Adi93 wrote:
Can any one explain why E is wrong?
I am unable to decode.
I narrowed it down to B and E and selected E.
I understand that B looks good but unable to understand why E is wrong?
Please help
Regards,
Adi
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Marian Anderson, the famous contralto, did not take success for granted. We know this because Anderson had to struggle early in life, and anyone who has to struggle early in life is able to keep a good perspective on the world.
The conclusion of the argument follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
A. Anyone who succeeds takes success for granted.
B. Anyone who is able to keep a good perspective on the world does not take success for granted.
C. Anyone who is able to keep a good perspective on the world has to struggle early in life.
D. Anyone who does not success for granted has to struggle early in life.
E. Anyone who does not take success for granted is able to keep a good perspective on the world.
The author concludes that Marian Anderson did not take success for granted. How does the author arrive at this conclusion?
- "Anderson had to struggle early in life."
- "Anyone who has to struggle early in life is able to keep a good perspective on the world."
- Since Anderson had to struggle early in life, we can safely conclude that Anderson can keep a good perspective on the world.
But does keeping a good perspective on the world mean that you do not take success for granted? If so, then the author's reasoning is sound. If not, then there is a gap in the author's logic.
So what's the difference between (B) and (E)?
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E. Anyone who does not take success for granted is able to keep a good perspective on the world.
If you do not take success for granted then you are able to keep a good perspective on the world. But that does not necessarily mean that the opposite is true. Just because you keep a good perspective, does not necessarily mean that you do not take success for granted.
If that's unclear, think of the following example: "Anyone who is a professional basketball player is strong." Now, does that mean that anyone who is strong is a professional basketball player? Of course not.
So choice (E) guarantees that people who do not take success for granted can keep a good perspective, but it does not guarantee that people who keep a good perspective will not take success for granted.
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B. Anyone who is able to keep a good perspective on the world does not take success for granted.
Choice (B), on the other hand, guarantees that people who keep a good perspective will not take success for granted. This fills the gap in the author's logic, so (B) is the best answer.
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