IanStewart wrote:
joshnsit wrote:
Isn't B a simple reformat of conclusion of A? Can an assumption be same as conslusion in an argument?
I don't think you've correctly identified the conclusion.
First, in any of these 'policy proposal' questions, it is absolutely crucial to identify the *goal* of the policy. Here, a proposal is made so that the bank can 'more effectively shape global economic policy.' The conclusion of the argument is that voting shares should be changed. The assumption then is that voting shares actually matter; they affect how successfully the bank shapes economic policy, which is why B is the correct answer.
To give a simpler example, if I say 'in order to improve your GMAT score, you should do practice problems', I'm assuming that doing practice problems actually has an effect on your GMAT score.
@Ian
Your example makes sense, though this is a revelation. I always used to assume(
a bad one
) that conclusions always happen independently of the premises in individual sentences.
Stimulus says:
The Intercontinental Bank should reallocate the voting shares of its members [highlight]in order to more effectively shape global economic policy.[/highlight]
According to you, I can strip down the highlighted portion to know my actual conclusion. Am I correct?
What more baffles me is the language used in [highlight]question stem.[/highlight] That also seemed a rephrase of conclusion or assumption, whatever we agree to say.
As a general direction, should we assume the part in question stem to be conclusion or not?
I have posted a similar CR at
cr-two-genes-114078.htmlDoes it follow the same logic?