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23 Dec 2020, 06:04
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AliciaSierra
Hello GMATNinja,
I am confused here, and I believe I am going to ask silly question
. My question is "Who is Author" and "Who is Hunter" in this passage. I thought whole passage is stated by Hunter. I thought, everything written in passage is "Hunter's" point of view because passage starts with "HUNTER:"
Hunter: Many people blame hunters alone for the decline in Greenrock National Forest's deer population over the past ten years. Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline. In the past ten years, the forest's protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examination of black bears found dead in the forest during the deer hunting season showed that a number of them had recently fed on deer.
This conclusion a bit tricky to see because it follows a contrasting statement. If the first sentence were removed, the author could have said, "In addition to hunters, black bears have also played an important role in the decline in GNF's deer population," and the conclusion would be the same. The first sentence simply states the belief of many people, a belief that the author's argument opposes. The last sentence provides evidence to support the author's conclusion. Thus, choice E is correct.
The author of the passage is the hunter. But that does not necessarily mean that everything in the passage reflects the author’s/hunter’s point of view. I am confused here, and I believe I am going to ask silly question
. My question is "Who is Author" and "Who is Hunter" in this passage. I thought whole passage is stated by Hunter. I thought, everything written in passage is "Hunter's" point of view because passage starts with "HUNTER:"Hunter: Many people blame hunters alone for the decline in Greenrock National Forest's deer population over the past ten years. Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline. In the past ten years, the forest's protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examination of black bears found dead in the forest during the deer hunting season showed that a number of them had recently fed on deer.
GMATNinja
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Hi Experts,
I have a couple of Qs for this argument:
a. Clarification in identifying main conclusion.
b. Is second part of (B) ie argument seeks to explain is correct?
Presenting my understanding:
Hunter: Many people blame hunters alone for the decline in Greenrock
National Forest???s deer population over the past ten years.
Here, hunter is the author of argument and the BF is belief of people.
Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline.
Is this main conclusion since till now we were discussing people's belief but now, we are reading hunter's view?
In the past ten years, the forest???s protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examination of black bears found dead in the forest during the deer hunting season showed that a number of them had recently fed on deer.
This is an evidence to support earlier statement by hunter.
If I interpret correctly, yet clearly ??? is hunter???s opinion and hence becomes main conclusion in spite of first BF 1 i.e what people believe in ???.. Between third party (people) and author (hunter) author???s view is treated as main conclusion. What if no comments are made by author? Should one consider third party belief / claim as main conclusion?
Yes, the main conclusion is that "black bears have also played an important role in [the decline in GNF's deer population]". The use of the word "also" implies that the author agrees that hunters have played a role in the decline. However, unlike "many people", the author does not blame hunters alone.I have a couple of Qs for this argument:
a. Clarification in identifying main conclusion.
b. Is second part of (B) ie argument seeks to explain is correct?
Presenting my understanding:
Hunter: Many people blame hunters alone for the decline in Greenrock
National Forest???s deer population over the past ten years.
Here, hunter is the author of argument and the BF is belief of people.
Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline.
Is this main conclusion since till now we were discussing people's belief but now, we are reading hunter's view?
In the past ten years, the forest???s protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examination of black bears found dead in the forest during the deer hunting season showed that a number of them had recently fed on deer.
This is an evidence to support earlier statement by hunter.
If I interpret correctly, yet clearly ??? is hunter???s opinion and hence becomes main conclusion in spite of first BF 1 i.e what people believe in ???.. Between third party (people) and author (hunter) author???s view is treated as main conclusion. What if no comments are made by author? Should one consider third party belief / claim as main conclusion?
This conclusion a bit tricky to see because it follows a contrasting statement. If the first sentence were removed, the author could have said, "In addition to hunters, black bears have also played an important role in the decline in GNF's deer population," and the conclusion would be the same. The first sentence simply states the belief of many people, a belief that the author's argument opposes. The last sentence provides evidence to support the author's conclusion. Thus, choice E is correct.
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(B) It is a finding that the argument seeks to explain.
As for choice B, the author only presents the belief in the first sentence and does seek to explain it.For example, the author/hunter states that “many people blame hunters alone for the decline in Greenrock National Forest's deer population over the past ten years.” In this sentence, the author/hunter presents the view of “many people.” As we continue to read, we find out that the author/hunter does not believe hunters alone account for the decline in the deer population.
So the author/hunter has presented a view that he/she disagrees with. This is exactly what (E) says, so (E) is correct.
I hope that helps!
23 Dec 2020, 06:04
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AliciaSierra
Hello GMATNinja,
I am confused here, and I believe I am going to ask silly question . My question is "Who is Author" and "Who is Hunter" in this passage. I thought whole passage is stated by Hunter. I thought, everything written in passage is "Hunter's" point of view because passage starts with "HUNTER:"
Hunter: Many people blame hunters alone for the decline in Greenrock National Forest's deer population over the past ten years. Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline. In the past ten years, the forest's protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examination of black bears found dead in the forest during the deer hunting season showed that a number of them had recently fed on deer.
This conclusion a bit tricky to see because it follows a contrasting statement. If the first sentence were removed, the author could have said, "In addition to hunters, black bears have also played an important role in the decline in GNF's deer population," and the conclusion would be the same. The first sentence simply states the belief of many people, a belief that the author's argument opposes. The last sentence provides evidence to support the author's conclusion. Thus, choice E is correct.
The author of the passage is the hunter. But that does not necessarily mean that everything in the passage reflects the author’s/hunter’s point of view. I am confused here, and I believe I am going to ask silly question
. My question is "Who is Author" and "Who is Hunter" in this passage. I thought whole passage is stated by Hunter. I thought, everything written in passage is "Hunter's" point of view because passage starts with "HUNTER:"Hunter: Many people blame hunters alone for the decline in Greenrock National Forest's deer population over the past ten years. Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline. In the past ten years, the forest's protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examination of black bears found dead in the forest during the deer hunting season showed that a number of them had recently fed on deer.
GMATNinja
Quote:
Hi Experts,
I have a couple of Qs for this argument:
a. Clarification in identifying main conclusion.
b. Is second part of (B) ie argument seeks to explain is correct?
Presenting my understanding:
Hunter: Many people blame hunters alone for the decline in Greenrock
National Forest???s deer population over the past ten years.
Here, hunter is the author of argument and the BF is belief of people.
Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline.
Is this main conclusion since till now we were discussing people's belief but now, we are reading hunter's view?
In the past ten years, the forest???s protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examination of black bears found dead in the forest during the deer hunting season showed that a number of them had recently fed on deer.
This is an evidence to support earlier statement by hunter.
If I interpret correctly, yet clearly ??? is hunter???s opinion and hence becomes main conclusion in spite of first BF 1 i.e what people believe in ???.. Between third party (people) and author (hunter) author???s view is treated as main conclusion. What if no comments are made by author? Should one consider third party belief / claim as main conclusion?
Yes, the main conclusion is that "black bears have also played an important role in [the decline in GNF's deer population]". The use of the word "also" implies that the author agrees that hunters have played a role in the decline. However, unlike "many people", the author does not blame hunters alone.I have a couple of Qs for this argument:
a. Clarification in identifying main conclusion.
b. Is second part of (B) ie argument seeks to explain is correct?
Presenting my understanding:
Hunter: Many people blame hunters alone for the decline in Greenrock
National Forest???s deer population over the past ten years.
Here, hunter is the author of argument and the BF is belief of people.
Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline.
Is this main conclusion since till now we were discussing people's belief but now, we are reading hunter's view?
In the past ten years, the forest???s protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examination of black bears found dead in the forest during the deer hunting season showed that a number of them had recently fed on deer.
This is an evidence to support earlier statement by hunter.
If I interpret correctly, yet clearly ??? is hunter???s opinion and hence becomes main conclusion in spite of first BF 1 i.e what people believe in ???.. Between third party (people) and author (hunter) author???s view is treated as main conclusion. What if no comments are made by author? Should one consider third party belief / claim as main conclusion?
This conclusion a bit tricky to see because it follows a contrasting statement. If the first sentence were removed, the author could have said, "In addition to hunters, black bears have also played an important role in the decline in GNF's deer population," and the conclusion would be the same. The first sentence simply states the belief of many people, a belief that the author's argument opposes. The last sentence provides evidence to support the author's conclusion. Thus, choice E is correct.
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(B) It is a finding that the argument seeks to explain.
As for choice B, the author only presents the belief in the first sentence and does seek to explain it.For example, the author/hunter states that “many people blame hunters alone for the decline in Greenrock National Forest's deer population over the past ten years.” In this sentence, the author/hunter presents the view of “many people.” As we continue to read, we find out that the author/hunter does not believe hunters alone account for the decline in the deer population.
So the author/hunter has presented a view that he/she disagrees with. This is exactly what (E) says, so (E) is correct.
I hope that helps!
30 Apr 2025, 15:37
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Premise: Many people blame hunters alone for the decline in Greenrock National Forest's deer population over the past ten years.
Premise :In the past ten years, the forest's protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examination of black bears found dead in the forest during the deer hunting season showed that a number of them had recently fed on deer.
Conclusion: Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline.
(E) CORRECT. The bolded portion is, in fact, a conclusion (‘judgment’) with which the argument disagrees.
Answer:E
Premise :In the past ten years, the forest's protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examination of black bears found dead in the forest during the deer hunting season showed that a number of them had recently fed on deer.
Conclusion: Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline.
(E) CORRECT. The bolded portion is, in fact, a conclusion (‘judgment’) with which the argument disagrees.
Answer:E
