ArunpriyanJ wrote:
I have wrongly chosen 'E'...Experts pls explain how C is a correct and E is wrong...
Thanks,
A
Lets highlight the conclusion in the stem:
Struthers College has built its reputation for academic excellence largely on significant contributions from wealthy alumni who are avid fans of the school’s football team. Although the team has won more national championships over the years than any other team in its division, this year it did not even win the division title, and
so
Struthers College can expect to see a decline in alumni contributions next year. Since we need find assumption, we need to find an missing link that would solidify the conclusion and say YES ! The alumni contribution is going to be less next year.
How can confirm that ?Lets first analyze the data
What is the data in hand about the team ? The team has done poorly this year. but earlier ? It has always been the top team pulling out great performance
What is the data in hand about alumni ? They are fan of the team so far. That means they were fans when the team was continuously winning .
This year the team fumbled. If the a large proportion alumni loose interest in the team now , then those dishearten fans from alumni will not contribute to college
And hence we can confirm that alumni contribution is going to tumble
Now lets look at C
Some Struthers alumni contribute to the college because they enjoy seeing its football team win. -If they only contribute because they enjoy seeing their college team winning , then dishearten by its poor performance this year they will be reluctant to contribute
Therefore it confirms our little analysis before
Hence the answer
(E)
As a group, the college’s alumni will have at least as much discretionary money to give away next year as this year.If this is true ? they will contribute
If this is false ? they will not contribute.
Fine ! but does it touch the conclusion any way ? is it confirming - Because the team did not perform well , alumni will not contribute ?
Nooo. Had it been false,It would say- Because they do not have money they will not contribute.
Since it is not touching the conclusion , it is not the answer.