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The author concludes that paying extra for fair trade coffee "may hurt more farmers[...] than it helps." So, trading those numbers would make a huge difference to the author's argument!
If MOST farmers (more that 50%) produce non-fair-trade coffee, then the author's argument looks good. Fair trade practices would hurt the majority of coffee farmers, and help a smaller number of fair-trade farmers.
If the opposite is true and MOST farmers produce fair trade coffee, then the author's argument falls apart. Fair trade practices would help the majority of farmers, and hurt a smaller proportion of non-fair-trade farmers.
It would be helpful to know the answer to (B) to evaluate the author's argument, so (B) is the correct answer.
I hope that helps!
02 Mar 2022, 15:51
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GMATNinja - This is one issue i have with CR questions . These CR questions dont give complete information ... This is when I start frankly losing confidence in my ability to solve the question because the argument is not clear.
which coffee is being discussed for the above statement...Fair trade coffee ONLY | Non Fair trade coffee ONLY | BOTH.
When you are not sure -- does it make sense to even attempt the question ? I pause and think and after some thinking -- its still not clear. At this point on the exam - does it make sense to just guess ?
Does this lower price for fair-trade coffee ? are we supposed to be solving this question NOT CARING about this nuance ?
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which coffee is being discussed for the above statement...Fair trade coffee ONLY | Non Fair trade coffee ONLY | BOTH.
When you are not sure -- does it make sense to even attempt the question ? I pause and think and after some thinking -- its still not clear. At this point on the exam - does it make sense to just guess ?
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Does this lower price for fair-trade coffee ? are we supposed to be solving this question NOT CARING about this nuance ?
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When you're reading a CR passage, remember that you're rarely going to be presented with a perfect argument. If an argument was absolutely perfect, then how could you strengthen it? Or weaken it? Or find an assumption that the author didn't mention, but that is crucial for that argument?
Instead of trying to transform the argument into something perfectly airtight, just consider why the author put each piece into the passage. From the author's perspective, how does each piece fit into the whole?
Consider that first quote: "it encourages more coffee to be produced than consumers want to buy."
Here, "it" refers to the practice of paying more for fair-trade coffee. So, what kind of coffee is encouraged by high fair-trade prices? From the author's perspective, it's pretty clear that high fair-trade prices encourage the production of fair-trade coffee. This sentence, coupled with the next one, is what the author offers as support for his/her conclusion.
Perhaps you could argue that there's a small gap in the argument, because the author doesn't explicitly state that he/she's talking about fair-trade coffee in that sentence. That's fine -- we didn't expect a perfect argument! Make a note of the gap -- maybe it will become relevant when it comes to assessing your answer choices.
And here's your second quote again:
jabhatta2
As you've mentioned, the author talks about the price/profits related to non-fair-trade coffee, but leaves out the bit concerning fair trade coffee. Another gap, and again, that's fine! From the author's point of view, this sentence serves as evidence for conclusion that fair-trade "may hurt more farmers in developing nations than it helps." The quoted sentence supports this conclusion by focusing on how non-fair-trade coffee farmers are suffering. We have no idea how fair-trade farmers are doing -- which, again, might become super relevant when you get to the answer choices.
You definitely should care about the nuance of the language in CR passages. When you notice that certain details create a gap in the argument, that doesn't mean that you should give up on the question -- instead just think about the structure of the argument as a whole, note any quirks of the language, and use that analysis to your advantage when you get to the answer choices.
I hope that helps!
