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Found in the depths of all the world's oceans the vampire squid lives 13 Aug 2019, 21:47
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Confused between B and E. Please help.
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Found in the depths of all the world's oceans the vampire squid lives 13 Aug 2019, 23:10
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The official explanation is HERE.

I will be happy to try to help. Let me know which part of the explanation you do not understand.
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Found in the depths of all the world's oceans the vampire squid lives 13 Aug 2019, 23:31
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Thank you very much for the reply generis...

...and my apologies for the dumb question. I was always of the opinion that the original prompt (that would be the "A") determines the intended meaning. If I am given two possible answers with difference only in the meaning, how will I be able to determine the intended meaning?
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Xin Cho , a lot of people mistakenly believe that option A determines intended meaning.
That myth still makes its way into test prep books.

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If I am given two possible answers with difference only in the meaning, how will I be able to determine the intended meaning?
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I know that the GMAT is intimidating.
But the members of GMAC are not sociopaths, as far as I know.

The situation you describe will not happen.

One sentence will be written more effectively than the other.
How can you know which one is rhetorically or stylistically better?

Read. Daily. 20-30 minutes at minimum if you want a top score. 15 minutes if you want a decent score.
Read fiction if you are daunted by journals.
Hope that helps.
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Found in the depths of all the world's oceans the vampire squid lives 24 Aug 2019, 04:08
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I did not select E because it does not convey a causal connection. Is it okay if the intended "causal connection" is not there in the correct answer generis
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Found in the depths of all the world's oceans the vampire squid lives 24 Aug 2019, 04:33
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Thank you very much generis for clearing this up for me. This is really good to know.

I am certain that I saw an answer in 3rd party materials, which referred to this myth as a fact.

I read. Daily. Currently on 'To Have and Have Not' by Ernest Hemingway :)
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