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In the 1970s, the British mathematician George Box quipped that ‘all models are wrong, but some are useful’. But today, many of the models we use to describe our social world are neither right nor useful. There is a better way. And it doesn’t entail a futile search for regular patterns in the maddening complexity of life. Instead, it involves learning to navigate the chaos of our social worlds.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author's argument?
A) Some models have been proven to predict social phenomena with a high degree of accuracy.
B) There is a growing body of evidence that shows that understanding patterns in social behavior leads to better outcomes.
C) Most experts agree that models are the best tool for understanding complex social systems.
D) Navigating the chaos of social worlds is a process that involves applying regular patterns, which contradicts the author's view.
E) Social models have helped drive positive societal change in specific real-world applications.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author's argument?
A) Some models have been proven to predict social phenomena with a high degree of accuracy.
B) There is a growing body of evidence that shows that understanding patterns in social behavior leads to better outcomes.
C) Most experts agree that models are the best tool for understanding complex social systems.
D) Navigating the chaos of social worlds is a process that involves applying regular patterns, which contradicts the author's view.
E) Social models have helped drive positive societal change in specific real-world applications.
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To weaken the author's argument, We need to undermine the fact that the "We don't need to look for patterns rather learn to navigate through the chaos" .
D says "One needs to look for the patterns and apply them to navigate through the chaos"
Therefore, D clearly undermines the author's view and IMO it should be D.
Moreover, B seems incorrect, because the argument does not mention about social behavior.
D says "One needs to look for the patterns and apply them to navigate through the chaos"
Therefore, D clearly undermines the author's view and IMO it should be D.
Moreover, B seems incorrect, because the argument does not mention about social behavior.
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It's hard to write an explanation for this, since it is much more unclear and ambiguous than a real GMAT argument. However, notice that D says we need to APPLY patterns, and the author never opposed this. They just said that the way forward did not entail searching in vain for NEW patterns. That doesn't mean we couldn't apply any patterns that we did have available to us. Meanwhile, B is actively addressing the importance of LEARNING patterns. It's not much of a leap to say that our "social worlds" involve "social behavior." And remember that in general, a strengthen/weaken does not need to restrict itself to things that were mentioned. Neither does an assumption, if it rules out a complication that the argument didn't allow for. If a new idea has a clear effect on the argument--in this case, if it establishes that looking for patterns leads to better outcomes--then it works.
Having said that, I'll reiterate that this question needs tightening up. We shouldn't have to interpret vague statement such as "There is a better way" unless the argument is referring to a way to achieve a clearly-stated aim.
Having said that, I'll reiterate that this question needs tightening up. We shouldn't have to interpret vague statement such as "There is a better way" unless the argument is referring to a way to achieve a clearly-stated aim.
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