A recent university study indicated that students who receive full scholarships tend to maintain higher grade point averages than do students who must take out loans or work to finance school. The study concluded that scholarships enable students to achieve high grade point averages by alleviating the stress related to financial concerns and freeing up students' time to study more.The study's conclusion depends on which of the following assumptions?
(A)Students who take out loans maintain higher grade point averages than those who work to finance school. (B)Finance-related stress affects student performance in a manner similar to that of restricted study time. (C)Students who must work to pay for their studies cannot maintain high grade point averages. (D)High grade point averages were not the primary criterion upon which the scholarship awards were based. (E)Controlling stress level is less important to student performance than is intensive studying.
Due to extreme poverty in italy between 1870 and 1930, almost 41/2 million italians - most of whom were farmers - immigrated to united states. The wave from italy reached its height in the 10 year span between 1920 and 1930, when italians comprised 12 percent of the total number of immigrants admitted to the united states. The majority of these italian immigrants were from southern italy and sicily, and upon their arrival, they settled along east coast, with the heaviest concentrations in cities such as New York, Boston and Philadelphia, though some made the arduos trip across the country to settle in northern california.
The statements above, if true, support which of the following?
A. The american descendants of those early italian immigrants outnumber the current population of italy. B. Many American farmers today are descendants of italians. C. The strong euro has contributed to the sharp decline in italian immigrants. D. An Italian immigrant to america today is still likely to be from southern italy or sicily. E. At the turn of the 19th century, the southern portion of italy was a prominent agricultural region.
Due to extreme poverty in italy between 1870 and 1930, almost 41/2 million italians - most of whom were farmers - immigrated to united states. The wave from italy reached its height in the 10 year span between 1920 and 1930, when italians comprised 12 percent of the total number of immigrants admitted to the united states. The majority of these italian immigrants were from southern italy and sicily, and upon their arrival, they settled along east coast, with the heaviest concentrations in cities such as New York, Boston and Philadelphia, though some made the arduos trip across the country to settle in northern california.The statements above, if true, support which of the following?A. The american descendants of those early italian immigrants outnumber the current population of italy.B. Many American farmers today are descendants of italians.C. The strong euro has contributed to the sharp decline in italian immigrants.D. An Italian immigrant to america today is still likely to be from southern italy or sicily.E. At the turn of the 19th century, the southern portion of italy was a prominent agricultural region.
Due to extreme poverty in italy between 1870 and 1930, almost 41/2 million italians - most of whom were farmers - immigrated to united states. The wave from italy reached its height in the 10 year span between 1920 and 1930, when italians comprised 12 percent of the total number of immigrants admitted to the united states. The majority of these italian immigrants were from southern italy and sicily, and upon their arrival, they settled along east coast, with the heaviest concentrations in cities such as New York, Boston and Philadelphia, though some made the arduos trip across the country to settle in northern california.The statements above, if true, support which of the following?A. The american descendants of those early italian immigrants outnumber the current population of italy.B. Many American farmers today are descendants of italians.C. The strong euro has contributed to the sharp decline in italian immigrants.D. An Italian immigrant to america today is still likely to be from southern italy or sicily.E. At the turn of the 19th century, the southern portion of italy was a prominent agricultural region.
In response to the increasing cost of producing energy through traditional means, such as combustion, many utility companies have begun investing in renewable energy sources, chiefly wind and solar power, hoping someday to rely on them completely and thus lower energy costs. The utility companies claim that although these sources require significant initial capital investment, they will provide stable energy supplies at low cost. As a result, these sources will be less risky for the utilities than nonrenewable sources, such as gas, oil, and coal, whose prices can fluctuate dramatically according to availability.
The claim of the utility companies presupposes which of the following?
A. The public will embrace the development of wind and solar power.
B. No new deposits of gas, oil, and coal will be discovered in the near future.
C. Weather patterns are consistent and predictable.
D. The necessary technology for conversion to wind and solar power is not more expensive than the technology needed to create energy through combustion.
E. Obtaining energy from nonrenewable sources, such as gas, oil and coal, cannot be made less risky.
Correct answer is C, but I thought it is D since the point of the paragraph seems to be low cost and I naturally leaned towards an option that spoke about low cost being doubtful. Your thoughts please?
C is the right ans.. what if the weather is cloudy or there is not wind speed to move the blades..then whts the point in investing them and in a way rendering these investment useless. hence the utility comp hav taken it granted that weather is predictable hence investing in these tech less risky"The utility companies claim that although these sources require significant initial capital investment, they will provide stable energy supplies at low cost. well D seems to be tempting but it actually it contradicts the given premise that wind and solar need initial higher investment. hope this helps
In the past, the majority of the most productive employees
D. The argument states that what is applicable to a small group would be applicable to the entire corporation. Stmt. D shows that the timings suited the sub-group of employees and hence increased their productivity which may not be true for the rest.
The symptoms of mental disorders are behavioral, cognitive, or emotional problems...
In the past, the majority of the most productive employees at National Machine's corporate offices have worked a trial schedule of nine hours a day, four days a wek, and four hours on Friday. As a result of this trend, and in an in an effort to further increase productivity, the chief executive of National Machine plans to institute the same work hurs for all employees at the company's corporate offices. After this plan is implemented, general productivity among employees at the company corporate offices should increase accordingly.
Which of the followings, if true, most weakens the above argument?
A. Late afternoon hours are, generally, the least producrive hours worked by employees at National Machine's corporate offices. B. The employees who have worked the referenced schedule for the past year volunteered to do so C. National Machine's are paid based on productivity and hours worked, rather than solely on hours worked D. The National Machine corporate employees who have been working the referenced shedule for the past year volunteered to do so and they are among the most motivated employees in the company E. The National Machine corporate employees who volunteered to work the referenced schedule for the past year have generally liked that schedule better than the usual schedule followed by the remainder of corporate employees.
The symptoms of mental disorders are behavioral, cognitive, or emotional problems. Some patients with mental disorders can be effectively treated with psychotherapy. But it is now known that in some patients mental disorders result from chemical imbalances affecting the brain. Thus these patients can be effectively treated only with medication that will reduce or correct the imbalance.
The argument depends on assuming which one of the following? (A) Treatment by psychotherapy can produce no effective reduction in or correction of chemical imbalances that cause mental disorders. (B) Treatment with medication always shows faster results for patients with mental disorders than does treatment with psychotherapy. (C) Most mental disorders are not the result of chemical imbalances affecting the brain. (D) Medication is always more effective in treating patients with mental disorders than is psychotherapy. (E) Treatment with psychotherapy has no effect on mental disorders other than a reduction of the symptoms.
Two groups of students, one from Country X and one from Country Y, were shown videotapes of criminal trials. When surveyed about sentences for those defendants who were found guilty, the opinions of the students from Country X were not correlated with whether the crimes were premeditated. The responses of the students from Country Y, however, varied depending on the degree of premeditation. People from Country X, then, do not regard intentions as a relevant part of sentencing to the same extent as people from Country Y.
Which of the following, if true, would be most damaging to the above conclusion?
A. The criminal trials were conducted in the language of Country Y, making it difficult for the students from Country X to distinguish the intentions of the accused.
B. The nature of the crime was clearly stated in each trial.
C. Almost half of the crimes were not premeditated.
D. Another study has shown that the general population of Country Y regards premeditation as an important element of criminal sentencing.
E. The students from Country X assigned punishments that varied depending on the severity of the crime committed.
Choosing A here, however E sounds reasonable too but it destroys the premise
Department Official: Vehicles weighing more than 10,000 kg are not allowed on Baker Bridge. Vehicles carrying hazardous materials are also prohibited from using Baker Bridge on weekends. Thus, a 15,000 kg tanker truck carrying nitro-classified as a hazardous material-will not be allowed to cross Baker Bridge next Saturday.
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Answer: B .. though C is close "may not" makes it incorrect
Many people argue that setting the minimum age for drinking alcohol at 21 in the United States actually promotes teenage drinking. Believers in this position say that teenagers derive excitement from breaking the rules and drinking before they are allowed to. However, in several European countries where there is no legal drinking age, the incidence of teenage drinking is similar to the rate in the United States.
Installing scrubbers in smokestacks and switching to cleaner-burning fuel are the two methods available to Northern Power for reducing harmful emissions from its plants. Scrubbers will reduce harmful emissions more than cleaner-burning fuels will. Therefore, by installing scrubbers, Northern Power will be doing the most that can be done to reduce harmful emissions from its plants.
My Take : answer is D ... Harmful emissions from Northern Powers plants cannot be reduced more by using both methods together than by the installation of scrubbers alone.
The Nordlingen WE luxury sports car uses a special imported rosewood in the extensive wood trimming of its interior. Unfortunately, trade sanctions imposed on the nation that is the primary supplier of that type of rosewood has resulted in a considerable increase in price of the now extremly rare commodity. Purchasers of new models of the Nordlingen WE can expect to see that increase reflected in an increase in the Nordlingen's ticket price.
The conclusion above is based on which of the following assumptions?
A. The price of the Nordlingen WE would not have risen even if trade sanctions hadn't been imposed on the primary supplier of the Nordlingen's rosewood.
B. The price of rosewood is a major contributing factor to the Nordlingen WE's ticket price.
C. More of the imported rosewood is used for the Nordlingen WE's wood trim than for any other domestic purpose.
D. The imported rosewood will continue to be used for the wood trim in new models of the Nordlingen WE.
E. There was no some reason for the imposition of trade sanctions on the primary supplier of the rosewood of sufficient importance to outweigh the concerns of domestic rosewood customers.
Commissioner: Budget forecasters project a revenue shortfall of a billion dollars in the coming fiscal year. Since there is no feasible way to increase the available funds, our only choice is to decrease expenditures. The plan before you outlines feasible cuts that would yield savings of a billion dollars over the coming fiscal year. We will be able to solve the problem we face, therefore, only if we adopt this plan.
The reasoning in the commissioners argument is flawed because this argument A. relies on information that is far from certain B. confuses being an adequate solution with being a required solution C. inappropriately relies on the opinions of experts D. inappropriately employs language that is vague E. takes for granted that there is no way to increase available funds
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