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24 Mar 2022, 01:30
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A survey of the advice given by the best-known stock market analysts in the country found that their predictions regarding the market were correct 71 percent of the time. However, one of these analysts, Herman Prat, was correct less than half of the time. No one looking for advice regarding the future of the stock market should waste their money paying for the services of this analyst.
Which of the following most weakens the conclusion in the argument above?
(A) The survey of the best-known stock market analysts in the country was conducted by a financial journal.
(B) Two other analysts who were surveyed were correct less frequently than Prat was.
(C) The rates charged by Prat are considerably less than those of most of the other analysts who were surveyed.
(D) The predictions made by Prat regarding certain kinds of stock were correct 98% of the time.
(E) The ten analysts in the country who were most successful in making predictions regarding the stock market were not surveyed.
Which of the following most weakens the conclusion in the argument above?
(A) The survey of the best-known stock market analysts in the country was conducted by a financial journal.
(B) Two other analysts who were surveyed were correct less frequently than Prat was.
(C) The rates charged by Prat are considerably less than those of most of the other analysts who were surveyed.
(D) The predictions made by Prat regarding certain kinds of stock were correct 98% of the time.
(E) The ten analysts in the country who were most successful in making predictions regarding the stock market were not surveyed.
24 Mar 2022, 05:05
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The conclusion would be weakened if there was some reason to hire Herman Prat. Answer D gives that reason -- Prat is right about one sector of the market almost every time. So if someone paid Prat for advice only about the sector Prat knows really well, that person would be getting advice that is 98% reliable, which is presumably very good if most analysts are generally right only 71% of the time.
As for other answers, A only tells us the survey was probably reliable, since it was done by a specialist journal. B tells us that two people are worse than Prat, but all that means is that we shouldn't hire those two people either. C tells us Prat is cheap, but if Prat's advice will lose you money if you follow it, then any money you pay him is just additional money you'll lose; you'd be better off putting your money in a closet. And E just suggests there are ten other people not even included in the survey who would be better people to hire than Prat.
As for other answers, A only tells us the survey was probably reliable, since it was done by a specialist journal. B tells us that two people are worse than Prat, but all that means is that we shouldn't hire those two people either. C tells us Prat is cheap, but if Prat's advice will lose you money if you follow it, then any money you pay him is just additional money you'll lose; you'd be better off putting your money in a closet. And E just suggests there are ten other people not even included in the survey who would be better people to hire than Prat.
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24 Mar 2022, 11:27
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(A) The survey of the best-known stock market analysts in the country was conducted by a financial journal.
out of scope
(B) Two other analysts who were surveyed were correct less frequently than Prat was.
again out of scope. no need to bring forward additional people to prove weakness of conclusion.inocrrect
(C) The rates charged by Prat are considerably less than those of most of the other analysts who were surveyed.
this doesn't solidify any argument against the conclusion as fee isn't the matter of concern
(D) The predictions made by Prat regarding certain kinds of stock were correct 98% of the time.
correct.if prat is predicting almost perfectly about certain stocks,then it is worth paying prat the money for analyses of those stocks.correct
(E) The ten analysts in the country who were most successful in making predictions regarding the stock market were not surveyed.
this will only increase the prediction rate. incorrect
IMO D
out of scope
(B) Two other analysts who were surveyed were correct less frequently than Prat was.
again out of scope. no need to bring forward additional people to prove weakness of conclusion.inocrrect
(C) The rates charged by Prat are considerably less than those of most of the other analysts who were surveyed.
this doesn't solidify any argument against the conclusion as fee isn't the matter of concern
(D) The predictions made by Prat regarding certain kinds of stock were correct 98% of the time.
correct.if prat is predicting almost perfectly about certain stocks,then it is worth paying prat the money for analyses of those stocks.correct
(E) The ten analysts in the country who were most successful in making predictions regarding the stock market were not surveyed.
this will only increase the prediction rate. incorrect
IMO D
