Can someone help explain how below options are incorrect?
a)There were different recessions before last year’s poll and this year’s.
b)One may further alter one’s views without compromising an initial alteration.
Isn't A similar to C in that both of them provide evidence that there was a second event that changed some people's mind.
C says there was a stimulus because of which people changed their mind. So their assertion that 'saving and spending habits are forever changed' is broken. So they probably don't know what 'Forever' means - hence the conclusion still holds and the choice doesn't weaken.
Similarly, A states there was another recession between the two surveys. For arguments sake, lets say the second recession made some people change their mind, people who earlier thought that their spending and saving habits had changed forever. For this choice to weaken the conclusion, it must be true that after the second recession thy now feel their habits might not have changed 'Forever'. Why? It sounds weird. Worst case it should make more people believe that they should change their spending and saving habits - hence the conclusion that 'they don't know what Forever means', is not weakened
Choice B is also fuzzy for me. One may further alter one's vies without compromising and initial alteration. Ok, you earlier said that your spending/savings habits have changed forever. Now you are saying they haven't. But hey, I am not judging that you don't know the meaning of the word 'Forever', only because you may change/alter your position without compromising your initial statement. Well while writing, I am thinking maybe this one is possible. It does weaken.
A good question, but I still hope I don't see too many of these on test day.
pqhai wrote:
saikarthikreddy wrote:
I am not convinced with the OA provided. It is very much possible that the stimulus provided by the government has led to the change in opinion of the people.Hence C cannot be the answer.
Experts pls reply.
Hi saikarthikreddy
This one is really tough. However,
you just need to attack the term "forever". The conclusion is: Some people don't know what term "forever" is.
Because: there's a difference in the percentage of consumers replied to the survey.
The question stem asks us to
find an option that would NOT weaken the conclusion. It means we need to
find an option that STRENGTHEN the conclusion or is OUT OF SCOPE.
The correct answer is the one that supports the conclusion "some people don't know the term FOREVER". Let analyze the term "forever".
If people understood the term "forever", they would never change their mind ONLY because of TEMPORARY events.
For example:
Because you were promoted to CEO, you won't need to study MBA anymore. You said to your friend that "my new position changes my study plan forever". It means MBA is the final target for you to be the CEO.
It means nothing temporary can affect your decision[not to study MBA]. If something such as improving knowledge, creating networks, etc... can CHANGE your decision. You CANNOT say the CEO position changes your study plan FOREVER. You can only say to your friend that the new position changes your study plan TEMPORARY.
Back to option C:C says: Many of the consumers received a generous government stimulus this year. The government stimulus is only the
TEMPORARY event, but in fact, it can change some body's mind. Hence, it's clearly that those people don't know what term "forever" is.
Does it clear you doubt. Let me know.