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Here's a fresh question from e-GMAT. I hope you enjoy solving this. Looking forward to a great discussion as usual
Achievers’ Administrative Officer: At Achievers’ School, students from economically underprivileged backgrounds, who study free of charge under the company’s social responsibility clause, tend to spend less-time in school than the financially well-to-do, fee paying students. This is despite the fact that on average, economically underprivileged children have more pressing academic needs than the fee paying-students. Critics of the school have concluded that the economically underprivileged students are not receiving proper academic attention. However, this conclusion is almost certainly baseless. Careful investigation has recently shown two things: students from financially well to do households hang around in school premises to discuss their after-school parties, and tend to stay back in the school after classes to attend such optional sports activities that have nothing to do with a student’s academic development.
In the administrative officer’s argument, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?
A. The first states the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
B. The first is used to support the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument; the second states that conclusion.
C. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by school critics; the second states the position that the administrative officer’s argument opposes.
D. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by school critics; the second provides support for the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument.
E. The first states the position that the administrative officer’s argument opposes; the second states the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument.
Here's a fresh question from e-GMAT. I hope you enjoy solving this. Looking forward to a great discussion as usual
Achievers’ Administrative Officer: At Achievers’ School, students from economically underprivileged backgrounds, who study free of charge under the company’s social responsibility clause, tend to spend less-time in school than the financially well-to-do, fee paying students. This is despite the fact that on average, economically underprivileged children have more pressing academic needs than the fee paying-students. Critics of the school have concluded that the economically underprivileged students are not receiving proper academic attention. However, this conclusion is almost certainly baseless. Careful investigation has recently shown two things: students from financially well to do households hang around in school premises to discuss their after-school parties, and tend to stay back in the school after classes to attend such optional sports activities that have nothing to do with a student’s academic development.
In the administrative officer’s argument, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?
A. The first states the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
B. The first is used to support the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument; the second states that conclusion.
C. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by school critics; the second states the position that the administrative officer’s argument opposes.
D. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by school critics; the second provides support for the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument.
E. The first states the position that the administrative officer’s argument opposes; the second states the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument.
15 Oct 2013, 19:33
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I have put a lot of thought into the argument and have come up with D. What is the OA?
15 Oct 2013, 20:13
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A. The first states the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.--- Incorrect, because the first statement is not the conclusion of the administrative officer but the conclusion of the critics. Also the second statement does not support the conclusion.
B. The first is used to support the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument; the second states that conclusion.---- The first statement is not supporting the conclusion but is the conclusion. The second statement is not a conclusion.
C. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by school critics; the second states the position that the administrative officer’s argument opposes.---- The second statement is not a position that the administrative officer opposes. This is opposite to what we need.
D. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by school critics; the second provides support for the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument.--- CORRECT.
D. The first states the position that the administrative officer’s argument opposes; the second states the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument.--- The second statement is not the conclusion of the officer but he is just claiming that the critics conclusion is baseless.
IMO the First D out of the two D's.
B. The first is used to support the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument; the second states that conclusion.---- The first statement is not supporting the conclusion but is the conclusion. The second statement is not a conclusion.
C. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by school critics; the second states the position that the administrative officer’s argument opposes.---- The second statement is not a position that the administrative officer opposes. This is opposite to what we need.
D. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by school critics; the second provides support for the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument.--- CORRECT.
D. The first states the position that the administrative officer’s argument opposes; the second states the conclusion of the administrative officer’s argument.--- The second statement is not the conclusion of the officer but he is just claiming that the critics conclusion is baseless.
IMO the First D out of the two D's.
