|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
12 Jul 2021, 01:30
Kudos
Bookmarks
B
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
65%
(hard)
Question Stats:
48% (01:18) correct
52%
(01:18)
wrong
based on 427
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
In the orienteering game of Tripletrax, points are scored when team A succeeds in locating the position of team B in a given amount of time. If team A successfully avoids all the traps set by team B, and uses less than 50% of the time given, a maximum score of 500 points is rewarded.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
A. The first forms an inference; the second provides support for that inference.
B. The first is a condition; the second is a premise limited by the first
C. The first is a premise; the second is a result of the fulfillment of the action.
D. The first is an opinion; the second is a premise that supports this opinion.
E. The first concludes the argument; the second provides a condition for this conclusion.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
A. The first forms an inference; the second provides support for that inference.
B. The first is a condition; the second is a premise limited by the first
C. The first is a premise; the second is a result of the fulfillment of the action.
D. The first is an opinion; the second is a premise that supports this opinion.
E. The first concludes the argument; the second provides a condition for this conclusion.
13 Jul 2021, 01:15
Kudos
Bookmarks
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
In the orienteering game of Tripletrax, points are scored when team A succeeds in locating the position of team B in a given amount of time. If team A successfully avoids all the traps set by team B, and uses less than 50% of the time given, a maximum score of 500 points is rewarded.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
A. The first forms an inference; the second provides support for that inference.
Incorrect.
This is a Boldface Type question, in which you are required to define the role of the two boldface sections in the argument. Read the argument and break it down using indicative words:
- Sentences 1 is a premise because it cites a fact.
- The first boldface portion, or the first third of sentence 2, limits the generality of the statement made at the end of the sentence. In other words, it's a condition.
- The second third of sentence 2 is an additional condition.
- The second boldface portion, or the last third of sentence 2, is another given, a premise, which is conditioned or limited by the first two thirds of the sentence.
An inference is a judgment that is based on premises. The first boldface portion cannot be an inference because, beginning with the word If, it does not make any such judgment. You can immediately eliminate answer choices that incorrectly define the first boldface part; do not waste time reading the rest.
B. The first is a condition; the second is a premise limited by the first
The first portion of sentence 2 begins with If. It is a condition that must be fulfilled for the premise at the end of the argument to occur. A score of 500 points is not always rewarded. It is rewarded only when the conditions in the first boldface portion and middle part of the sentence are fulfilled.
C. The first is a premise; the second is a result of the fulfillment of the action.
Incorrect.
This is a Boldface Type question, in which you are required to define the role of the two boldface sections in the argument. Read the argument and break it down using indicative words:
- Sentences 1 is a premise because it cites a fact.
- The first boldface portion, or the first third of sentence 2, limits the generality of the statement made at the end of the sentence. In other words, it's a condition.
- The second third of sentence 2 is an additional condition.
- The second boldface portion, or the last third of sentence 2, is another given, a premise, which is conditioned or limited by the first two thirds of the sentence.
The first boldface portion cannot be a premise because it begins with the word If and, therefore, does not present any factual information. You can immediately eliminate answer choices that incorrectly define the first boldface part; do not waste time reading the rest.
D. The first is an opinion; the second is a premise that supports this opinion.
Incorrect.
An opinion is a personal belief. The first boldface part, however, does not present any such belief. You can immediately eliminate answer choices that incorrectly define the first boldface part; do not waste time reading the rest.
E. The first concludes the argument; the second provides a condition for this conclusion.
Incorrect.
A conclusion is a statement based on premises. The first boldface portion cannot be a conclusion because, beginning with the word If, it does not make any such statement. You can immediately eliminate answer choices that incorrectly define the first boldface part; do not waste time reading the rest.
General Discussion
12 Jul 2021, 01:47
Kudos
Bookmarks
In the orienteering game of Tripletrax, points are scored when team A succeeds in locating the position of team B in a given amount of time. If team A successfully avoids all the traps set by team B, and uses less than 50% of the time given, a maximum score of 500 points is rewarded.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
A. The first forms an inference; the second provides support for that inference.
B. The first is a condition; the second is a premise limited by the first
C. The first is a premise; the second is a result of the fulfillment of the action.
D. The first is an opinion; the second is a premise that supports this opinion.
E. The first concludes the argument; the second provides a condition for this conclusion.
A , D and E can be rejected very quickly.
B and C can be argued.
I rejected B for 2 reasons:
1. 2nd is not just limited by first . what if the time taken is more than 50% of time then even 1st bold statement hold true , still 2nd bold statement won't stand.
2. favours C because 1st can be treated as premise and 2nd is more of a result for action ( 1. first bold statementb and time taken less than 50%)
Hence I select B
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
A. The first forms an inference; the second provides support for that inference.
B. The first is a condition; the second is a premise limited by the first
C. The first is a premise; the second is a result of the fulfillment of the action.
D. The first is an opinion; the second is a premise that supports this opinion.
E. The first concludes the argument; the second provides a condition for this conclusion.
A , D and E can be rejected very quickly.
B and C can be argued.
I rejected B for 2 reasons:
1. 2nd is not just limited by first . what if the time taken is more than 50% of time then even 1st bold statement hold true , still 2nd bold statement won't stand.
2. favours C because 1st can be treated as premise and 2nd is more of a result for action ( 1. first bold statementb and time taken less than 50%)
Hence I select B
