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Although the school would receive financial benefits if it had soft drink vending machines in the cafeteria, we should not allow them. Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy.
The argument depends on which of the following?
(A) If the soft drink vending machines were placed in the cafeteria, students would consume more soft drinks as a result.
(B) The amount of soft drinks that most students at the school currently drink is not detrimental to their health.
(C) Students are apt to be healthier if they do not drink soft drinks at all than if they just drink small amounts occasionally.
(D) Students will not simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria.
(E) The school's primary concern should be to promote good health among its students.
On Assumption questions, the correct answer is a piece of information that is necessary in order to draw the conclusion. This conclusion states that vending machines should not be allowed in the cafeteria because, if students drink more soft drinks, they’ll become less healthy. What information is needed to link the premises in this argument to the conclusion?
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(A) CORRECT. In order for the vending machines to be harmful to the students’ health, they must result in the students drinking more soft drinks. If the vending machines did not result in additional consumption, the logic of the argument falls apart.
(B) The argument relies on the fact that the vending machines will result in increased soft drink consumption. How health is affected by current levels of soft-drink consumption does not provide information about whether more consumption could be harmful.
(C) The current amount of soft drinks consumed by students in unknown. The argument focuses on whether increased consumption would harm health. Whether no consumption is better than a small amount is not essential information to the argument.
(D) The argument does not attempt to prevent students from consuming soft drinks from any source; it argues merely that the school cafeteria should not provide the soft drinks. Discussing whether students might get soft drinks from home (or other places) does not impact the argument about having vending machines in the cafeteria.
(E) Promoting good health does not have to be the school’s primary concern for the conclusion to be valid. The plan could still make sense if the school was most concerned with educating students or some other goal.
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Although the school would receive financial benefits if it had soft drink vending machines in the cafeteria, we should not allow them. Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy.
The argument depends on which of the following?
(A) If the soft drink vending machines were placed in the cafeteria, students would consume more soft drinks as a result. (B) The amount of soft drinks that most students at the school currently drink is not detrimental to their health. (C) Students are apt to be healthier if they do not drink soft drinks at all than if they just drink small amounts occasionally. (D) Students will not simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria. (E) The school's primary concern should be to promote good health among its students.
Type: Assumption Boil It Down: More soft drinks, less healthy -> Vending mach. Shouldn’t be allowed Missing Information: These vending machines would lead to net overall worsening of health Goal: Find the option the argument requires for the logic to hold
Ⓐ Yes! The argument ABSOLUTELY requires this option. How do we know that these students wouldn’t be consuming soda anyway? The argument depends on the notion that these soda machines would actually lead to a net increase in soda consumption.
Ⓑ Whether the typical soda intake at the skill is small, normal, or excessive doesn’t matter. The argument is that health will get WORSE regardless of the starting point. This option is not something the argument requires.
Ⓒ The argument doesn’t hinge on the notion that students are likely to be healthier with no soda. We’d have to assume that C even applies to these students. For all we know, maybe not a single child at this school is soda free.
Ⓓ Even if students bring soda from home, the argument still holds because the convenience of the vending machines at school could still cause some students to consume more soda than they would have otherwise.
Ⓔ The argument doesn’t depend on what the school’s PRIMARY concern is. The argument could still stand if student health and soda consumption were a considerable concern.
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Although the school would receive financial benefits if it had soft drink vending machines in the cafeteria, we should not allow them. Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy.
The argument depends on which of the following?
(A) If the soft drink vending machines were placed in the cafeteria, students would consume more soft drinks as a result. (B) The amount of soft drinks that most students at the school currently drink is not detrimental to their health. (C) Students are apt to be healthier if they do not drink soft drinks at all than if they just drink small amounts occasionally. (D) Students will not simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria. (E) The school's primary concern should be to promote good health among its students.
Please explain your answer and why other options are wrong in detail.
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Although the school would receive financial benefits if it had soft drink vending machines in the cafeteria, we should not allow them. Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy.
The argument depends on which of the following?
(A) If the soft drink vending machines were placed in the cafeteria, students would consume more soft drinks as a result.*If the vending machines are placed but increased consumption doesn't follow, the students' health can't be affected. (B) The amount of soft drinks that most students at the school currently drink is not detrimental to their health.*Not related to the effects on their health with increased consumption (C) Students are apt to be healthier if they do not drink soft drinks at all than if they just drink small amounts occasionally.*Also not related to health and increased consumption of soft drinks (D) Students will not simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria.*We don't know that students aren't already doing this, so we can't say that they'll start if the vending machines aren't placed. (E) The school's primary concern should be to promote good health among its students. *Doesn't affect whether or not their health will be affected by the machines
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Although the school would receive financial benefits if it had soft drink vending machines in the cafeteria, we should not allow them. Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy.
The argument depends on which of the following?
(A) If the soft drink vending machines were placed in the cafeteria, students would consume more soft drinks as a result. (B) The amount of soft drinks that most students at the school currently drink is not detrimental to their health. (C) Students are apt to be healthier if they do not drink soft drinks at all than if they just drink small amounts occasionally. (D) Students will not simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria. (E) The school's primary concern should be to promote good health among its students.
I think C is really tricky. since as it mentioned in the reading material that soft drink machines there would not be in students' interest, thus i thought that students don't drink any soft drink at all.
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Although the school would receive financial benefits if it had soft drink vending machines in the cafeteria, we should not allow them. Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy.
The argument depends on which of the following?
(A) If the soft drink vending machines were placed in the cafeteria, students would consume more soft drinks as a result. (B) The amount of soft drinks that most students at the school currently drink is not detrimental to their health. (C) Students are apt to be healthier if they do not drink soft drinks at all than if they just drink small amounts occasionally. (D) Students will not simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria. (E) The school's primary concern should be to promote good health among its students.
Type: Assumption Boil It Down: More soft drinks, less healthy -> Vending mach. Shouldn’t be allowed Missing Information: These vending machines would lead to net overall worsening of health Goal: Find the option the argument requires for the logic to hold
Ⓐ Yes! The argument ABSOLUTELY requires this option. How do we know that these students wouldn’t be consuming soda anyway? The argument depends on the notion that these soda machines would actually lead to a net increase in soda consumption.
Ⓑ Whether the typical soda intake at the skill is small, normal, or excessive doesn’t matter. The argument is that health will get WORSE regardless of the starting point. This option is not something the argument requires.
Ⓒ The argument doesn’t hinge on the notion that students are likely to be healthier with no soda. We’d have to assume that C even applies to these students. For all we know, maybe not a single child at this school is soda free.
Ⓓ Even if students bring soda from home, the argument still holds because the convenience of the vending machines at school could still cause some students to consume more soda than they would have otherwise.
Ⓔ The argument doesn’t depend on what the school’s PRIMARY concern is. The argument could still stand if student health and soda consumption were a considerable concern.
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Hi,
I have doubt regarding option D. if student will bring soda from home then they are going to be unhealthy in that case also. or if option uses all students will bring soda from home then it would be correct choice. please clarify?
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Hi,
I have doubt regarding option D. if student will bring soda from home then they are going to be unhealthy in that case also. or if option uses all students will bring soda from home then it would be correct choice. please clarify?
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Hi PathFinder007,
We don't know that students aren't already doing this, the practice may or may not be already in place. So we can't say that they'll start if the vending machines aren't placed.
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EMPOWERgmatMax wrote:
Although the school would receive financial benefits if it had soft drink vending machines in the cafeteria, we should not allow them. Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy.
The argument depends on which of the following?
(A) If the soft drink vending machines were placed in the cafeteria, students would consume more soft drinks as a result. (B) The amount of soft drinks that most students at the school currently drink is not detrimental to their health. (C) Students are apt to be healthier if they do not drink soft drinks at all than if they just drink small amounts occasionally. (D) Students will not simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria. (E) The school's primary concern should be to promote good health among its students.
Type: Assumption Boil It Down: More soft drinks, less healthy -> Vending mach. Shouldn’t be allowed Missing Information: These vending machines would lead to net overall worsening of health Goal: Find the option the argument requires for the logic to hold
Ⓐ Yes! The argument ABSOLUTELY requires this option. How do we know that these students wouldn’t be consuming soda anyway? The argument depends on the notion that these soda machines would actually lead to a net increase in soda consumption.
Ⓑ Whether the typical soda intake at the skill is small, normal, or excessive doesn’t matter. The argument is that health will get WORSE regardless of the starting point. This option is not something the argument requires.
Ⓒ The argument doesn’t hinge on the notion that students are likely to be healthier with no soda. We’d have to assume that C even applies to these students. For all we know, maybe not a single child at this school is soda free.
Ⓓ Even if students bring soda from home, the argument still holds because the convenience of the vending machines at school could still cause some students to consume more soda than they would have otherwise.
Ⓔ The argument doesn’t depend on what the school’s PRIMARY concern is. The argument could still stand if student health and soda consumption were a considerable concern.
The only reason why i eliminated option A was that an Assumption is an additional information that must be true for the Conclusion to hold but is not the Restatement of the premise.
Option A is not adding anything new but just restating the premise.
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Hello earnit,
But A does add new information by bridging the gap between placement of vending machines in the cafeteria and students' consumption of more soft drinks. This link is not explicitly stated in the argument.
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Hello earnit,
But A does add new information by bridging the gap between placement of vending machines in the cafeteria and students' consumption of more soft drinks. This link is not explicitly stated in the argument.
Hope this helps.
I am not really convinced with the logic. If one read this again " Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy."
The placement of 'there' implies cafeteria and the part 'students start drinking..' is referring to that fact.
Does it really need to be so basic? Would be interesting to see some other assumption Qs on similar lines.
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Hi earnit,
I initially went with option (D) but on more analysis I think i understand why its (A). In the given argument it is stated that "If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy" but this does not mean directly --> "If our students start drinking more soft drinks as a result of the vending machines in the cafeteria, they will be less healthy". The underlined part is what the assumption that is why (A).
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Although the school would receive financial benefits if it had soft drink vending machines in the cafeteria, we should not allow them. Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy.
The argument depends on which of the following?
(A) If the soft drink vending machines were placed in the cafeteria, students would consume more soft drinks as a result. (B) The amount of soft drinks that most students at the school currently drink is not detrimental to their health. (C) Students are apt to be healthier if they do not drink soft drinks at all than if they just drink small amounts occasionally. (D) Students will not simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria. (E) The school's primary concern should be to promote good health among its students.
I've missed the right answer at first, because I have not applied negation test - actually it's straight A: If the soft drink vending machines were placed in the cafeteria, students WOULD NOT CONSUME more soft drinks as a result, and this one really hurts the argument stated above.
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Although the school would receive financial benefits if it had soft drink vending machines in the cafeteria, we should not allow them. Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy.
The argument depends on which of the following?
(A) If the soft drink vending machines were placed in the cafeteria, students would consume more soft drinks as a result. (B) The amount of soft drinks that most students at the school currently drink is not detrimental to their health. (C) Students are apt to be healthier if they do not drink soft drinks at all than if they just drink small amounts occasionally. (D) Students will not simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria. (E) The school's primary concern should be to promote good health among its students.
Boil It Down: More soft drinks, less healthy -> Vending mach. Shouldn’t be allowed Missing Information: These vending machines would lead to net overall worsening of health Goal: Find the option the argument requires for the logic to hold
Ⓐ Yes! The argument ABSOLUTELY requires this option. How do we know that these students wouldn’t be consuming soda anyway? The argument depends on the notion that these soda machines would actually lead to a net increase in soda consumption.
Ⓑ Whether the typical soda intake at the skill is small, normal, or excessive doesn’t matter. The argument is that health will get WORSE regardless of the starting point. This option is not something the argument requires.
Ⓒ The argument doesn’t hinge on the notion that students are likely to be healthier with no soda. We’d have to assume that C even applies to these students. For all we know, maybe not a single child at this school is soda free.
Ⓓ Even if students bring soda from home, the argument still holds because the convenience of the vending machines at school could still cause some students to consume more soda than they would have otherwise.
Ⓔ The argument doesn’t depend on what the school’s PRIMARY concern is. The argument could still stand if student health and soda consumption were a considerable concern.
Not convinced with your explanation as to why D is wrong. D should be defending the conclusion that Students wont bring soda from home and still be unhealthy right?
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Although the school would receive financial benefits if it had soft drink vending machines in the cafeteria, we should not allow them. Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy.
The argument depends on which of the following?
(A) If the soft drink vending machines were placed in the cafeteria, students would consume more soft drinks as a result. (B) The amount of soft drinks that most students at the school currently drink is not detrimental to their health. (C) Students are apt to be healthier if they do not drink soft drinks at all than if they just drink small amounts occasionally. (D) Students will not simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria. (E) The school's primary concern should be to promote good health among its students.
Please explain your answer and why other options are wrong in detail.
OG explanation says for D - Incorrect. Even if students who cannot buy soft drinks in the cafeteria sometimes bring them from home instead, adding vending machines in the cafeteria could increase the students' overall soft drink consumption. I am not convinced why the explanation should say 'sometimes' when the option does not explicitly mention the occasional occurrence.
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EMPOWERgmatMax wrote:
Although the school would receive financial benefits if it had soft drink vending machines in the cafeteria, we should not allow them. Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy.
The argument depends on which of the following?
Type: Assumption
Boil It Down: More soft drinks, less healthy -> Vending mach. Shouldn’t be allowed Missing Information: These vending machines would lead to net overall worsening of health Goal: Find the option the argument requires for the logic to hold
Ⓓ Even if students bring soda from home, the argument still holds because the convenience of the vending machines at school could still cause some students to consume more soda than they would have otherwise.
Not convinced with your explanation as to why D is wrong. D should be defending the conclusion that Students wont bring soda from home and still be unhealthy right?
Hi rachitshah,
I'd be happy to elaborate for you. There's a critical piece of the assignment that must be understood before we look further at D.
Bigger GMAT Picture: You mentioned D appears to be defending the Conclusion. We don't measure the utility of an assumption by whether it helps support an argument. Assumptions are gauged as to whether they are REQUIRED for the logic to hold. If an argument survives just fine without a piece of information, then that information is NOT assumed. On the other hand, if an argument collapses if the opposite of a possible assumption is taken, then that piece of information IS required. That's what an assumption is.
To put it another way for good measure: an assumption is a piece of information that without, the argument dies.
With that in mind, take a look at D and ask yourself "can the argument survive without it?"
Ⓓ Students will not simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria.
You'll find that the answer is: yes, and therefore, the option is not required (not assumed).
Going into greater detail, let's say that students DO bring soda from home. The argument survives just fine because even if students bring soda from home, the vending machines at school could still cause some students to consume more soda than they would have otherwise, and still adversely impact student health.
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I got wrong by choosing D By negating the statement "Students will simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria." The conclusion doesn't breakdown because by not allowing the vending machine in the cafeteria makes it harder for student to buy soft drinks
By negating A "If the soft drink vending machines were not placed in the cafeteria, students would consume more soft drinks as a result." This completely breakdown the conclusion
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Hi,
Thank you for posting such a good question . Although I don't disagree with option A as correct answer choice ,cant seem to understand why B is incorrect as it says (B) The amount of soft drinks that most students at the school currently drink is not detrimental to their health. So the current amount is not detrimental to student's health , if they machines would be installed , the intake would increase , hence it will affect students health.
Would really appreciate if someone could explain why this is incorrect as I think author is assuming that students are currently not drinking the amount of soft drink which is unhealthy to them. Please advise.
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We have already spoken a lot about why answer choice A is the correct answer choice. Now lets focus on why answer choice D is not the right answer choice.
Students will not simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria.
The point of concern here is that whether vending machines in the cafeteria will urge students to drink more soft drinks. So all other other options such as bring cold drinks, having more soft drinks after school, or at home is out of scope. We are talking about whether vending machines in the cafeteria will urge students to have more soft drinks.
Let's also apply negation test:
Students will simply bring soft drinks from home if the soft drink vending machines are not placed in the cafeteria.
So what? This doesn't weaken the conc. This can very well be the case right now with some of the students. Main points is whether having vending machines will urge students to drink more.
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Although the school would receive financial benefits if it had soft drink vending machines in the cafeteria, we should not allow them. CONCLUSION
Allowing soft drink machines there would not be in our students' interest. PREMISE
If our students start drinking more soft drinks, they will be less healthy. PREMISE
The correct assumption( unstated premise) will strengthen the existing argument by filling a gap
" If the soft drink vending machines were placed in the cafeteria, students would consume more soft drinks as a result" logically connects deployment of soft drink vending machines to students drinking more soft drinks and hence is the right answer.
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