jabhatta2
Hi
GMATNinja woohoo921 avigutman ChiranjeevSingh AnishPassi - i did not select (B)
I thought the "Drawback" had to be related to the
plan and the
plan's goal specifically.
Experts are saying
here-- as long as the "Drawback" is there -- it doesnt really matter if the "drawback" touches on the
plan and the
plan's goal .
Is that really true ?
For example = even this would be a potential answer
Quote:
(Option F) Installing speed humps in Ardane will be extremely expensive. This installation will lead to higher food inflation on the middle class.
Now
higher inflation has nothing to do with the
plan's goal (
reduce traffic speed and
enhanced safety in residential neighborhoods)
Question - what in the question stem tells you that the "drawback" dont have to worry about the
plan's goal ?
I have posted
this question's question stem vs
other Plan question stems - the stems look like the same to me
Quote:
(Original) Which of the following, if true, identifies a potentially serious drawback to the plan for installing speed humps in Ardane?
Other question stems regarding weakening the proposed plans -- all of these OA's focus on the
plan vs the
plan's goalQuote:
- Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the plan’s chances for success? (Question here)
- Which of the following is a consideration in favor of the company's implementing its plan to develop the prototype? [Question here)
- Which of the following, if true, raises the most serious doubt regarding the effectiveness of the government's plan to increase the amount of money available for development loans for businesses? (Question here)
You've really answered your own question here. The question stem asks specifically for "a potentially serious drawback to the plan," so that's exactly what you're looking for. If the question is phrased differently, then you'll likely be looking for something different. For example, if the question asked, "Which of the following, if true, shows that the plan is unlikely to accomplish the stated goal?" then you should look for something that... shows that the plan is unlikely to accomplish the stated goal!
There really aren't any effective "rules" to memorize about when to think about the plan vs. the plan's goal. Instead, just answer each question as written. There's no way around reading the exact language and answering that exact question.
For this question, let's say that these speed humps were proposed for your town. If someone stood up in the town meeting and said, "Wait a minute, emergency vehicles such as fire trucks and ambulances will have to slow almost to a stop at speed humps!" then you'd agree that this person has brought up a potentially serious drawback to installing the humps. After all, if your house was on fire, you wouldn't want emergency vehicles to slow down so much as they came to your rescue.
And unfortunately, it's also a waste of time to come up with your own answer choices. Instead, it's much more important to acknowledge that you misread/misinterpreted the question, and that's what caused you to eliminate the correct option. Next time, just slow down a bit on the exact language of the question and answer it as written, instead of trying to match it to other questions that you've seen.
I hope that helps a bit!