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Re: Each bank in the town of La Rinconada has only a single set of locking
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17 Sep 2019, 01:49
17 Sep 2019, 01:49
MartyTargetTestPrep wrote:
The author of the argument arrives at a cause-and-effect conclusion - that the cause of the use of double doors in Inverness is robbery attempts.
Information that the banks in Inverness were built by a contractor who installs only double doors provides an alternative possible cause of the use of double doors in Inverness - double doors were the only option that the banks had given the contractor whom they were using.
Since it provides an alternative possible reason for the presence of the double doors, the information that the banks in Inverness were built by a contractor who uses only double doors serves to call into question the conclusion that the use of double doors in Inverness is the result of robbery attempts.
Information that the banks in Inverness were built by a contractor who installs only double doors provides an alternative possible cause of the use of double doors in Inverness - double doors were the only option that the banks had given the contractor whom they were using.
Since it provides an alternative possible reason for the presence of the double doors, the information that the banks in Inverness were built by a contractor who uses only double doors serves to call into question the conclusion that the use of double doors in Inverness is the result of robbery attempts.
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Each bank in the town of La Rinconada has only a single set of locking doors at its entrance. In the town of Inverness, on the other hand, the entrances to nearly all banks are equipped with two sets of locking doors, operated by a mechanism that allows only one set of doors to be open at a time. It is clear, then, that banks in Inverness experience more robbery attempts than do those in La Rinconada, and have thus adopted the extra doors as a security measure.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?
(A) Last year the number of bank robberies in La Rinconada was almost one-half greater than the corresponding figure for the previous year.
(B) Inverness is known for its harsh winters, while the climate of La Rinconada is quite temperate year-round.
(C) The mechanism of the double doors used by banks in Inverness allows bank security personnel to lock the doors remotely.
(D) Bank robbery attempts are typically unsuccessful, and, even when the robbers do manage to escape with stolen money, the sum is usually quite small.
(E) Inverness has almost twice as many police officers per capita as does La Rinconada.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?
(A) Last year the number of bank robberies in La Rinconada was almost one-half greater than the corresponding figure for the previous year.
(B) Inverness is known for its harsh winters, while the climate of La Rinconada is quite temperate year-round.
(C) The mechanism of the double doors used by banks in Inverness allows bank security personnel to lock the doors remotely.
(D) Bank robbery attempts are typically unsuccessful, and, even when the robbers do manage to escape with stolen money, the sum is usually quite small.
(E) Inverness has almost twice as many police officers per capita as does La Rinconada.
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Sir, I am bit confused what do you want to mean in your writing! Are you going to replace the highlighted part with red part or green part? Your answer will help me to write more on this point.
fyi, the poster wants to mean that the highlighted part could be replaced with red part, but I think the highlighted part CAN'T be the right choice (if the highlighted part is replaced with choice B) of this CR (I'll write something more on it if i get your answer that I've asked you in the previous line)!
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Re: Each bank in the town of La Rinconada has only a single set of locking
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17 Sep 2019, 13:36
17 Sep 2019, 13:36
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Asad wrote:
MartyTargetTestPrep wrote:
The author of the argument arrives at a cause-and-effect conclusion - that the cause of the use of double doors in Inverness is robbery attempts.
Information that the banks in Inverness were built by a contractor who installs only double doors provides an alternative possible cause of the use of double doors in Inverness - double doors were the only option that the banks had given the contractor whom they were using.
Since it provides an alternative possible reason for the presence of the double doors, the information that the banks in Inverness were built by a contractor who uses only double doors serves to call into question the conclusion that the use of double doors in Inverness is the result of robbery attempts.
Information that the banks in Inverness were built by a contractor who installs only double doors provides an alternative possible cause of the use of double doors in Inverness - double doors were the only option that the banks had given the contractor whom they were using.
Since it provides an alternative possible reason for the presence of the double doors, the information that the banks in Inverness were built by a contractor who uses only double doors serves to call into question the conclusion that the use of double doors in Inverness is the result of robbery attempts.
Quote:
Each bank in the town of La Rinconada has only a single set of locking doors at its entrance. In the town of Inverness, on the other hand, the entrances to nearly all banks are equipped with two sets of locking doors, operated by a mechanism that allows only one set of doors to be open at a time. It is clear, then, that banks in Inverness experience more robbery attempts than do those in La Rinconada, and have thus adopted the extra doors as a security measure.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?
(A) Last year the number of bank robberies in La Rinconada was almost one-half greater than the corresponding figure for the previous year.
(B) Inverness is known for its harsh winters, while the climate of La Rinconada is quite temperate year-round.
(C) The mechanism of the double doors used by banks in Inverness allows bank security personnel to lock the doors remotely.
(D) Bank robbery attempts are typically unsuccessful, and, even when the robbers do manage to escape with stolen money, the sum is usually quite small.
(E) Inverness has almost twice as many police officers per capita as does La Rinconada.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?
(A) Last year the number of bank robberies in La Rinconada was almost one-half greater than the corresponding figure for the previous year.
(B) Inverness is known for its harsh winters, while the climate of La Rinconada is quite temperate year-round.
(C) The mechanism of the double doors used by banks in Inverness allows bank security personnel to lock the doors remotely.
(D) Bank robbery attempts are typically unsuccessful, and, even when the robbers do manage to escape with stolen money, the sum is usually quite small.
(E) Inverness has almost twice as many police officers per capita as does La Rinconada.
MartyTargetTestPrep
Sir, I am bit confused what do you want to mean in your writing! Are you going to replace the highlighted part with red part or green part? Your answer will help me to write more on this point.
fyi, the poster wants to mean that the highlighted part could be replaced with red part, but I think the highlighted part CAN'T be the right choice (if the highlighted part is replaced with choice B) of this CR (I'll write something more on it if i get your answer that I've asked you in the previous line)!
Thanks__
The yellow highlighted part is an alternative to what the green says.
I realize that the the yellow highlighted part does not make a comparison between the contractor in Inverness and the contractors in La Rinconada or indicate that the same contractor did not build the banks in La Rinconada. All the same, since a contractor who uses only double doors seems to be an exception, an uncommon type of contractor, even though the passage does not specifically say that the contractors in La Rinconada don't always use double doors, there is still reason to believe that, or wonder whether, the contractor who does use double doors is different from the contractors in La Rinconada, and so, the statement highlighted in yellow does serve to call into question the conclusion about the difference in the number of robbery attempts.
Each bank in the town of La Rinconada has only a single set of locking
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04 Mar 2020, 04:15
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Each bank in the town of La Rinconada has only a single set of locking doors at its entrance. In the town of Inverness, on the other hand, the entrances to nearly all banks are equipped with two sets of locking doors, operated by a mechanism that allows only one set of doors to be open at a time. It is clear, then, that banks in Inverness experience more robbery attempts than do those in La Rinconada, and have thus adopted the extra doors as a security measure.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?
(A) Last year the number of bank robberies in La Rinconada was almost one-half greater than the corresponding figure for the previous year.
(B) Inverness is known for its harsh winters, while the climate of La Rinconada is quite temperate year-round.
(C) The mechanism of the double doors used by banks in Inverness allows bank security personnel to lock the doors remotely.
(D) Bank robbery attempts are typically unsuccessful, and, even when the robbers do manage to escape with stolen money, the sum is usually quite small.
(E) Inverness has almost twice as many police officers per capita as does La Rinconada.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?
(A) Last year the number of bank robberies in La Rinconada was almost one-half greater than the corresponding figure for the previous year.
(B) Inverness is known for its harsh winters, while the climate of La Rinconada is quite temperate year-round.
(C) The mechanism of the double doors used by banks in Inverness allows bank security personnel to lock the doors remotely.
(D) Bank robbery attempts are typically unsuccessful, and, even when the robbers do manage to escape with stolen money, the sum is usually quite small.
(E) Inverness has almost twice as many police officers per capita as does La Rinconada.
Dear MartyTargetTestPrep,
would you please help me about option E?
I struggled between B and E, eventually, I [picked up E, because I have't figure out the link between weather and double doors.
B says Inverness, where use double doors, has a harsh winter, I think it is very cold, then I will close the door to keep warm, and the fewer doors, the better. anyway walls are more resistant than doors, on the other hand, if it is holy hot, then I would like double doors, open doors as more as possible to keep the room not so hot.
E, I thought because the more police officers, the fewer robberies, then the link between robberies and double doors will be weaker.
waiting for your help.
GMATNinja,
GMATNinjaTwo,
if you are available, please join.
thanks in advance.
