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01 Apr 2020, 01:09
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Dr. Z: Many of the characterizations of my work offered by Dr. Q are imprecise and such characterizations do not provide an adequate basis for sound criticism of my work.
Which one of the following can be properly inferred from Dr. Z’s statement?
(A) Some or Dr Q’s characterizations of Dr. Z’s work provide an adequate basis for sound criticism of Dr. Z’s work.
(B) All of Dr Q’s characterizations of Dr. Z’s work that are not imprecise provide an adequate basis for sound criticism of Dr. Z’s work.
(C) All of the characterizations of Dr. Z’s work by Dr. Q that do not provide an adequate basis for sound criticism of Dr Z’s work are imprecise.
(D) If the characterization of someone’s work is precise, then it provides a sound basis for criticizing that work.
(E) At least one of Dr Q’s characterizations of Dr. Z’s work fails to provide an adequate basis for sound criticism of that work.
01 Apr 2020, 03:03
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I believe this one is hard, not 100% sure but my money is on E.
We have that Doctor Q has done some characterizations of Doctor Q's work, many of those are imprecise, so those many do not provide an adequate basis for sound criticism.
Given that the answer has to be inferred from the passage:
A: Some of Doctor Q's characterizations provide adequate basis of criticism. We may or may not have them, but we do not know, we only know that many are imprecise, others may be precise or may be completely fake, so out.
B: All non imprecise characterizations provide an adequate basis; that we do not know neither, could be that they have other flaws.
C: All characterizations that do not provide an adequate basis are imprecise. We do not know that, they may have a different flaw that makes them not adequate.
D: Precise characterizations provide adequate basis of criticism. That does not need to be true neither, they could be precise but made up.
E: At least one of Dr Q's characterizations of Dr Z's work fails to provide adequate basis of criticism. This we may 100% infer as we got that some were imprecise and many of those did not provide adequate basis.
We have that Doctor Q has done some characterizations of Doctor Q's work, many of those are imprecise, so those many do not provide an adequate basis for sound criticism.
Given that the answer has to be inferred from the passage:
A: Some of Doctor Q's characterizations provide adequate basis of criticism. We may or may not have them, but we do not know, we only know that many are imprecise, others may be precise or may be completely fake, so out.
B: All non imprecise characterizations provide an adequate basis; that we do not know neither, could be that they have other flaws.
C: All characterizations that do not provide an adequate basis are imprecise. We do not know that, they may have a different flaw that makes them not adequate.
D: Precise characterizations provide adequate basis of criticism. That does not need to be true neither, they could be precise but made up.
E: At least one of Dr Q's characterizations of Dr Z's work fails to provide adequate basis of criticism. This we may 100% infer as we got that some were imprecise and many of those did not provide adequate basis.
01 Apr 2020, 05:13
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argument
= MANY chars by Q regarding Z are imprecise
= such chars dont provide adequate basis for sc
infer
(A) "some" means 1 or more, but we cannot say for sure that such prov basis for sc, maybe it was only 1 chars that provided, not more than 1.
Ans (E) Z specifically said that "many" (more than 1) chars failed to provide adequate basis for sc.
