manalq8 wrote:
A certain baseball team has just completed its season. In stadiums that seat 20,000 or fewer people, the team averaged 1 home run per game; in stadiums that seat between 20,000 and 40,000 people, the team averaged 2 home runs per game; and, in stadiums that seat 40,000 or more people, the team averaged 3 home runs per game. Obviously, the excitement of playing in front of large crowds motivated the team to hit more home runs.
Assuming that all stadiums during the season were filled to capacity, which of the following, if true, most undermines the argument above?
(A) The team’s leading home run hitter hit more home runs in mid-sized stadiums than in large stadiums.
(B) The fans in the larger stadiums often cheered against the team.
(C) The team averaged only 2 home runs per game when playing in the league’s largest stadium.
(D) In order to create seating for the additional fans, the outfield walls in the larger stadiums were constructed closer to home base.
(E) The team’s announcer cited crowd noise as a major motivator for the team.
I am not from the US and baseball is not a popular sport in my country.
So, some terms used in this question are unfamiliar for me e.g. outfield walls and home base.
However, I could answer this question correctly by POE.
(A) The team’s leading home run hitter hit more home runs in mid-sized stadiums than in large stadiums ->
Incorrect, we are talking about one team performance rather than one person(B) The fans in the larger stadiums often cheered against the team ->
Incorrect, the argument only mentions, "the excitement of playing in front of large crowds motivated the team". It does not matter whom the fans are cheering for. (C) The team averaged only 2 home runs per game when playing in the league’s largest stadium. ->
Incorrect, we do not know the capacity of the largest stadium (D) In order to create seating for the additional fans, the outfield walls in the larger stadiums were constructed closer to home base. ->
Hold for now(E) The team’s announcer cited crowd noise as a major motivator for the team ->
Incorrect, one person opinion does not necessarily count as a factD is the answer as other options have error.
I am not sure whether this is a GMAT quality question or not, but even then I think we can have another way to find correct answer with some analysis.