Please find my answers below. I could not answer the bold face questions as the bold parts were not distinguishable. Please post the OAs and their explanations.
Try these and please post your reasoning.
4. Among the more effective kinds of publicity that a hotel developer can get for a hotel location is to offer all potential new customers a free week at the hotel and to advertise this offer in the office of a well-recognized travel agency. The benefits of such an offer include not only a sure increase in new regular customers compared to the number of new regular customers that the hotel could expect without such an offer, but also a commission paid by the travel agency to the hotel developer. Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the information above? (A) The number of people for whom experiencing one week at the hotel provides an adequate substitute for visiting the hotel on a regular basis is smaller than the number for whom the free week stimulates a desire to return on a regular basis. (B) Because the financial advantage of offering a free week through a travel agency usually accrues to the hotel developer, some travel agencies are unwilling to promote the free week. (C) In calculating the total number of customers that a hotel has attracted, hotel developers include the number of people who utilized the free hotel stay offer. (D) The effectiveness of offering a free week through a travel agency, measured in terms of regular customers for the hotel, is proportional to the recognisability of the agency in which the hotel was advertised. (E) Hotels that appeal to the average person visiting a travel agency draw more regular customers than hotels that do not appeal to the average person visiting a travel agency. 6. Interstate cooperation is experiencing a small resurgence among state governments in the northeastern U.S., even though political causes taken up by two or more states joined in an informal partnership draw less national attention to the needs of individual states than causes taken up by only one state. The advantage of interstate cooperation is that such joint efforts may allow individual state governments to resolve issues affecting their citizens more quickly and effectively than would be the case if states acted alone. Which of the following is information provided by the passage? (A) Interstate cooperation involves causes too broad for a single state government to handle on its own. (B) Interstate cooperation results in a pooling of resources leading to the absolute resolution of major issues affecting all states involved. (C) Interstate cooperation has previously been both more common and less common than it is currently among state governments in the northeastern U.S. (D) Partnerships between state governments in the northeastern U.S. do not lead to the resolution of enough issues to be worthwhile. (E) Partnerships between state governments in the northeast benefit only those citizen groups that are the most politically vocal. 7. Osalia was formerly a major exporter of diamonds, but in recent years a faltering economy and stringent government regulations diminished investment in new diamond mines. As a result, Osalian diamond exports declined steadily as aging diamond mines became depleted. Osalia's recovering economy, combined with less stringent government regulations, will certainly lead to the rapid establishment of new diamond mines. However, it is too soon to conclude that the rapid establishment of new diamond mines will result in increased diamond exports because ______. Which of the following most logically completes the argument? (A) the price of diamonds is not expected to fluctuate in the coming years (B) the recovery of Osalia's economy is expected to result in a major increase in the number of Osalian industries using diamond-tipped drill bits (C) most of the investors in Osalia's new diamond mines are expected to be foreigners (D) new technology is capable of locating diamonds in mines thought to be depleted (E) many of the new diamond mines in Osalia are likely to be as lucrative as those that were established when Osalia was a major diamond exporter 12. Brian: The court decision requiring certain manufacturing industries in the United States to pay billions in fines for polluting the air will cause these industries to relocate to other countries. As a result, the United States' tax revenue from these industries, which amounts to $500 million, will be lost, as will the jobs that these industries provided. Therefore, these fines will harm the global economy. Pete: The $500 million in tax revenues lost by the United States will go to other countries; jobs and tax revenues will be gained as well as lost. Pete responds to Brian by _______. (A) demonstrating that Brian's conclusion is based on evidence that is not relevant to the issue at hand (B) challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Brian's argument (C) implying that Brian's conclusion neglects to consider a mitigating consequence (D) reinforcing Brian's conclusion by supplying a complementary interpretation of the evidence Brian cites (E) agreeing with the main conclusion of Brian's argument but construing that conclusion as grounds for optimism rather than for pessimism 18. In order to compensate for rising costs within the state prison system, one state legislator recommends increasing the amount of money allotted to state prisons by ten percent per prisoner. The legislator claims that this will increase the overall budget for the prison system by ten percent in the coming years. On which of the following assumptions does the legislator's argument depend? (A) The rising costs within the state prison system are not the result of an increase in the number of prisoners in the system. (B) The total number of prisoners in the state prison system will not decrease in upcoming years. (C) The number of people who are sentenced to non-prison sentences, like community service, rather than prison sentences, will not increase. (D) The total number of prisons in use in the state will not decrease from its current level. (E) The average number of prisoners in each prison will not decrease in the coming years.
4. Among the more effective kinds of publicity that a hotel developer can get for a hotel location is to offer all potential new customers a free week at the hotel and to advertise this offer in the office of a well-recognized travel agency. The benefits of such an offer include not only a sure increase in new regular customers compared to the number of new regular customers that the hotel could expect without such an offer, but also a commission paid by the travel agency to the hotel developer.
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the information above?
(A) The number of people for whom experiencing one week at the hotel provides an adequate substitute for visiting the hotel on a regular basis is smaller than the number for whom the free week stimulates a desire to return on a regular basis. > I like this one. Conclusions: 1) The para concludes that there will be a higher no. of regular customers with the advt than without. 2) There will be a commission. The statement in A finds support because it is said "no. of ppl who avail the 1 week offer but won't become regulars (B) Because the financial advantage of offering a free week through a travel agency usually accrues to the hotel developer, some travel agencies are unwilling to promote the free week. > No info about travel agencies' unwilling to promote.
(C) In calculating the total number of customers that a hotel has attracted, hotel developers include the number of people who utilized the free hotel stay offer. > Of course it is obvious that hotel developers are going to do this. But how does this support the conclusion? You might have 10 ppl using the free offer and 20 ppl not using the free offer, so what does that mean? I Am doubtful this means anything.
(D) The effectiveness of offering a free week through a travel agency, measured in terms of regular customers for the hotel, is proportional to the recognizability of the agency in which the hotel was advertised. > This is possible. Para does say "recognized travel agency". And it talks twice about the benefits of advt in a travel agency - better publicity and commission. I am going to choose between A and D. Going with A. D seems like an assumption more than a conclusion.
(E) Hotels that appeal to the average person visiting a travel agency draw more regular customers than hotels that do not appeal to the average person visiting a travel agency. > How appealing the hotel is different from how many ppl it can draw. Appeal could be both looks and offer. I don't think this is relevant. We don't have supporting statements in the paragraph.
6. Interstate cooperation is experiencing a small resurgence among state governments in the northeastern U.S., even though political causes taken up by two or more states joined in an informal partnership draw less national attention to the needs of individual states than causes taken up by only one state. The advantage of interstate cooperation is that such joint efforts may allow individual state governments to resolve issues affecting their citizens more quickly and effectively than would be the case if states acted alone.
Which of the following is information provided by the passage?
(A) Interstate cooperation involves causes too broad for a single state government to handle on its own. (B) Interstate cooperation results in a pooling of resources leading to the absolute resolution of major issues affecting all states involved. (C) Interstate cooperation has previously been both more common and less common than it is currently among state governments in the northeastern U.S. > Stated. Answer. RESURGENCE means it was high, then went low and now coming back. So it is clearly stated.
(D) Partnerships between state governments in the northeastern U.S. do not lead to the resolution of enough issues to be worthwhile. > Possible. (E) Partnerships between state governments in the northeast benefit only those citizen groups that are the most politically vocal.
7. Osalia was formerly a major exporter of diamonds, but in recent years a faltering economy and stringent government regulations diminished investment in new diamond mines. As a result, Osalian diamond exports declined steadily as aging diamond mines became depleted. Osalia's recovering economy, combined with less stringent government regulations, will certainly lead to the rapid establishment of new diamond mines. However, it is too soon to conclude that the rapid establishment of new diamond mines will result in increased diamond exports because ______.
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
(A) the price of diamonds is not expected to fluctuate in the coming years (B) the recovery of Osalia's economy is expected to result in a major increase in the number of Osalian industries using diamond-tipped drill bits (C) most of the investors in Osalia's new diamond mines are expected to be foreigners >Answer. Eliminate other choices. The blank needs to be filled with something that might have a negative impact on the economy. Apart from A and C, the others don't have a concerning tone.
(D) new technology is capable of locating diamonds in mines thought to be depleted (E) many of the new diamond mines in Osalia are likely to be as lucrative as those that were established when Osalia was a major diamond exporter
12. Brian: The court decision requiring certain manufacturing industries in the United States to pay billions in fines for polluting the air will cause these industries to relocate to other countries. As a result, the United States' tax revenue from these industries, which amounts to $500 million, will be lost, as will the jobs that these industries provided. Therefore, these fines will harm the global economy.
Pete: The $500 million in tax revenues lost by the United States will go to other countries; jobs and tax revenues will be gained as well as lost.
Pete responds to Brian by _______.
(A) demonstrating that Brian's conclusion is based on evidence that is not relevant to the issue at hand > Pete does think it is relevant. (B) challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Brian's argument > There is no challenge. (C) implying that Brian's conclusion neglects to consider a mitigating consequence > Very probable. Undecided between C and E. (D) reinforcing Brian's conclusion by supplying a complementary interpretation of the evidence Brian cites > Not reinforcing but kind of giving another perspective. (E) agreeing with the main conclusion of Brian's argument but construing that conclusion as grounds for optimism rather than for pessimism > Probable. There is optimism in Brian's statement and he agrees with the main conclusion. HAve to select between C and E. Going with E.
18. In order to compensate for rising costs within the state prison system, one state legislator recommends increasing the amount of money allotted to state prisons by ten percent per prisoner. The legislator claims that this will increase the overall budget for the prison system by ten percent in the coming years.
On which of the following assumptions does the legislator's argument depend?
(A) The rising costs within the state prison system are not the result of an increase in the number of prisoners in the system. > This is quite the opposite. Legislator somehow feels that no. of priosners is propotional to the costs. (B) The total number of prisoners in the state prison system will not decrease in upcoming years. > Yup. If he is saying that the overall budget will increase he means that the no. of priosners won't go down. If prisoners are 100 today and if the budget is 100*$100 = $10,000 but if tomorrow it goes down to 1 prisoner, even if u increase the budget the overall budget is going to fall.
(C) The number of people who are sentenced to non-prison sentences, like community service, rather than prison sentences, will not increase. > Irrelevant. (D) The total number of prisons in use in the state will not decrease from its current level. > Not prisons but prisoners. (E) The average number of prisoners in each prison will not decrease in the coming years. > He talks abt the system. not a particular prison.
Great questions. Source? 1000CR? Some disagreement with pugs and so I guess I am curious to know the answers. Also, the boldfaced things weren't actually bolded so didn't do them and I anyway hate such questions.
Let me know how deep inside my mouth have I stuck my foot.
4. Among the more effective kinds of publicity that a hotel developer can get for a hotel location is to offer all potential new customers a free week at the hotel and to advertise this offer in the office of a well-recognized travel agency. The benefits of such an offer include not only a sure increase in new regular customers compared to the number of new regular customers that the hotel could expect without such an offer, but also a commission paid by the travel agency to the hotel developer.
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the information above?
(A) The number of people for whom experiencing one week at the hotel provides an adequate substitute for visiting the hotel on a regular basis is smaller than the number for whom the free week stimulates a desire to return on a regular basis.
(B) Because the financial advantage of offering a free week through a travel agency usually accrues to the hotel developer, some travel agencies are unwilling to promote the free week.
(C) In calculating the total number of customers that a hotel has attracted, hotel developers include the number of people who utilized the free hotel stay offer.
(D) The effectiveness of offering a free week through a travel agency, measured in terms of regular customers for the hotel, is proportional to the recognizability of the agency in which the hotel was advertised.
(E) Hotels that appeal to the average person visiting a travel agency draw more regular customers than hotels that do not appeal to the average person visiting a travel agency.
6. Interstate cooperation is experiencing a small resurgence among state governments in the northeastern U.S., even though political causes taken up by two or more states joined in an informal partnership draw less national attention to the needs of individual states than causes taken up by only one state. The advantage of interstate cooperation is that such joint efforts may allow individual state governments to resolve issues affecting their citizens more quickly and effectively than would be the case if states acted alone.
Which of the following is information provided by the passage?
(A) Interstate cooperation involves causes too broad for a single state government to handle on its own.
(B) Interstate cooperation results in a pooling of resources leading to the absolute resolution of major issues affecting all states involved.
(C) Interstate cooperation has previously been both more common and less common than it is currently among state governments in the northeastern U.S.
(D) Partnerships between state governments in the northeastern U.S. do not lead to the resolution of enough issues to be worthwhile.
(E) Partnerships between state governments in the northeast benefit only those citizen groups that are the most politically vocal.
7. Osalia was formerly a major exporter of diamonds, but in recent years a faltering economy and stringent government regulations diminished investment in new diamond mines. As a result, Osalian diamond exports declined steadily as aging diamond mines became depleted. Osalia's recovering economy, combined with less stringent government regulations, will certainly lead to the rapid establishment of new diamond mines. However, it is too soon to conclude that the rapid establishment of new diamond mines will result in increased diamond exports because ______.
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
(A) the price of diamonds is not expected to fluctuate in the coming years
(B) the recovery of Osalia's economy is expected to result in a major increase in the number of Osalian industries using diamond-tipped drill bits
(C) most of the investors in Osalia's new diamond mines are expected to be foreigners
(D) new technology is capable of locating diamonds in mines thought to be depleted
(E) many of the new diamond mines in Osalia are likely to be as lucrative as those that were established when Osalia was a major diamond exporter
10. Over the last year, Make-Well Paper Manufacturing's total expenditures on materials and labor have been larger than the company can sustain. Make-Well cannot reduce its labor costs by changing contracts or making layoffs, so it cannot reduce its expenditures in this way. Therefore, Make-Well has decided to buy materials exclusively from suppliers that recycle materials. Many suppliers will respond to this shift by beginning to recycle materials, since Make-Well's business will pay for the cost of switching to recycled materials within three years. Thus, because recycled materials are less expensive to purchase, Make-Well's plan is likely to reduce its total expenditures.
In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first presents a development whose likely outcome is at issue in the argument; the second is a judgment used to support the argument's conclusion about that outcome.
(B) The first is a development that the argument attempts to explain; the second is a prediction made by the argument to support this explanation.
(C) The first exhibits a problem, a response to which the argument evaluates; the second is the judgment reached through that evaluation.
(D) The first is a position the argument seeks to propose; the second is a judgment the argument uses to support this position.
(E) The first and the second are both evidence to support the main conclusion established by the argument.
11. There is a larger number of working film actresses under 30 than over 30 at any given moment in the United States. This fact is commonly attributed to the supposition that film audiences are youth-obsessed and prefer to see younger actresses on screen. However, the results of recent polls show that of the 50 most popular working film actresses, more than three-quarters of them are over the age of 30 and have been acting in films for more than 10 years. The polls' results suggest that the true reason why there are a larger number of younger actresses is not that they are preferred on screen but rather that studios typically expose audiences to actresses at the beginnings of their careers, hoping that this early exposure will cause the audiences to become fans over time.
What is the role played by the two boldfaced portions of the argument above?
(A) The first is a claim used as support for a position which the argument undermines; the second is that position.
(B) The first provides support for an explanation that the argument advocates; the second is that explanation.
(C) The first is evidence that has been used as support for a position that the argument advocates; the second is an explanation undermined by the argument.
(D) The first is evidence used as support for a position that the argument challenges; the second is a claim used to support a position that the argument favors.
(E) The first is a claim, the validity of which is called into question by the argument; the second is a conclusion that is drawn from this claim.
12. Brian: The court decision requiring certain manufacturing industries in the United States to pay billions in fines for polluting the air will cause these industries to relocate to other countries. As a result, the United States' tax revenue from these industries, which amounts to $500 million, will be lost, as will the jobs that these industries provided. Therefore, these fines will harm the global economy.
Pete: The $500 million in tax revenues lost by the United States will go to other countries; jobs and tax revenues will be gained as well as lost.
Pete responds to Brian by _______.
(A) demonstrating that Brian's conclusion is based on evidence that is not relevant to the issue at hand
(B) challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Brian's argument
(C) implying that Brian's conclusion neglects to consider a mitigating consequence
(D) reinforcing Brian's conclusion by supplying a complementary interpretation of the evidence Brian cites
(E) agreeing with the main conclusion of Brian's argument but construing that conclusion as grounds for optimism rather than for pessimism
18. In order to compensate for rising costs within the state prison system, one state legislator recommends increasing the amount of money allotted to state prisons by ten percent per prisoner. The legislator claims that this will increase the overall budget for the prison system by ten percent in the coming years.
On which of the following assumptions does the legislator's argument depend?
(A) The rising costs within the state prison system are not the result of an increase in the number of prisoners in the system.
(B) The total number of prisoners in the state prison system will not decrease in upcoming years.
(C) The number of people who are sentenced to non-prison sentences, like community service, rather than prison sentences, will not increase.
(D) The total number of prisons in use in the state will not decrease from its current level.
(E) The average number of prisoners in each prison will not decrease in the coming years.
Please find my answers below. I could not answer the "bold face" questions as the bold parts were not distinguishable. Please post the OAs and their explanations.
Great questions. Source? 1000CR? Some disagreement with pugs and so I guess I am curious to know the answers. Also, the boldfaced things weren't actually bolded so didn't do them and I anyway hate such questions.
Let me know how deep inside my mouth have I stuck my foot.
Thanks -pH
OAs: 4. A 6. C 7. B 10. After some attempts. 11. After some attempts. 12. C 18. B I have bold-ed the bold part in the bold face questions i.e. 10 & 11.
I guess we should be discussing only a question or 2 at max at a time. So many of them really confuse me.
Guys try this one...it looks easy but...its quite tricky...
Analyst: Creative professionals, such as clothing designers, graphic designers, and decorators, often have very poor managerial skills and do not succeed when they try to run their own businesses. In fact, most of these creative types are less skilled in business than is the average white-collar professional who does not work in a creative field. Generally, creative talent and business acumen rarely go hand in hand.
If the analyst's argument is taken as true, which of the following statements can properly be concluded?
a. No successful businesspeople are creative. b. Some creative types are not less skilled at business than is the average white-collar worker who is not creative. c. Creativity precludes success in business. d. Any white-collar worker who is not creative is more successful in business than any creative professional. e. Business is not a creative endeavor.
Analyst: Creative professionals, such as clothing designers, graphic designers, and decorators, often have very poor managerial skills and do not succeed when they try to run their own businesses. In fact, most of these creative types are less skilled in business than is the average white-collar professional who does not work in a creative field. Generally, creative talent and business acumen rarely go hand in hand.
If the analyst's argument is taken as true, which of the following statements can properly be concluded?
a. No successful businesspeople are creative. b. Some creative types are not less skilled at business than is the average white-collar worker who is not creative. c. Creativity precludes success in business. d. Any white-collar worker who is not creative is more successful in business than any creative professional. e. Business is not a creative endeavor.
Guys try this one...it looks easy but...its quite tricky...
Analyst: Creative professionals, such as clothing designers, graphic designers, and decorators, often have very poor managerial skills and do not succeed when they try to run their own businesses. In fact, most of these creative types are less skilled in business than is the average white-collar professional who does not work in a creative field. Generally, creative talent and business acumen rarely go hand in hand.
If the analyst's argument is taken as true, which of the following statements can properly be concluded?
a. No successful businesspeople are creative. b. Some creative types are not less skilled at business than is the average white-collar worker who is not creative. c. Creativity precludes success in business. d. Any white-collar worker who is not creative is more successful in business than any creative professional. e. Business is not a creative endeavor.
Guys try this one...it looks easy but...its quite tricky...
Analyst: Creative professionals, such as clothing designers, graphic designers, and decorators, often have very poor managerial skills and do not succeed when they try to run their own businesses. In fact, most of these creative types are less skilled in business than is the average white-collar professional who does not work in a creative field. Generally, creative talent and business acumen rarely go hand in hand.
If the analyst's argument is taken as true, which of the following statements can properly be concluded?
a. No successful businesspeople are creative. b. Some creative types are not less skilled at business than is the average white-collar worker who is not creative. c. Creativity precludes success in business. d. Any white-collar worker who is not creative is more successful in business than any creative professional. e. Business is not a creative endeavor.
Guys try this one...it looks easy but...its quite tricky...
Analyst: Creative professionals, such as clothing designers, graphic designers, and decorators, often have very poor managerial skills and do not succeed when they try to run their own businesses. In fact, most of these creative types are less skilled in business than is the average white-collar professional who does not work in a creative field. Generally, creative talent and business acumen rarely go hand in hand.
If the analyst's argument is taken as true, which of the following statements can properly be concluded?
a. No successful businesspeople are creative.Extreme b. Some creative types are not less skilled at business than is the average white-collar worker who is not creative. c. Creativity precludes success in business.Out of Scope d. Any white-collar worker who is not creative is more successful in business than any creative professional.Extreme e. Business is not a creative endeavor.Out of Scope
4. Among the more effective kinds of publicity that a hotel developer can get for a hotel location is to offer all potential new customers a free week at the hotel and to advertise this offer in the office of a well-recognized travel agency. The benefits of such an offer include not only a sure increase in new regular customers compared to the number of new regular customers that the hotel could expect without such an offer, but also a commission paid by the travel agency to the hotel developer.
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the information above?
(A) The number of people for whom experiencing one week at the hotel provides an adequate substitute for visiting the hotel on a regular basis is smaller than the number for whom the free week stimulates a desire to return on a regular basis.
(B) Because the financial advantage of offering a free week through a travel agency usually accrues to the hotel developer, some travel agencies are unwilling to promote the free week.
(C) In calculating the total number of customers that a hotel has attracted, hotel developers include the number of people who utilized the free hotel stay offer.
(D) The effectiveness of offering a free week through a travel agency, measured in terms of regular customers for the hotel, is proportional to the recognizability of the agency in which the hotel was advertised.
(E) Hotels that appeal to the average person visiting a travel agency draw more regular customers than hotels that do not appeal to the average person visiting a travel agency.
6. Interstate cooperation is experiencing a small resurgence among state governments in the northeastern U.S., even though political causes taken up by two or more states joined in an informal partnership draw less national attention to the needs of individual states than causes taken up by only one state. The advantage of interstate cooperation is that such joint efforts may allow individual state governments to resolve issues affecting their citizens more quickly and effectively than would be the case if states acted alone.
Which of the following is information provided by the passage?
(A) Interstate cooperation involves causes too broad for a single state government to handle on its own.
(B) Interstate cooperation results in a pooling of resources leading to the absolute resolution of major issues affecting all states involved.
(C) Interstate cooperation has previously been both more common and less common than it is currently among state governments in the northeastern U.S.
(D) Partnerships between state governments in the northeastern U.S. do not lead to the resolution of enough issues to be worthwhile.
(E) Partnerships between state governments in the northeast benefit only those citizen groups that are the most politically vocal.
7. Osalia was formerly a major exporter of diamonds, but in recent years a faltering economy and stringent government regulations diminished investment in new diamond mines. As a result, Osalian diamond exports declined steadily as aging diamond mines became depleted. Osalia's recovering economy, combined with less stringent government regulations, will certainly lead to the rapid establishment of new diamond mines. However, it is too soon to conclude that the rapid establishment of new diamond mines will result in increased diamond exports because ______.
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
(A) the price of diamonds is not expected to fluctuate in the coming years
(B) the recovery of Osalia's economy is expected to result in a major increase in the number of Osalian industries using diamond-tipped drill bits
(C) most of the investors in Osalia's new diamond mines are expected to be foreigners
(D) new technology is capable of locating diamonds in mines thought to be depleted
(E) many of the new diamond mines in Osalia are likely to be as lucrative as those that were established when Osalia was a major diamond exporter
10. Over the last year, Make-Well Paper Manufacturing's total expenditures on materials and labor have been larger than the company can sustain. Make-Well cannot reduce its labor costs by changing contracts or making layoffs, so it cannot reduce its expenditures in this way. Therefore, Make-Well has decided to buy materials exclusively from suppliers that recycle materials. Many suppliers will respond to this shift by beginning to recycle materials, since Make-Well's business will pay for the cost of switching to recycled materials within three years. Thus, because recycled materials are less expensive to purchase, Make-Well's plan is likely to reduce its total expenditures.
In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first presents a development whose likely outcome is at issue in the argument; the second is a judgment used to support the argument's conclusion about that outcome.
(B) The first is a development that the argument attempts to explain; the second is a prediction made by the argument to support this explanation.
(C) The first exhibits a problem, a response to which the argument evaluates; the second is the judgment reached through that evaluation.
(D) The first is a position the argument seeks to propose; the second is a judgment the argument uses to support this position.
(E) The first and the second are both evidence to support the main conclusion established by the argument.
11. There is a larger number of working film actresses under 30 than over 30 at any given moment in the United States. This fact is commonly attributed to the supposition that film audiences are youth-obsessed and prefer to see younger actresses on screen. However, the results of recent polls show that of the 50 most popular working film actresses, more than three-quarters of them are over the age of 30 and have been acting in films for more than 10 years. The polls' results suggest that the true reason why there are a larger number of younger actresses is not that they are preferred on screen but rather that studios typically expose audiences to actresses at the beginnings of their careers, hoping that this early exposure will cause the audiences to become fans over time.
What is the role played by the two boldfaced portions of the argument above?
(A) The first is a claim used as support for a position which the argument undermines; the second is that position.
(B) The first provides support for an explanation that the argument advocates; the second is that explanation.
(C) The first is evidence that has been used as support for a position that the argument advocates; the second is an explanation undermined by the argument.
(D) The first is evidence used as support for a position that the argument challenges; the second is a claim used to support a position that the argument favors.
(E) The first is a claim, the validity of which is called into question by the argument; the second is a conclusion that is drawn from this claim.
12. Brian: The court decision requiring certain manufacturing industries in the United States to pay billions in fines for polluting the air will cause these industries to relocate to other countries. As a result, the United States' tax revenue from these industries, which amounts to $500 million, will be lost, as will the jobs that these industries provided. Therefore, these fines will harm the global economy.
Pete: The $500 million in tax revenues lost by the United States will go to other countries; jobs and tax revenues will be gained as well as lost.
Pete responds to Brian by _______.
(A) demonstrating that Brian's conclusion is based on evidence that is not relevant to the issue at hand
(B) challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Brian's argument
(C) implying that Brian's conclusion neglects to consider a mitigating consequence
(D) reinforcing Brian's conclusion by supplying a complementary interpretation of the evidence Brian cites
(E) agreeing with the main conclusion of Brian's argument but construing that conclusion as grounds for optimism rather than for pessimism
18. In order to compensate for rising costs within the state prison system, one state legislator recommends increasing the amount of money allotted to state prisons by ten percent per prisoner. The legislator claims that this will increase the overall budget for the prison system by ten percent in the coming years.
On which of the following assumptions does the legislator's argument depend?
(A) The rising costs within the state prison system are not the result of an increase in the number of prisoners in the system.
(B) The total number of prisoners in the state prison system will not decrease in upcoming years.
(C) The number of people who are sentenced to non-prison sentences, like community service, rather than prison sentences, will not increase.
(D) The total number of prisons in use in the state will not decrease from its current level.
(E) The average number of prisoners in each prison will not decrease in the coming years.
Guys try this one...it looks easy but...its quite tricky...
Analyst: Creative professionals, such as clothing designers, graphic designers, and decorators, often have very poor managerial skills and do not succeed when they try to run their own businesses. In fact, most of these creative types are less skilled in business than is the average white-collar professional who does not work in a creative field. Generally, creative talent and business acumen rarely go hand in hand.
If the analyst's argument is taken as true, which of the following statements can properly be concluded?
a. No successful businesspeople are creative. Extreme case.some may be creative. b. Some creative types are not less skilled at business than is the average white-collar worker who is not creative. may be c. Creativity precludes success in business. cant say.other factors may also be contributing. d. Any white-collar worker who is not creative is more successful in business than any creative professional. repetion of what is stated in the passage. e. Business is not a creative endeavor. cant say.its about creative profeesional vs.business acumen.
Will post OA...
The question says that creative professionals are less succeessful in business than average white collar professional,who doesn't have experience in creative field. Premises says Creative talent and business acumen does not go hand to hand generally.
As any economist knows, healthy people pose less of an economic burden to society than unhealthy people. Not surprisingly, then, every dollar our state government spends on prenatal care for undocumented immigrants will save taxpayers of this state three dollars.
Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the statistics cited above are not surprising?
(A) The state's taxpayers pay for prenatal care of all immigrants. (B) Pregnant women who do not receive prenatal care are more likely to experience health problems than other pregnant women. (C) State benefits for prenatal care serve to promote undocumented immigration. (D) Babies whose mothers did not receive prenatal care are just as healthy as other babies. (E) Babies born in this state to undocumented immigrant parents are entitled to infant care benefits from the state.
As any economist knows, healthy people pose less of an economic burden to society than unhealthy people. Not surprisingly, then, every dollar our state government spends on prenatal care for undocumented immigrants will save taxpayers of this state three dollars.
Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the statistics cited above are not surprising?
(A) The state's taxpayers pay for prenatal care of all immigrants. (B) Pregnant women who do not receive prenatal care are more likely to experience health problems than other pregnant women. (C) State benefits for prenatal care serve to promote undocumented immigration. (D) Babies whose mothers did not receive prenatal care are just as healthy as other babies. (E) Babies born in this state to undocumented immigrant parents are entitled to infant care benefits from the state.
oa IS b
no idea, expl req pls
Definitely C, D, E are out. I think you got that. A is true but I do not think it explains the specific statistic on prenatal care. So we can keep that with us for the moment. B is also solid ... as if you don't help unhealthy pregnant ladies then they will face more problems in the future (this is stated) and probably even have an expenditure on the children they give birth too (this can be thought of to strengthen the case).
Between A and B, we would have to go with B as it is specific to the question.
I think I am rationalizing after looking at the OA but let me know if you are ok with the explanations.
As any economist knows, healthy people pose less of an economic burden to society than unhealthy people. Not surprisingly, then, every dollar our state government spends on prenatal care for undocumented immigrants will save taxpayers of this state three dollars.
Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the statistics cited above are not surprising?
(A) The state's taxpayers pay for prenatal care of all immigrants. (B) Pregnant women who do not receive prenatal care are more likely to experience health problems than other pregnant women. (C) State benefits for prenatal care serve to promote undocumented immigration. (D) Babies whose mothers did not receive prenatal care are just as healthy as other babies. (E) Babies born in this state to undocumented immigrant parents are entitled to infant care benefits from the state.
I will go with option B for the above CR bcos its the only option that explains the reason for the Govt payment for pre-natal care.
As any economist knows, healthy people pose less of an economic burden to society than unhealthy people. Not surprisingly, then, every dollar our state government spends on prenatal care for undocumented immigrants will save taxpayers of this state three dollars.
Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the statistics cited above are not surprising?
(A) The state's taxpayers pay for prenatal care of all immigrants. (B) Pregnant women who do not receive prenatal care are more likely to experience health problems than other pregnant women. (C) State benefits for prenatal care serve to promote undocumented immigration. (D) Babies whose mothers did not receive prenatal care are just as healthy as other babies. (E) Babies born in this state to undocumented immigrant parents are entitled to infant care benefits from the state.
oa IS b
no idea, expl req pls
In my opinion the answer should be E. What is the source of the question ? Any explanations given ?
Please try solving below question with explaination as I am not convinced with the answer given. If the forest continues to disappear at its present pace, the koala will approach extinction, said the biologist. So all that is needed to save the koala is to stop deforestation, said the politician. Which one of the following statements is consistent with the biologists claim but not with the politicians claim? (A) Deforestation continues and the koala becomes extinct. (B) Deforestation is stopped and the koala becomes extinct. (C) Reforestation begins and the koala survives. (D) Deforestation is slowed and the koala survives. (E) Deforestation is slowed and the koala approaches extinction.
Please try solving below question with explaination as I am not convinced with the answer given. If the forest continues to disappear at its present pace, the koala will approach extinction, said the biologist. So all that is needed to save the koala is to stop deforestation, said the politician. Which one of the following statements is consistent with the biologists claim but not with the politicians claim? (A) Deforestation continues and the koala becomes extinct. - Possibly supports biologist's claim (B) Deforestation is stopped and the koala becomes extinct. - Supports neither claims (C) Reforestation begins and the koala survives. - Supports politicians and not Biologist's claim (D) Deforestation is slowed and the koala survives. - Supports Biologists claim and hence correct answer (E) Deforestation is slowed and the koala approaches extinction. - Supports neither claims
Please try solving below question with explaination as I am not convinced with the answer given. If the forest continues to disappear at its present pace, the koala will approach extinction, said the biologist. So all that is needed to save the koala is to stop deforestation, said the politician. Which one of the following statements is consistent with the biologists claim but not with the politicians claim? (A) Deforestation continues and the koala becomes extinct. (B) Deforestation is stopped and the koala becomes extinct. (C) Reforestation begins and the koala survives. (D) Deforestation is slowed and the koala survives. (E) Deforestation is slowed and the koala approaches extinction.
The right answer should support bioligst claim and weeken Politician. Answer is D. C cant be confirmed. E is opposite of biologist. A says deforestation but not Pace.
Please try solving below question with explaination as I am not convinced with the answer given. If the forest continues to disappear at its present pace, the koala will approach extinction, said the biologist. So all that is needed to save the koala is to stop deforestation, said the politician. Which one of the following statements is consistent with the biologists claim but not with the politicians claim? (A) Deforestation continues and the koala becomes extinct. (B) Deforestation is stopped and the koala becomes extinct. (C) Reforestation begins and the koala survives. (D) Deforestation is slowed and the koala survives. (E) Deforestation is slowed and the koala approaches extinction.
here acc to biologist,the reason for forest being extinct may or may not be deforestation
so i will go with option "B" even thogh deforestation stops then also it can go extinct
As any economist knows, healthy people pose less of an economic burden to society than unhealthy people. Not surprisingly, then, every dollar our state government spends on prenatal care for undocumented immigrants will save taxpayers of this state three dollars.
Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the statistics cited above are not surprising?
(A) The state's taxpayers pay for prenatal care of all immigrants. (B) Pregnant women who do not receive prenatal care are more likely to experience health problems than other pregnant women. (C) State benefits for prenatal care serve to promote undocumented immigration. (D) Babies whose mothers did not receive prenatal care are just as healthy as other babies. (E) Babies born in this state to undocumented immigrant parents are entitled to infant care benefits from the state.
@Sujit: I would go for E as that one seems to impact the tax-payers directly.
