Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Nov 2007:30 AM PST
-08:30 AM PST
Learn what truly sets the UC Riverside MBA apart and how it helps in your professional growth
Nov 2211:00 AM IST
-01:00 PM IST
Do RC/MSR passages scare you? e-GMAT is conducting a masterclass to help you learn – Learn effective reading strategies Tackle difficult RC & MSR with confidence Excel in timed test environment- Nov 23
11:00 AM IST
-01:00 PM IST
Attend this free GMAT Algebra Webinar and learn how to master the most challenging Inequalities and Absolute Value problems with ease. 
Nov 2510:00 AM EST
-11:00 AM EST
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors.
27 Sep 2019, 04:18
Kudos
Bookmarks
E
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
85%
(hard)
Question Stats:
49% (02:01) correct
51%
(02:01)
wrong
based on 1044
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
Asbestos, an almost indestructible mineral once installed as building insulation, poses no health risk unless the asbestos is disturbed and asbestos fibers are released into the environment. Since removing asbestos from buildings disturbs it, thereby releasing asbestos fibers, the government should not require removal of all asbestos insulation.
Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
(A) Asbestos poses far less risk to health than does smoking, drug and alcohol abuse, improper diet or lack of exercise.
(B) Asbestos can post a health threat to workers who remove it without wearing required protective gear.
(C) Some kinds of asbestos, when disturbed, pose greater health risks than do other kinds.
(D) Asbestos is inevitably disturbed by building renovations or building demolition.
(E) Much of the time, removed asbestos is buried in landfills and forgotten with no guarantee that it will not be disturbed again.
Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
(A) Asbestos poses far less risk to health than does smoking, drug and alcohol abuse, improper diet or lack of exercise.
(B) Asbestos can post a health threat to workers who remove it without wearing required protective gear.
(C) Some kinds of asbestos, when disturbed, pose greater health risks than do other kinds.
(D) Asbestos is inevitably disturbed by building renovations or building demolition.
(E) Much of the time, removed asbestos is buried in landfills and forgotten with no guarantee that it will not be disturbed again.
27 Sep 2019, 06:12
Kudos
Bookmarks
Asbestos, an almost indestructible mineral once installed as building insulation, poses no health risk unless the asbestos is disturbed and asbestos fibers are released into the environment. Since removing asbestos from buildings disturbs it, thereby releasing asbestos fibers, the government should not require removal of all asbestos insulation.
Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
The answer is E.
(A) Asbestos poses far less risk to health than does smoking, drug and alcohol abuse, improper diet or lack of exercise. ---we are not comparing asbestos with other materials
(B) Asbestos can post a health threat to workers who remove it without wearing required protective gear. --- But if workers wear wa protctive gear, there seem to be no harm. This conclusion will weaken the issue.
(C) Some kinds of asbestos, when disturbed, pose greater health risks than do other kinds. -- - No comparison intended among asbestos varieties. A harm is a harm whether greater or smaller. -- A weakener.
(D) Asbestos is inevitably disturbed by building renovations or building demolition.--- This is also a weakener.
(E) Much of the time, removed asbestos is buried in landfills and forgotten with no guarantee that it will not be disturbed again. This is the real strengthener, because improper land filling leads to perpetual and repeated health risk.
Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
The answer is E.
(A) Asbestos poses far less risk to health than does smoking, drug and alcohol abuse, improper diet or lack of exercise. ---we are not comparing asbestos with other materials
(B) Asbestos can post a health threat to workers who remove it without wearing required protective gear. --- But if workers wear wa protctive gear, there seem to be no harm. This conclusion will weaken the issue.
(C) Some kinds of asbestos, when disturbed, pose greater health risks than do other kinds. -- - No comparison intended among asbestos varieties. A harm is a harm whether greater or smaller. -- A weakener.
(D) Asbestos is inevitably disturbed by building renovations or building demolition.--- This is also a weakener.
(E) Much of the time, removed asbestos is buried in landfills and forgotten with no guarantee that it will not be disturbed again. This is the real strengthener, because improper land filling leads to perpetual and repeated health risk.
General Discussion
25 Aug 2021, 10:36
Kudos
Bookmarks
Bunuel
B stands a chance but loses as it leaves a possibility of some workers who wear protective gear to remain protected, thus weakening the conclusion that govt. should not require removal of all asbestos insulation. D also weakens that way. A and C goes into comparing things that is not at all touching the crux of the argument.
Only E is left. If govt. is not required for removal of all asbestos insulation then there's a problem of asbestos in landfills posing a threat.
Answer E.
