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25 Aug 2021, 21:38
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There is a gap in the argument's reasoning. It is not perfect.
Articles in Gardening Magazine often spur sales of the plants they describe, particularly among people new to gardening.
Magazine articles spur sales among new people.
Aim: Halt this yearly plundering of our native plant populations.
Not printing articles will not spur sales among new people. But what about the regulars whose demand will likely continue?
Now see what happens with (E).
(E) Revenues from sales of plants collected in the wild are supporting the discovery of new low-cost techniques enabling rare wildflowers to be readily propagated in nurseries.
If we are able to propagate wildflowers in nurseries, all wild plundering will go away. This better serves the aim of halting the plundering. Hence, not printing articles may actually work against the aim.
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03 Sep 2021, 23:12
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Argument :
P1 : publish article -> spur sales among new gardeners.
P2 : Most plants difficult to propagate under cultivation, so reason for plundering.
P3 : Stop publishing -> cutdown plunder
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Conclusion : new policy will help halt yearly plundering.
Argument type - cause and effect
Weaken argument........
(A) When people new to gardening buy plants, they often fail to take adequate care of the plants that they buy and become discouraged from buying those varieties again.
Once bought, plundering is done. Premise doesn't tell about count of new gardeners vs repetitive gardeners. So, this doesn't weaken conclusion.
(B) Plant sellers who sell rare wildflowers have no reasonably inexpensive alternate way to offer their wares directly to new gardeners.
This is good supporting conclusion that publishing article is only way to reach new gardeners and spur sales.
(C) The demand for rare wildflowers rarely exceeds the number of such plants that can be collected in the wild by plant sellers.
Let's say, there are 100 wildflowers and demand - 95; still, plundering is done and undermining intent to halt plundering.
(D) The propagation of rare wildflowers often depends on the plant's interaction with other organisms in their environment such as plants that create suitable soil conditions or insects and birds that disperse seeds.
Reason for propagation.....out of scope of argument
(E) Revenues from sales of plants collected in the wild are supporting the discovery of new low-cost techniques enabling rare wildflowers to be readily propagated in nurseries.
This provides reason to continue publishing. Publish -> spur sales -> increase revenue -> support innovation of low-cost propagation -> undermining Premise 2 ( difficult to propagate is reason for plundering). That means, sellers could switch to nurseries over continue plundering. But,
=> (E) is weakening conclusion to some extent by suggesting that, although, in short term plundering might continue, but soon, inexpensive solution will stop plundering.
P1 : publish article -> spur sales among new gardeners.
P2 : Most plants difficult to propagate under cultivation, so reason for plundering.
P3 : Stop publishing -> cutdown plunder
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Conclusion : new policy will help halt yearly plundering.
Argument type - cause and effect
Weaken argument........
(A) When people new to gardening buy plants, they often fail to take adequate care of the plants that they buy and become discouraged from buying those varieties again.
Once bought, plundering is done. Premise doesn't tell about count of new gardeners vs repetitive gardeners. So, this doesn't weaken conclusion.
(B) Plant sellers who sell rare wildflowers have no reasonably inexpensive alternate way to offer their wares directly to new gardeners.
This is good supporting conclusion that publishing article is only way to reach new gardeners and spur sales.
(C) The demand for rare wildflowers rarely exceeds the number of such plants that can be collected in the wild by plant sellers.
Let's say, there are 100 wildflowers and demand - 95; still, plundering is done and undermining intent to halt plundering.
(D) The propagation of rare wildflowers often depends on the plant's interaction with other organisms in their environment such as plants that create suitable soil conditions or insects and birds that disperse seeds.
Reason for propagation.....out of scope of argument
(E) Revenues from sales of plants collected in the wild are supporting the discovery of new low-cost techniques enabling rare wildflowers to be readily propagated in nurseries.
This provides reason to continue publishing. Publish -> spur sales -> increase revenue -> support innovation of low-cost propagation -> undermining Premise 2 ( difficult to propagate is reason for plundering). That means, sellers could switch to nurseries over continue plundering. But,
=> (E) is weakening conclusion to some extent by suggesting that, although, in short term plundering might continue, but soon, inexpensive solution will stop plundering.
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07 Nov 2021, 04:31
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How option E can be the answer?
Like magazine will stop advertising and then revenue will decrease i got this point. But if there is no advertisement and no people will buy, then why plundering will continue. It's likely that sellers will stop plundering.
Is it like some people will still buy even if there is no advertisement?
Can you please let me know where am I going wrong?
According to me the answer should be D because I thought it's not the plundering that is responsible for the decrease in native plant populations but it's the environment that is responsible.
What's the meaning of propagate in the argument?
Can you please clear both of my doubts?
GMATNinja VeritasKarishma EducationAisle ChrisLele mikemcgarry AjiteshArun egmat sayantanc2k RonPurewal DmitryFarber MagooshExpert avigutman EMPOWERgmatVerbal MartyTargetTestPrep ExpertsGlobal5 IanStewart
other experts
How option E can be the answer?
Like magazine will stop advertising and then revenue will decrease i got this point. But if there is no advertisement and no people will buy, then why plundering will continue. It's likely that sellers will stop plundering.
Is it like some people will still buy even if there is no advertisement?
Can you please let me know where am I going wrong?
According to me the answer should be D because I thought it's not the plundering that is responsible for the decrease in native plant populations but it's the environment that is responsible.
What's the meaning of propagate in the argument?
Can you please clear both of my doubts?
