gauranggarg wrote:
Can someone explain? How should I tackle these weaken questions, they always wound me up.
Also, what is the conclusion here, the last sentence or the first? I thought it to be the last sentence. Please explain.
Thank You.
When in doubt between 2 sentences, try this method that @
e-gmat teaches to determine which one is the conclusion.
Try to CAUSALLY link (with the use of "BECAUSE") the 2 statements in both directions. For example :
In this passage, the 2 sentences are :
A. Banning cigarette advertisements in the mass media will not reduce the number of young people who smoke
B. They do not need the advertisements to supply that information
First CAUSAL link :
<Banning cigarette advertisements in the mass media will not reduce the number of young people who smoke> BECAUSE <They do not need the advertisements to supply that information>
Second CAUSAL link (Other way round) :
<They do not need the advertisements to supply that information> BECAUSE <Banning cigarette advertisements in the mass media will not reduce the number of young people who smoke>
See which one of the above 2 linkages makes sense in the context of the argument.
Obviously the first link does.
Whatever comes before the BECAUSE in the correct link is the conclusion of the argument.
Therefore, for this passage, <Banning cigarette advertisements in the mass media will not reduce the number of young people who smoke> is the CONCLUSION of the argument.
Takes a bit of getting used to, but this method really works well for complex arguments.