According to some sports historians, professional tennis players develop unique playing styles that result from a combination of the peculiarities of each players physical attributes and the influence of coaches during their early adaptation to the game. But when the increase in strength and endurance of modem players is discounted, it becomes readily apparent that the playing styles of the current crop of professional tennis players are no different from the styles of players from previous generations. Clearly, there is a universally efficient tennis style to which all professional tennis players conform.
The argument above is most weakened by which of the following statements?
(A)The differences in physical attributes among tennis players are even more pronounced than the sports historians believe.
(B) Few current professional tennis players are familiar with the professional tennis players of fifty years ago.
(C)The increased strength of current tennis players contributes more to the development of individual playing styles than does increased endurance.
(D)All of the early coaches of todays professional tennis players were professional tennis players themselves earlier in their lives.
(E)Weight training and greater attention to diet are the primary factors in the increased strength and stamina of the current generation of professional tennis players.
Authors writing detective stories frequently include a brilliant detective and an incompetent investigator who embark on separate paths in an attempt to solve a crime. The separate accounts frequently consist of the incompetent investigator becoming distracted by the criminals' well-planned attempts and the competent detective solving the case after a violent confrontation. Many literary analysts believe authors often choose this storyline in an attempt to provide readers additional complexity and challenge in solving the investigation. Which of the following most logically follows from the statements above? A) A well-written detective story consists of an investigation being undertaken by a competent and incompetent investigator. B) Some authors use an incompetent investigator to show the complexities of an investigation. C) Authors never write stories with incompetent investigators who solve a case correctly. D) Authors can use the separate investigative accounts to make predicting the correct outcome of the investigation more difficult. E) Authors write stories with competent and incompetent investigators to show the complexity of real life.
Authors writing detective stories frequently include a brilliant detective and an incompetent investigator who embark on separate paths in an attempt to solve a crime. The separate accounts frequently consist of the incompetent investigator becoming distracted by the criminals' well-planned attempts and the competent detective solving the case after a violent confrontation. Many literary analysts believe authors often choose this storyline in an attempt to provide readers additional complexity and challenge in solving the investigation. Which of the following most logically follows from the statements above? A) A well-written detective story consists of an investigation being undertaken by a competent and incompetent investigator. B) Some authors use an incompetent investigator to show the complexities of an investigation. C) Authors never write stories with incompetent investigators who solve a case correctly. D) Authors can use the separate investigative accounts to make predicting the correct outcome of the investigation more difficult. E) Authors write stories with competent and incompetent investigators to show the complexity of real life.
IS IT B) Some authors use an incompetent investigator to show the complexities of an investigation ?
According to some sports historians, professional tennis players develop unique playing styles that result from a combination of the peculiarities of each players physical attributes and the influence of coaches during their early adaptation to the game. But when the increase in strength and endurance of modem players is discounted, it becomes readily apparent that the playing styles of the current crop of professional tennis players are no different from the styles of players from previous generations. Clearly, there is a universally efficient tennis style to which all professional tennis players conform.
The argument above is most weakened by which of the following statements?
(A)The differences in physical attributes among tennis players are even more pronounced than the sports historians believe.
(B) Few current professional tennis players are familiar with the professional tennis players of fifty years ago.
(C)The increased strength of current tennis players contributes more to the development of individual playing styles than does increased endurance.
(D)All of the early coaches of todays professional tennis players were professional tennis players themselves earlier in their lives.
(E)Weight training and greater attention to diet are the primary factors in the increased strength and stamina of the current generation of professional tennis players.
my ans:(D)All of the early coaches of todays professional tennis players were professional tennis players themselves earlier in their lives.
Authors writing detective stories frequently include a brilliant detective and an incompetent investigator who embark on separate paths in an attempt to solve a crime. The separate accounts frequently consist of the incompetent investigator becoming distracted by the criminals' well-planned attempts and the competent detective solving the case after a violent confrontation. Many literary analysts believe authors often choose this storyline in an attempt to provide readers additional complexity and challenge in solving the investigation. Which of the following most logically follows from the statements above? A) A well-written detective story consists of an investigation being undertaken by a competent and incompetent investigator. B) Some authors use an incompetent investigator to show the complexities of an investigation. C) Authors never write stories with incompetent investigators who solve a case correctly. D) Authors can use the separate investigative accounts to make predicting the correct outcome of the investigation more difficult. E) Authors write stories with competent and incompetent investigators to show the complexity of real life.
Authors writing detective stories frequently include a brilliant detective and an incompetent investigator who embark on separate paths in an attempt to solve a crime. The separate accounts frequently consist of the incompetent investigator becoming distracted by the criminals' well-planned attempts and the competent detective solving the case after a violent confrontation. Many literary analysts believe authors often choose this storyline in an attempt to provide readers additional complexity and challenge in solving the investigation. Which of the following most logically follows from the statements above? A) A well-written detective story consists of an investigation being undertaken by a competent and incompetent investigator. B) Some authors use an incompetent investigator to show the complexities of an investigation. C) Authors never write stories with incompetent investigators who solve a case correctly. D) Authors can use the separate investigative accounts to make predicting the correct outcome of the investigation more difficult. E) Authors write stories with competent and incompetent investigators to show the complexity of real life.
I am confused between (B) and (D) I will choose (B).
During the SARS days, about 23,500 doctors who had treated SARS sufferers died and about 23,670 doctors who had not engaged in treatment for SARS sufferers died. On the basis of those figures, it can be concluded that it was not much more dangerous to participate in SARS treatment during the SARS day than it was not to participate in SARS treatment. Which of the following would reveal most clearly the absurdity of the conclusion drawn above?
Counting deaths among doctors who had participated in SARS treatment in addition to deaths among doctors who had not participated in SARS treatment
Expressing the difference between the numbers of deaths among doctors who had treated SARS sufferers and doctors who had not treated SARS suffers as a percentage of the total number of deaths
Separating deaths caused by accidents during the treatment to SARS suffers from deaths caused by infect of SARS suffers.
Comparing death rates per thousand members of each group rather than comparing total numbers of deaths
Comparing deaths caused by accidents in the United States to deaths caused by infect in treating SARS suffers.
During the SARS days, about 23,500 doctors who had treated SARS sufferers died and about 23,670 doctors who had not engaged in treatment for SARS sufferers died. On the basis of those figures, it can be concluded that it was not much more dangerous to participate in SARS treatment during the SARS day than it was not to participate in SARS treatment. Which of the following would reveal most clearly the absurdity of the conclusion drawn above?
Counting deaths among doctors who had participated in SARS treatment in addition to deaths among doctors who had not participated in SARS treatment
Expressing the difference between the numbers of deaths among doctors who had treated SARS sufferers and doctors who had not treated SARS suffers as a percentage of the total number of deaths
Separating deaths caused by accidents during the treatment to SARS suffers from deaths caused by infect of SARS suffers.
Comparing death rates per thousand members of each group rather than comparing total numbers of deaths
Comparing deaths caused by accidents in the United States to deaths caused by infect in treating SARS suffers.
During the SARS days, about 23,500 doctors who had treated SARS sufferers died and about 23,670 doctors who had not engaged in treatment for SARS sufferers died. On the basis of those figures, it can be concluded that it was not much more dangerous to participate in SARS treatment during the SARS day than it was not to participate in SARS treatment.
Which of the following would reveal most clearly the absurdity of the conclusion drawn above?
Counting deaths among doctors who had participated in SARS treatment in addition to deaths among doctors who had not participated in SARS treatment
Expressing the difference between the numbers of deaths among doctors who had treated SARS sufferers and doctors who had not treated SARS suffers as a percentage of the total number of deaths
Separating deaths caused by accidents during the treatment to SARS suffers from deaths caused by infect of SARS suffers.
Comparing death rates per thousand members of each group rather than comparing total numbers of deaths
Comparing deaths caused by accidents in the United States to deaths caused by infect in treating SARS suffers.
Only when we compare the rate of deaths (death rate of both groups per 100/1000/10000 etc), we can figure out the correct comparison. This is stated in 4.
Consumer health advocate: Your candy company adds caffeine to your chocolate candy bars so that each one delivers a specified amount of caffeine. Since caffeine is highly addictive, this indicates that you intend to keep your customers addicted. Candy manufacturer: Our manufacturing process results in there being less caffeine in each chocolate candy bar than in the unprocessed cacao beans from which the chocolate is made. The candy manufacturer's response is flawed as a refutation of the consumer health advocate's argument because it (F) fails to address the issue of whether the level of caffeine in the candy bars sold by the manufacture is enough to keep people addicted (G) assumes without warrant that all unprocessed cacao beans contain a uniform amount of caffeine (H) does not specify exactly how caffeine is lost in the manufacturing process (I) treats the consumer heal advocate's argument as though it were about each candy bar rather than about the manufacturer's candy in general (J) merely contradicts the consumer health advocate's conclusion without giving any reason to believe that the advocate's reasoning is unsound
Consumer health advocate: Your candy company adds caffeine to your chocolate candy bars so that each one delivers a specified amount of caffeine. Since caffeine is highly addictive, this indicates that you intend to keep your customers addicted. Candy manufacturer: Our manufacturing process results in there being less caffeine in each chocolate candy bar than in the unprocessed cacao beans from which the chocolate is made. The candy manufacturers response is flawed as a refutation of the consumer health advocates argument because it (F) fails to address the issue of whether the level of caffeine in the candy bars sold by the manufacture is enough to keep people addicted (G) assumes without warrant that all unprocessed cacao beans contain a uniform amount of caffeine (H) does not specify exactly how caffeine is lost in the manufacturing process (I) treats the consumer heal advocates argument as though it were about each candy bar rather than about the manufacturers candy in general (J) merely contradicts the consumer health advocates conclusion without giving any reason to believe that the advocates reasoning is unsound
A Brilliant one from OG, I was stumped, but learned few things from this Ques, try it guys:
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
The irradiation of food kills bacteria and thus retards spoilage. However, it also lowers the nutritional value of many foods. For example, irradiation destroys a significant percentage of whatever vitamin B1 a food may contain. Proponents of irradiation point out that irradiation is no worse in this respect than cooking. However, this fact is either beside the point, since much irradiated food is eaten raw, or else misleading, since _______.
A.many of the proponents of irradiation are food distributors who gain from food's having a longer shelf life B.it is clear that killing bacteria that may be present on food is not the only effect that irradiation has C. cooking is usually the final step in preparing food for consumption, whereas irradiation serves to ensure a longer shelf life for perishable foods D.certain kinds of cooking are, in fact, even more destructive of vitamin B1 than carefully controlled irradiation is E. for food that is both irradiated and cooked, the reduction of vitamin B1 associated with either process individually is compounded
A Brilliant one from OG, I was stumped, but learned few things from this Ques, try it guys:
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
The irradiation of food kills bacteria and thus retards spoilage. However, it also lowers the nutritional value of many foods. For example, irradiation destroys a significant percentage of whatever vitamin B1 a food may contain. Proponents of irradiation point out that irradiation is no worse in this respect than cooking. However, this fact is either beside the point, since much irradiated food is eaten raw, or else misleading, since _______.
A.many of the proponents of irradiation are food distributors who gain from food's having a longer shelf life B.it is clear that killing bacteria that may be present on food is not the only effect that irradiation has C. cooking is usually the final step in preparing food for consumption, whereas irradiation serves to ensure a longer shelf life for perishable foods D.certain kinds of cooking are, in fact, even more destructive of vitamin B1 than carefully controlled irradiation is E. for food that is both irradiated and cooked, the reduction of vitamin B1 associated with either process individually is compounded
i would go with C). cooking is usually the final step in preparing food for consumption, whereas irradiation serves to ensure a longer shelf life for perishable foods
A Brilliant one from OG, I was stumped, but learned few things from this Ques, try it guys:
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
The irradiation of food kills bacteria and thus retards spoilage. However, it also lowers the nutritional value of many foods. For example, irradiation destroys a significant percentage of whatever vitamin B1 a food may contain. Proponents of irradiation point out that irradiation is no worse in this respect than cooking. However, this fact is either beside the point, since much irradiated food is eaten raw, or else misleading, since _______.
A.many of the proponents of irradiation are food distributors who gain from foods having a longer shelf life B.it is clear that killing bacteria that may be present on food is not the only effect that irradiation has C. cooking is usually the final step in preparing food for consumption, whereas irradiation serves to ensure a longer shelf life for perishable foods D.certain kinds of cooking are, in fact, even more destructive of vitamin B1 than carefully controlled irradiation is E. for food that is both irradiated and cooked, the reduction of vitamin B1 associated with either process individually is compounded
A Brilliant one from OG, I was stumped, but learned few things from this Ques, try it guys:
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
The irradiation of food kills bacteria and thus retards spoilage. However, it also lowers the nutritional value of many foods. For example, irradiation destroys a significant percentage of whatever vitamin B1 a food may contain. Proponents of irradiation point out that irradiation is no worse in this respect than cooking. However, this fact is either beside the point, since much irradiated food is eaten raw, or else misleading, since _______.
A.many of the proponents of irradiation are food distributors who gain from foods having a longer shelf life B.it is clear that killing bacteria that may be present on food is not the only effect that irradiation has C. cooking is usually the final step in preparing food for consumption, whereas irradiation serves to ensure a longer shelf life for perishable foods D.certain kinds of cooking are, in fact, even more destructive of vitamin B1 than carefully controlled irradiation is E. for food that is both irradiated and cooked, the reduction of vitamin B1 associated with either process individually is compounded
A Brilliant one from OG, I was stumped, but learned few things from this Ques, try it guys:
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
The irradiation of food kills bacteria and thus retards spoilage. However, it also lowers the nutritional value of many foods. For example, irradiation destroys a significant percentage of whatever vitamin B1 a food may contain. Proponents of irradiation point out that irradiation is no worse in this respect than cooking. However, this fact is either beside the point, since much irradiated food is eaten raw, or else misleading, since _______.
A.many of the proponents of irradiation are food distributors who gain from foods having a longer shelf life B.it is clear that killing bacteria that may be present on food is not the only effect that irradiation has C. cooking is usually the final step in preparing food for consumption, whereas irradiation serves to ensure a longer shelf life for perishable foods D.certain kinds of cooking are, in fact, even more destructive of vitamin B1 than carefully controlled irradiation is E. for food that is both irradiated and cooked, the reduction of vitamin B1 associated with either process individually is compounded
In Option D :it talks about "Certain kinds of cooking".. It doesnt mention that all kinds of cooking are destructive. But we need a strong point to complete the sentence. Option E is the correct sentence .
A Brilliant one from OG, I was stumped, but learned few things from this Ques, try it guys:
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
The irradiation of food kills bacteria and thus retards spoilage. However, it also lowers the nutritional value of many foods. For example, irradiation destroys a significant percentage of whatever vitamin B1 a food may contain. Proponents of irradiation point out that irradiation is no worse in this respect than cooking. However, this fact is either beside the point, since much irradiated food is eaten raw, or else misleading, since _______.
A. many of the proponents of irradiation are food distributors who gain from foods having a longer shelf life B. it is clear that killing bacteria that may be present on food is not the only effect that irradiation has C. cooking is usually the final step in preparing food for consumption, whereas irradiation serves to ensure a longer shelf life for perishable foods D. certain kinds of cooking are, in fact, even more destructive of vitamin B1 than carefully controlled irradiation is E. for food that is both irradiated and cooked, the reduction of vitamin B1 associated with either process individually is compounded
My option is E and following is the reasoning: A. This may weaken the proponent's argument but it doesn't state any reason why propoent's argument is mis-leading. Opinion may considered biased. B. doesn't have to discuss effect other than killing bacteria C. different point , not related to argument. D. We have to tell why the argument is mis-leading and this in favour of propenent's argument E. This properly weakens the argument as propenent says effect is equal to cooking but a product both irradiated and cooked will have compounded effect.
Partly because of bad weather, but also partly because some major pepper growers have switched to high-priced cocoa, world production of pepper has been running well below worldwide sales for three years. Pepper is consequently in relatively short supply. The price of pepper has soared in response: it now equals that of cocoa.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? (A) Pepper is a profitable crop only if it is grown on a large scale. (B) World consumption of pepper has been unusually high for three years. (C) World production of pepper will return to previous levels once normal weather returns. (D) Surplus stocks of pepper have been reduced in the past three years. (E) The profits that the growers of pepper have made in the past three years have been unprecedented.
