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Doesn't the question stem use the word 'eventually'? doesn't that account for the more in-college time?

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Doesn't the question stem use the word 'eventually'? doesn't that account for the more in-college time?

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The author concludes that "the number of Kravonians entering the job market who have at least the qualification of a college degree will eventually be significantly higher than it has been over the last few years."

So, the author thinks that the number of people graduating with a degree will eventually be higher. He/she bases this conclusion on the fact that the number of students enrolled in college is higher now than it used to be. On the surface, it makes sense -- more people enrolled means more people graduating, right?

But imagine this scenario: maybe Kravonian college used to only take 2 years to complete, and 1000 students entered college each year. During any given year, there would be 2000 students enrolled, and 1000 students graduating.

Then something changes: instead of graduating in 2 years, it now takes 4 years to graduate. If the same 1000 students enter college each year, then total enrollment will go up to 4000, while the graduation rate of 1000 remains the same.

This severely weakens the author's argument, because it destroys the link between the number of people enrolled in college at any given time and the number who graduate with a degree.

The word "eventually" doesn't play a big role here, because if the above scenario is true then the number of Kravonians graduating each year could remain the same indefinitely, even with higher enrollment.

(B) is the correct answer.

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The conclusion states that the job market for who have at least a college degree will **eventually** increase significantly.

I rejected B because it says that students stay in college longer than before until graduation. How does this weaken the conclusion? The students are still going to graduate. It does not say that the students never graduate. Hence, there will be an increased number of students with college degree and by definition the number of students with a college degree will be higher than it has been over the past few years (the conclusion).

I chose D because my thought process was as such:
Employers have been requiring college degrees for jobs performed by workers without these degrees; hence, these workers will either go back to college and earn the degree, or current degree holders will do this job. This doesn't mean that the # of students will be higher. I can see the viewpoint that if the current non-degree people go and get degrees for these jobs, then they will add to the population of degree-holders; thus, this could be viewed as a strengthening choice, but still seemed better than B.

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The passage does NOT say that the number of students ENTERING college has increased. It just says that the number ENROLLED as been increasing.

If the number ENTERING college remains constant while the average number of years enrolled increases (choice B), then the total number ENROLLED any given year will increase. In other words, if B is true, then the number of students ENROLLED can increase even if the number entering each year remains the same. If the number entering does not increase, then the number who graduate with a college degree will not increase.

(B) definitely weakens the argument.

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GMATNinja this definitely solve the problem. Thanks for stating the approach!
@strivingFor800 I faced the exact same issue in the practice test and had come here with the exact question. Thanks!
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Author's Conclusion- Kravonians entering the job market who have at least the qualification of a college degree will eventually be significantly higher than it has been over the last few years.

Simplified Conclusion - Kravonians entering the job market with at least a college degree => ↑ (increase)

We need to weaken this argument, let's look at the option choices one by one:

A. Out of Scope- If Kravonians with more than one degree earn more than those with only one degree, it in no way affects the number of Kravonians entering the job market, this information is irrelevant to the author's conclusion.

B. Correct Answer (Weakener)- This option is clearly what we are looking for. If the average number of years Kravonian students remain enrolled in college increases, then the number of students graduating will be fewer, and hence, the number of students entering the job market who have atleast a college degree will be less.

C. Out of Scope- This option compares the percentage of people who attend college in Kravonia as compared with other countries, this in no way affects the students of Kravonia or the Kravonian Job market.

D. Strengthener- If employers require more people with college degrees for works that were previously performed by people with college degrees, it only makes sense that most Kravonians with at least a college degree will enter the job market, this strengthens by saying that Kravonians with at least a college degree entering the job market will be significantly higher.

E. Out of Scope- How does it concern us if Kravonian employers have difficulty in finding college graduates to fill the available high-paying jobs? We can only infer that there is a shortage of college graduates, nothing can be inferred about what type of Kravonians are entering the job market, and whether those with at least a college degree will increase or decrease.

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In Kravonia, the average salary for jobs requiring a college degree has always been higher than the average salary for jobs that do not require a degree. Over the last few years, the number of Kravonians enrolled in college has been growing steadily. Therefore, the number of Kravonians entering the job market who have at least the qualification of a college degree will eventually be significantly higher than it has been over the last few years.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

(A) Kravonians with more than one college degree earn little more, on average, than do Kravonians with only one college degree

(B) The average number of years Kravonian college students remain enrolled before completing a degree has been increasing over the past several years.

(C) Despite the increase in the number of Kravonians attending college, the percentage of the population attending college is lower in Kravonia than in most other countries.

(D) In recent years, employers have been requiring college degrees for workers in jobs that were previously performed successfully by Kravonians who did not have college degrees.

(E) For many years, employers in Kravonia have had difficulty finding enough college graduates to fill the high-paying jobs that were available.


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