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According to a recent large-scale survey of people who had purchased new home exercise equipment during the past five years, ten percent of motorized treadmills purchased during that period had required repairs more than once, whereas only two percent of nonmotorized treadmills had ever needed repair. Therefore, people who want to buy a treadmill for regular workouts can rely on having their routine disrupted far less often if they buy a nonmotorized rather than a motorized treadmill.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. Nonmotorized treadmills provide at least as good a workout for people who use them regularly as motorized treadmills do.
B. At least as many people in the survey had purchased motorized treadmills as had purchased nonmotorized treadmills.
C. Motorized treadmills do not generally take longer to repair than nonmotorized treadmills.
D. People who have bought treadmills are not far more likely to use them regularly over the long term if they are motorized than if they are nonmotorized.
E. People who purchased new treadmills within the past year are not far more likely than people who purchased treadmills five years ago to have purchased motorized treadmills.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. Nonmotorized treadmills provide at least as good a workout for people who use them regularly as motorized treadmills do.
B. At least as many people in the survey had purchased motorized treadmills as had purchased nonmotorized treadmills.
C. Motorized treadmills do not generally take longer to repair than nonmotorized treadmills.
D. People who have bought treadmills are not far more likely to use them regularly over the long term if they are motorized than if they are nonmotorized.
E. People who purchased new treadmills within the past year are not far more likely than people who purchased treadmills five years ago to have purchased motorized treadmills.
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According to a recent large-scale survey of people who had purchased new home exercise equipment during the past five years, ten percent of motorized treadmills purchased during that period had required repairs more than once, whereas only two percent of nonmotorized treadmills had ever needed repair. Therefore, people who want to buy a treadmill for regular workouts can rely on having their routine disrupted far less often if they buy a nonmotorized rather than a motorized treadmill.
We see that the passage presents a scenario in which a greater percentage of motorized treadmills than of nonmotorized treadmills needed repair.
Then, the question asks the following:
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
The argument supports the following conclusion:
people who want to buy a treadmill for regular workouts can rely on having their routine disrupted far less often if they buy a nonmotorized rather than a motorized treadmill
The support for the conclusion is the following:
According to a recent large-scale survey ... ten percent of motorized treadmills purchased during that period (the past five years) had required repairs more than once, whereas only two percent of nonmotorized treadmills had ever needed repair.
Let's now go to the answer choices.
A. Nonmotorized treadmills provide at least as good a workout for people who use them regularly as motorized treadmills do.
This choice supports the wrong conclusion. The conclusion of this argument is about people "having their routine disrupted far less often." That conclusion does not depend on nonmotorized treadmills providing at least as good a workout as motorized ones.
Eliminate.
B. At least as many people in the survey had purchased motorized treadmills as had purchased nonmotorized treadmills.
This choice is irrelevant. Notice that the support for the conclusion involves percentages of treadmills that required repairs. Those percentages would presumably be the same and have the same implications regardless of how many of each type of treadmill were purchased.
In other words, regardless of what number of people purchased either kind of treadmill, the percentages will indicate the same probability that one type or the other will need repairs.
Eliminate.
C. Motorized treadmills do not generally take longer to repair than nonmotorized treadmills.
This choice goes in the wrong direction. After all, if, contrary to what this choice says, motorized treadmills DO generally take longer to repair than nonmotorized treadmills, then people who use motorized treadmills will have their routines disrupted by not only a greater number of incidents involving repairs but also longer periods of time needed for repairs. Thus, if this choice were not true, then the argument would be even more convincing.
So, clearly, the argument does not depend on this choice.
Eliminate.
D. People who have bought treadmills are not far more likely to use them regularly over the long term if they are motorized than if they are nonmotorized.
This choice may seem irrelevant. However, if we consider this choice carefully, we see that it introduces another factor that matters.
After all, if people who have bought treadmills ARE far more likely to use them regularly over the long term if they are motorized than if they are nonmotorized, then maybe the reason why motorized treadmills need repairs more often is that people are using them more regularly.
So, if this choice were NOT true, then the argument would fall apart because, in that case, the evidence provided would no longer support the conclusion. Rather, it could be the case that, even though motorized treadmills need repairs more often, they are not less reliable than nonmotorized treadmills. They just get used more.
Keep.
E. People who purchased new treadmills within the past year are not far more likely than people who purchased treadmills five years ago to have purchased motorized treadmills.
This choice has no effect on the argument. The argument is based on the differences in the percentages of the two types of treadmills needing repairs. The proportions of the different types of treadmills purchased does not affect the support provided by that evidence about the percentages needing repairs.
After all, the fact that the proportion of people purchasing a type of treadmill increased or didn't increase has no bearing on whether that type of treadmill is or is not more reliable than another type.
Eliminate.
Answer: (D)
We see that the passage presents a scenario in which a greater percentage of motorized treadmills than of nonmotorized treadmills needed repair.
Then, the question asks the following:
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
The argument supports the following conclusion:
people who want to buy a treadmill for regular workouts can rely on having their routine disrupted far less often if they buy a nonmotorized rather than a motorized treadmill
The support for the conclusion is the following:
According to a recent large-scale survey ... ten percent of motorized treadmills purchased during that period (the past five years) had required repairs more than once, whereas only two percent of nonmotorized treadmills had ever needed repair.
Let's now go to the answer choices.
A. Nonmotorized treadmills provide at least as good a workout for people who use them regularly as motorized treadmills do.
This choice supports the wrong conclusion. The conclusion of this argument is about people "having their routine disrupted far less often." That conclusion does not depend on nonmotorized treadmills providing at least as good a workout as motorized ones.
Eliminate.
B. At least as many people in the survey had purchased motorized treadmills as had purchased nonmotorized treadmills.
This choice is irrelevant. Notice that the support for the conclusion involves percentages of treadmills that required repairs. Those percentages would presumably be the same and have the same implications regardless of how many of each type of treadmill were purchased.
In other words, regardless of what number of people purchased either kind of treadmill, the percentages will indicate the same probability that one type or the other will need repairs.
Eliminate.
C. Motorized treadmills do not generally take longer to repair than nonmotorized treadmills.
This choice goes in the wrong direction. After all, if, contrary to what this choice says, motorized treadmills DO generally take longer to repair than nonmotorized treadmills, then people who use motorized treadmills will have their routines disrupted by not only a greater number of incidents involving repairs but also longer periods of time needed for repairs. Thus, if this choice were not true, then the argument would be even more convincing.
So, clearly, the argument does not depend on this choice.
Eliminate.
D. People who have bought treadmills are not far more likely to use them regularly over the long term if they are motorized than if they are nonmotorized.
This choice may seem irrelevant. However, if we consider this choice carefully, we see that it introduces another factor that matters.
After all, if people who have bought treadmills ARE far more likely to use them regularly over the long term if they are motorized than if they are nonmotorized, then maybe the reason why motorized treadmills need repairs more often is that people are using them more regularly.
So, if this choice were NOT true, then the argument would fall apart because, in that case, the evidence provided would no longer support the conclusion. Rather, it could be the case that, even though motorized treadmills need repairs more often, they are not less reliable than nonmotorized treadmills. They just get used more.
Keep.
E. People who purchased new treadmills within the past year are not far more likely than people who purchased treadmills five years ago to have purchased motorized treadmills.
This choice has no effect on the argument. The argument is based on the differences in the percentages of the two types of treadmills needing repairs. The proportions of the different types of treadmills purchased does not affect the support provided by that evidence about the percentages needing repairs.
After all, the fact that the proportion of people purchasing a type of treadmill increased or didn't increase has no bearing on whether that type of treadmill is or is not more reliable than another type.
Eliminate.
Answer: (D)
General Discussion
Dear friend MartyTargetTestPrep
regarding answer choice B & E
How we can say that total number of treadmill in each group (motorized V.s NOn) is not important?
consider if only 20 motorized treadmills were sold, number of repaired is 2, and if 100 nonmotorized were sold, the number of repaired would be 2 as well. So, I think there would be an assumption regarding total number of each category as well for the conclusion to be true!
would you pls help me with this?
Thanks in advance for your time
regarding answer choice B & E
How we can say that total number of treadmill in each group (motorized V.s NOn) is not important?
consider if only 20 motorized treadmills were sold, number of repaired is 2, and if 100 nonmotorized were sold, the number of repaired would be 2 as well. So, I think there would be an assumption regarding total number of each category as well for the conclusion to be true!
would you pls help me with this?
Thanks in advance for your time
MartyTargetTestPrep
According to a recent large-scale survey of people who had purchased new home exercise equipment during the past five years, ten percent of motorized treadmills purchased during that period had required repairs more than once, whereas only two percent of nonmotorized treadmills had ever needed repair. Therefore, people who want to buy a treadmill for regular workouts can rely on having their routine disrupted far less often if they buy a nonmotorized rather than a motorized treadmill.
We see that the passage presents a scenario in which a greater percentage of motorized treadmills than of nonmotorized treadmills needed repair.
Then, the question asks the following:
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
The argument supports the following conclusion:
people who want to buy a treadmill for regular workouts can rely on having their routine disrupted far less often if they buy a nonmotorized rather than a motorized treadmill
The support for the conclusion is the following:
According to a recent large-scale survey ... ten percent of motorized treadmills purchased during that period (the past five years) had required repairs more than once, whereas only two percent of nonmotorized treadmills had ever needed repair.
Let's now go to the answer choices.
A. Nonmotorized treadmills provide at least as good a workout for people who use them regularly as motorized treadmills do.
This choice supports the wrong conclusion. The conclusion of this argument is about people "having their routine disrupted far less often." That conclusion does not depend on nonmotorized treadmills providing at least as good a workout as motorized ones.
Eliminate.
B. At least as many people in the survey had purchased motorized treadmills as had purchased nonmotorized treadmills.
This choice is irrelevant. Notice that the support for the conclusion involves percentages of treadmills that required repairs. Those percentages would presumably be the same and have the same implications regardless of how many of each type of treadmill were purchased.
In other words, regardless of what number of people purchased either kind of treadmill, the percentages will indicate the same probability that one type or the other will need repairs.
Eliminate.
C. Motorized treadmills do not generally take longer to repair than nonmotorized treadmills.
This choice goes in the wrong direction. After all, if, contrary to what this choice says, motorized treadmills DO generally take longer to repair than nonmotorized treadmills, then people who use motorized treadmills will have their routines disrupted by not only a greater number of incidents involving repairs but also longer periods of time needed for repairs. Thus, if this choice were not true, then the argument would be even more convincing.
So, clearly, the argument does not depend on this choice.
Eliminate.
D. People who have bought treadmills are not far more likely to use them regularly over the long term if they are motorized than if they are nonmotorized.
This choice may seem irrelevant. However, if we consider this choice carefully, we see that it introduces another factor that matters.
After all, if people who have bought treadmills ARE far more likely to use them regularly over the long term if they are motorized than if they are nonmotorized, then maybe the reason why motorized treadmills need repairs more often is that people are using them more regularly.
So, if this choice were NOT true, then the argument would fall apart because, in that case, the evidence provided would no longer support the conclusion. Rather, it could be the case that, even though motorized treadmills need repairs more often, they are not less reliable than nonmotorized treadmills. They just get used more.
Keep.
E. People who purchased new treadmills within the past year are not far more likely than people who purchased treadmills five years ago to have purchased motorized treadmills.
This choice has no effect on the argument. The argument is based on the differences in the percentages of the two types of treadmills needing repairs. The proportions of the different types of treadmills purchased does not affect the support provided by that evidence about the percentages needing repairs.
After all, the fact that the proportion of people purchasing a type of treadmill increased or didn't increase has no bearing on whether that type of treadmill is or is not more reliable than another type.
Eliminate.
Answer: (D)
We see that the passage presents a scenario in which a greater percentage of motorized treadmills than of nonmotorized treadmills needed repair.
Then, the question asks the following:
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
The argument supports the following conclusion:
people who want to buy a treadmill for regular workouts can rely on having their routine disrupted far less often if they buy a nonmotorized rather than a motorized treadmill
The support for the conclusion is the following:
According to a recent large-scale survey ... ten percent of motorized treadmills purchased during that period (the past five years) had required repairs more than once, whereas only two percent of nonmotorized treadmills had ever needed repair.
Let's now go to the answer choices.
A. Nonmotorized treadmills provide at least as good a workout for people who use them regularly as motorized treadmills do.
This choice supports the wrong conclusion. The conclusion of this argument is about people "having their routine disrupted far less often." That conclusion does not depend on nonmotorized treadmills providing at least as good a workout as motorized ones.
Eliminate.
B. At least as many people in the survey had purchased motorized treadmills as had purchased nonmotorized treadmills.
This choice is irrelevant. Notice that the support for the conclusion involves percentages of treadmills that required repairs. Those percentages would presumably be the same and have the same implications regardless of how many of each type of treadmill were purchased.
In other words, regardless of what number of people purchased either kind of treadmill, the percentages will indicate the same probability that one type or the other will need repairs.
Eliminate.
C. Motorized treadmills do not generally take longer to repair than nonmotorized treadmills.
This choice goes in the wrong direction. After all, if, contrary to what this choice says, motorized treadmills DO generally take longer to repair than nonmotorized treadmills, then people who use motorized treadmills will have their routines disrupted by not only a greater number of incidents involving repairs but also longer periods of time needed for repairs. Thus, if this choice were not true, then the argument would be even more convincing.
So, clearly, the argument does not depend on this choice.
Eliminate.
D. People who have bought treadmills are not far more likely to use them regularly over the long term if they are motorized than if they are nonmotorized.
This choice may seem irrelevant. However, if we consider this choice carefully, we see that it introduces another factor that matters.
After all, if people who have bought treadmills ARE far more likely to use them regularly over the long term if they are motorized than if they are nonmotorized, then maybe the reason why motorized treadmills need repairs more often is that people are using them more regularly.
So, if this choice were NOT true, then the argument would fall apart because, in that case, the evidence provided would no longer support the conclusion. Rather, it could be the case that, even though motorized treadmills need repairs more often, they are not less reliable than nonmotorized treadmills. They just get used more.
Keep.
E. People who purchased new treadmills within the past year are not far more likely than people who purchased treadmills five years ago to have purchased motorized treadmills.
This choice has no effect on the argument. The argument is based on the differences in the percentages of the two types of treadmills needing repairs. The proportions of the different types of treadmills purchased does not affect the support provided by that evidence about the percentages needing repairs.
After all, the fact that the proportion of people purchasing a type of treadmill increased or didn't increase has no bearing on whether that type of treadmill is or is not more reliable than another type.
Eliminate.
Answer: (D)
