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Re: In the two decades between 1910 and 1930, over ten percent to the blac
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30 May 2021, 11:24
30 May 2021, 11:24
Hi GMATNinja , egmat and other experts
I have question about #2
I think option (C) still have some questionable gap
the author's argument; The easy conclusion is wrong (the migrants' subsequent lack of economic mobility in the north is tied to rural background, a background that implies unfamiliarity with urban living and a lack of industrial skills.
So that the author provide the evidence that the migrants did not lack the skill and might not be unfamiliar with urban.
This question is to let us find the option that weaken the author's conclusion.
This option can weaken the author evidence and that's why this option is correct. BUT the author has the evidence to say why the migrants want to move to the North e.g. have higher wages. so that I am not sure this is the best option we have or not?
I have question about #2
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2. In the passage, the author anticipates which of the following as a possible objection to her argument?
I think option (C) still have some questionable gap
the author's argument; The easy conclusion is wrong (the migrants' subsequent lack of economic mobility in the north is tied to rural background, a background that implies unfamiliarity with urban living and a lack of industrial skills.
So that the author provide the evidence that the migrants did not lack the skill and might not be unfamiliar with urban.
This question is to let us find the option that weaken the author's conclusion.
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(C) It is not likely that people with steady jobs would have reason to move to another area of the country.
This option can weaken the author evidence and that's why this option is correct. BUT the author has the evidence to say why the migrants want to move to the North e.g. have higher wages. so that I am not sure this is the best option we have or not?
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31 May 2021, 20:43
31 May 2021, 20:43
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Foi2Evei2 wrote:
Hi GMATNinja , egmat and other experts
I have question about #2
I think option (C) still have some questionable gap
the author's argument; The easy conclusion is wrong (the migrants' subsequent lack of economic mobility in the north is tied to rural background, a background that implies unfamiliarity with urban living and a lack of industrial skills.
So that the author provide the evidence that the migrants did not lack the skill and might not be unfamiliar with urban.
This question is to let us find the option that weaken the author's conclusion.
This option can weaken the author evidence and that's why this option is correct. BUT the author has the evidence to say why the migrants want to move to the North e.g. have higher wages. so that I am not sure this is the best option we have or not?
I have question about #2
Quote:
2. In the passage, the author anticipates which of the following as a possible objection to her argument?
I think option (C) still have some questionable gap
the author's argument; The easy conclusion is wrong (the migrants' subsequent lack of economic mobility in the north is tied to rural background, a background that implies unfamiliarity with urban living and a lack of industrial skills.
So that the author provide the evidence that the migrants did not lack the skill and might not be unfamiliar with urban.
This question is to let us find the option that weaken the author's conclusion.
Quote:
(C) It is not likely that people with steady jobs would have reason to move to another area of the country.
This option can weaken the author evidence and that's why this option is correct. BUT the author has the evidence to say why the migrants want to move to the North e.g. have higher wages. so that I am not sure this is the best option we have or not?
Foi2Evei2, I'm no expert but see if this helps you. I have a couple of points -
1. We are not asked to weaken the author's conclusion, we're asked about the objection that the author anticipates to her argument. It's not the same as weakening the author's conclusion.
2. The author says that the it is possible that the entire migrated population had a steady source of employment and then goes on to mention a possible objection in the last sentence of the 2nd paragraph. Quoting it here for you -
"It is perhaps surprising to argue that an employed population could be enticed to move, but an explanation lies in the labor conditions then prevalent in the South."
3. You have correctly inferred that the author indeed does counter this objection, but stating the reasons for the migration.
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I’m not an expert, but maybe I can help point a few things out that may add to the discussion:
It’s a little tricky to see exactly what the author is focused on, but if you look to the last sentence of the first paragraph, you can get a clearer picture.
The author is writing with the knowledge that these workers DID have economic difficulties when they migrated to the North.
The prior assumption, which the author questions, is that most of these workers came from rural backgrounds in the South and migrated because of the 2 reasons given in the first paragraph (lack of Euro immigrants due to WW1 and the Bovine Issue) and this fact was the reason for the difficulties the migrating workers suffered in the North. The author disputes this and offers further evidence in the second paragraph to back up his reasoning.
In the 2nd paragraph, the author attempts to show that many southern workers had already migrated to SOUTHERN CITIES before the period of The Great Migration to the North. Because of this fact, the author argues that the prior assumption (that these southern workers’ struggles in the North stemmed from coming directly from a rural background in the South) is invalid.
The author ends the passage, in the last sentence, by pointing out that the assumption regarding why these workers had difficulty in the North does not seem valid. The prior assumption was that these workers came from rural backgrounds directly and migrated from these rural backgrounds directly to work in the North.
Because of this discussion, A would be a more fitting title than C. C discusses the transition from a rural to an urban setting, when the author shows that these southern workers most likely first had migrated to southern cities and THEN migrated to the North during the Great Migration.
Because of this disparity in the answers, A would be more fitting.
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It’s a little tricky to see exactly what the author is focused on, but if you look to the last sentence of the first paragraph, you can get a clearer picture.
The author is writing with the knowledge that these workers DID have economic difficulties when they migrated to the North.
The prior assumption, which the author questions, is that most of these workers came from rural backgrounds in the South and migrated because of the 2 reasons given in the first paragraph (lack of Euro immigrants due to WW1 and the Bovine Issue) and this fact was the reason for the difficulties the migrating workers suffered in the North. The author disputes this and offers further evidence in the second paragraph to back up his reasoning.
In the 2nd paragraph, the author attempts to show that many southern workers had already migrated to SOUTHERN CITIES before the period of The Great Migration to the North. Because of this fact, the author argues that the prior assumption (that these southern workers’ struggles in the North stemmed from coming directly from a rural background in the South) is invalid.
The author ends the passage, in the last sentence, by pointing out that the assumption regarding why these workers had difficulty in the North does not seem valid. The prior assumption was that these workers came from rural backgrounds directly and migrated from these rural backgrounds directly to work in the North.
Because of this discussion, A would be a more fitting title than C. C discusses the transition from a rural to an urban setting, when the author shows that these southern workers most likely first had migrated to southern cities and THEN migrated to the North during the Great Migration.
Because of this disparity in the answers, A would be more fitting.
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I am actually quite vehement about saying that the answer to 8 should not be A. GMATNinja not surprised that these aren't official questions.
The entire passage seeks to disprove ...as evidenced by the last line of the final paragraph that the seemingly 'easy conclusion' noted at the end of the first paragraph that the blacks would struggle in the North is unwarranted. Why would we go about having a long discussion of their subsequent economic difficulties? The passage lays the groundwork for thinking that a move north would be justifiable on the grounds that it would be more economically beneficial despite their lack of skill. In other words, they WOULD not have economic difficulties.
I could play devil's advocate and suggest that perhaps they actually did struggle because of their lack of skill...but now we are starting to spin stories to create an argument. Are we warranted in thinking they struggled in the north? The tone of the passage and the direction the author is moving in certainly don't suggest that.
C on the other hand seems a safer bet. This was after all called "The Great Migration" so we would be interested in knowing how these individuals coped with the transition...this is less provocative then saying that they struggled as in choice A.
8. the material in the passage would be most relevant to a long discussion of which of the following topics?
(a) the reasons for the subsequent economic difficulties of those who participated in the great migration
(b) the effect of migration on the regional economies of the united states following the first world war
(c) the transition from a rural to an urban existence for those who migrated in the great migration
(d) the transformation of the agricultural south following the boll weevil infestation
(e) the disappearance of the artisan class in the united states as a consequence of mechanization in the early twentieth century
Please give me a thumbs up if you agree.
The entire passage seeks to disprove ...as evidenced by the last line of the final paragraph that the seemingly 'easy conclusion' noted at the end of the first paragraph that the blacks would struggle in the North is unwarranted. Why would we go about having a long discussion of their subsequent economic difficulties? The passage lays the groundwork for thinking that a move north would be justifiable on the grounds that it would be more economically beneficial despite their lack of skill. In other words, they WOULD not have economic difficulties.
I could play devil's advocate and suggest that perhaps they actually did struggle because of their lack of skill...but now we are starting to spin stories to create an argument. Are we warranted in thinking they struggled in the north? The tone of the passage and the direction the author is moving in certainly don't suggest that.
C on the other hand seems a safer bet. This was after all called "The Great Migration" so we would be interested in knowing how these individuals coped with the transition...this is less provocative then saying that they struggled as in choice A.
8. the material in the passage would be most relevant to a long discussion of which of the following topics?
(a) the reasons for the subsequent economic difficulties of those who participated in the great migration
(b) the effect of migration on the regional economies of the united states following the first world war
(c) the transition from a rural to an urban existence for those who migrated in the great migration
(d) the transformation of the agricultural south following the boll weevil infestation
(e) the disappearance of the artisan class in the united states as a consequence of mechanization in the early twentieth century
Please give me a thumbs up if you agree.
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