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31 Jan 2019, 16:48
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In a recent speech, the president of a major college said, “It is extremely valuable for college-educated adults entering the workplace to be able to speak at least one foreign language fluently. I am, therefore, proposing that all of our students be encouraged to spend their junior year abroad.”
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the president’s argument?
A) Most students who study abroad for a full year return home with a good working knowledge of the language spoken in the country.
B) Only students who already know a language well will choose to study in a country where that language is spoken.
C) Some colleges do a much better job than others in teaching foreign languages.
D) Some students learn to speak foreign languages fluently by taking intensive immersion courses in the United States.
E) Many students who spend their junior year abroad learn to speak the language fluently, but cannot read and write with ease.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the president’s argument?
A) Most students who study abroad for a full year return home with a good working knowledge of the language spoken in the country.
B) Only students who already know a language well will choose to study in a country where that language is spoken.
C) Some colleges do a much better job than others in teaching foreign languages.
D) Some students learn to speak foreign languages fluently by taking intensive immersion courses in the United States.
E) Many students who spend their junior year abroad learn to speak the language fluently, but cannot read and write with ease.
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31 Jan 2019, 17:23
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It is hard to justify the use of "some" in the answer choice D. What if just 1 or 2 students out of 1000 students take immersion courses for learning language. Will it weaken author's argument? I don't think so. Had it been "Most" , D would have been a better answer choice.
31 Jan 2019, 19:48
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I guess the stimulus should have a mention of the location of major college. Then only it makes sense for answer option D to be correct.
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(or, the same establishment from where one can learn 1 foreign language fluently). 
