the hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland and
the hourly wage of television assemblers in Borodia is likely to decrease in the
next few years.
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The best practise for these kind of CR (as per me of course ;)) is to cancel out the wrong options.
A - can't say with surety - can be negated - X
B - irrelevant - X
C - can be
D - can be
E - no relation with wage - X
Left with C & D. Now you have to analyze. If you use simple logic, you will see that in D it talks about increase in televisions assembled in Vernland. But it can be possible that demand might have increased there, thus nullifying the increase in assembling.
Cheers!!!
The average hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland has long been significantly
lower than that in neighboring Borodia. Since Borodia dropped all tariffs on Vernlandian
televisions three years ago, the number of televisions sold annually in Borodia has not
changed. However, recent statistics show a droip in the number of television assemblers
in Borodia. Therefore, updated trade statistics will probably indicate that the number of
televisions Borodia imports annually from Vernland has increased.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. The number of television assemblers in Vernland has increased by at least as
much as the number of television assemblers in Borodia has decreased.
B. Televisions assembled in Vernland have features that televisions assembled in
Borodia do not have.
C. The average number of hours it takes a Borodian television assembler to assemble
a television has not decreased significantly during the past three years.
D. The number of televisions assembled annually in Vernland has increased
significantly during the past three years.
E. The difference between the hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland and
the hourly wage of television assemblers in Borodia is likely to decrease in the
next few years.
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The best practise for these kind of CR (as per me of course ;)) is to cancel out the wrong options.
A - can't say with surety - can be negated - X
B - irrelevant - X
C - can be
D - can be
E - no relation with wage - X
Left with C & D. Now you have to analyze. If you use simple logic, you will see that in D it talks about increase in televisions assembled in Vernland. But it can be possible that demand might have increased there, thus nullifying the increase in assembling.
Cheers!!!
Teenagers are often priced out of the labor market by the government-mandated minimum-wage level because employers cannot afford to pay that much for extra help. Therefore, if Congress institutes a sub minimum wage, a new lower legal wage for teenagers, the teenage unemployment rate, which has been rising since 1960, will no longer increase.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
(A) Since 1960 the teenage unemployment rate has risen when the minimum wage has risen.
(B) Since 1960 the teenage unemployment rate has risen even when the minimum wage remained constant.
(C) Employers often hire extra help during holiday and warm weather seasons.
(D) The teenage unemployment rate rose more quickly in the 1970's than it did in the 1960's.
(E) The teenage unemployment rate has occasionally declined in the years since 1960.
I zeroed on 2/3 split but finally got it wrong..plz post ur choice wid expln.. OA later
Teenagers are often priced out of the labor market by the government-mandated minimum-wage level because employers cannot afford to pay that much for extra help. Therefore, if Congress institutes a sub minimum wage, a new lower legal wage for teenagers, the teenage unemployment rate, which has been rising since 1960, will no longer increase.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
(A) Since 1960 the teenage unemployment rate has risen when the minimum wage has risen.
(B) Since 1960 the teenage unemployment rate has risen even when the minimum wage remained constant.
(C) Employers often hire extra help during holiday and warm weather seasons.
(D) The teenage unemployment rate rose more quickly in the 1970s than it did in the 1960s.
(E) The teenage unemployment rate has occasionally declined in the years since 1960.
I zeroed on 2/3 split but finally got it wrong..plz post ur choice wid expln.. OA later
conclusion = sub minimum wage will reduce unemployment.
assumption = minimum wage level is directly prop to teenager unemployment
Option B directly attacks this by indicating the there might be some other factor influencing teenage umenployment.
Low-income students are often unable to get enough financial aid for college. One government program would give low-income students half the amount of their weekly salaries from on-campus jobs to put toward college expenses. This program would make it possible for all low-income students to receive more money for college.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the claim that the program would make it possible for all low-income students to obtain more money for college?
(A) The average low-income student spends more than half the amount of their weekly salary from on-campus jobs on yearly school expenses.
(B) Some low-income students may not want to spend the extra government money from on-campus jobs on school expenses.
(C) The reduction in government revenues stemming from giving students half of their weekly salaries from on-campus jobs will necessitate cuts in other government programs, such as grants for community programs.
(D) Because there are limited numbers of positions available at universities, many low-income students are unable to obtain on-campus jobs.
(E) Salaries for on-campus jobs have decreased substantially over the past ten years, reducing the money that low-income students have available to spend on school expenses.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the claim that the program would make it possible for all low-income students to obtain more money for college?
(A) The average low-income student spends more than half the amount of their weekly salary from on-campus jobs on yearly school expenses.
(B) Some low-income students may not want to spend the extra government money from on-campus jobs on school expenses.
(C) The reduction in government revenues stemming from giving students half of their weekly salaries from on-campus jobs will necessitate cuts in other government programs, such as grants for community programs.
(D) Because there are limited numbers of positions available at universities, many low-income students are unable to obtain on-campus jobs.
(E) Salaries for on-campus jobs have decreased substantially over the past ten years, reducing the money that low-income students have available to spend on school expenses.
A credit card company's new operations center experienced technical glitches and was forced close temporarily, causing many customer payments not to be processed. As a result, the credit card company ran low on liquid funds, making it difficult for the company to reopen the center. This, in turn, placed pressure on the company's other operations centers to increase their employees' hours in order to handle the additional work.
Which of the following, if true, considered together with the information above, most strongly supports the conclusion that it will continue to be difficult for the credit card company to reopen the new operations center?
(A) The company does not plan to open any additional new centers in the near future.
(B) Since its primary task was processing merchant reimbursements, the new center processed only a small number of customer payments.
(C) Although the remedy for the technical failure at the new center is apparent, its underlying causes have proven difficult to determine.
(D) Since the new center was managed by a third party, certain technical difficulties were likely to occur.
(E) Employees at the company's centers who work longer hours tend to experience higher error rates, causing many payments not to be processed
Which of the following, if true, considered together with the information above, most strongly supports the conclusion that it will continue to be difficult for the credit card company to reopen the new operations center?
(A) The company does not plan to open any additional new centers in the near future.
(B) Since its primary task was processing merchant reimbursements, the new center processed only a small number of customer payments.
(C) Although the remedy for the technical failure at the new center is apparent, its underlying causes have proven difficult to determine.
(D) Since the new center was managed by a third party, certain technical difficulties were likely to occur.
(E) Employees at the company's centers who work longer hours tend to experience higher error rates, causing many payments not to be processed
IMO B
If the current minimum wage was the only factor to increase teenage unemployment, as the argument states, the unemployment rate wouldnt have increased while min wage remained constant. There may be other factors such as :
1. Increase in teenage population
2. Decrease in jobs etc
Plz share the OA.
Teenagers are often priced out of the labor market by the government-mandated minimum-wage level because employers cannot afford to pay that much for extra help. Therefore, if Congress institutes a sub minimum wage, a new lower legal wage for teenagers, the teenage unemployment rate, which has been rising since 1960, will no longer increase.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
(A) Since 1960 the teenage unemployment rate has risen when the minimum wage has risen.
(B) Since 1960 the teenage unemployment rate has risen even when the minimum wage remained constant.
(C) Employers often hire extra help during holiday and warm weather seasons.
(D) The teenage unemployment rate rose more quickly in the 1970s than it did in the 1960s.
(E) The teenage unemployment rate has occasionally declined in the years since 1960.
I zeroed on 2/3 split but finally got it wrong..plz post ur choice wid expln.. OA later