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24 Aug 2024, 16:35
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When answering CR questions, we sometimes have to pick up on subtle details and make a call regarding what the question writer was thinking.
In the case of this question, to analyze (B), we have to notice that the passage says the following:
It is likely that this technology will advance considerably in the near future, allowing archaeologists to gather more information than is currently possible.
So, the idea of the plan is that archeologists can wait until "the near future" to use "considerably" more advanced technology.
Then, (B) says the following:
B. Whether there will continue to be improvements on the relevant technology
Considering "the near future" in the passage and "there will continue to be improvements" in (B), we can make the call that the idea of (B) is whether "there will continue to be improvements" AFTER the improvements in the near future.
In other words, the passage is about near term improvement, and (B) is about a somewhat different topic, whether improvements will continue past the near term.
Using that intepretation, we can decide that (B) is not relevant because, regardless of whether there will continue to be improvements over the long term, as long as improvements occur "in the near future," the plan should achieve its goal.
Having eliminated (B) that way, we can choose (A) because, even though it's true that the plan may work even if some minor contents of the site will deteriorate, the fact that some of the contents will deteriorate CASTS DOUBT on the conclusion that the plan will achieve its goal since the contents that will deteriorate may be important content.
After all, information that weakens the case for plan doesn't have to prove that the plan won't work. It has only to cast doubt on the prospects of the plan.
Also, if the answer to (A) is, no, none of the contents will deteriorate, then we can be more confident that the plan will achieve its goal since that means that no contents, including important contents, will deteriorate significantly. In other words, that information makes us more convinced that the plan will work.
So, (A) is the best choice.
26 Aug 2024, 20:27
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Check out this post for one argument against choice (B). The idea there is that there could be short-term improvements in the technology even if there won't continue to be improvements after that. In that case, the team would still want to wait to take advantage of the short-term improvements.
Also, remember what's being asked: "Which of the following would be most useful to investigate for the purpose of evaluating the plan’s prospects for achieving its goal?" That's not the same as KNOWING the answer to the questions in the answer choices.
Simply investigating that question doesn't guarantee any useful results -- after all, how could an investigation in the PRESENT guarantee that there won't be any FUTURE improvements to the relevant tech? Things can always change in the future, so the results of that investigation could soon be worthless.
Given that the technology will likely advance considerably in the near future, choice (A) is the most useful thing to investigate right now.
I hope that helps!
10 Oct 2025, 01:32
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