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Jane's love of Italian food is surpassed only by her love of operas. Jane and John's third anniversary is next week. John has made dinner reservations for Grande Restorante, as well as bought tickets for the best seats in the Opera House for La Traviata. John contends that Jane's satisfaction with the anniversary is guaranteed.
Which of the following, if true, undermines John's conclusion the most?
A. John spent more than 300 dollars on the opera tickets, and the prices at Grande Restorante are high.
B. La Traviata is Jane's second favorite opera after Carmen.
C. Jane has never seen La Traviata.
D. Grande Restorante is considered the best Italian restaurant in town.
E. John and Jane celebrated their second anniversary by eating at an Italian restaurant and going to the opera, but Jane was satisfied with neither.
Which of the following, if true, undermines John's conclusion the most?
A. John spent more than 300 dollars on the opera tickets, and the prices at Grande Restorante are high.
B. La Traviata is Jane's second favorite opera after Carmen.
C. Jane has never seen La Traviata.
D. Grande Restorante is considered the best Italian restaurant in town.
E. John and Jane celebrated their second anniversary by eating at an Italian restaurant and going to the opera, but Jane was satisfied with neither.
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Jane's love of Italian food is surpassed only by her love of operas. Jane and John's third anniversary is next week. John has made dinner reservations for Grande Restorante, as well as bought tickets for the best seats in the Opera House for La Traviata. John contends that Jane's satisfaction with the anniversary is guaranteed.
Which of the following, if true, undermines John's conclusion the most?
A. John spent more than 300 dollars on the opera tickets, and the prices at Grande Restorante are high.
B. La Traviata is Jane's second favorite opera after Carmen.
C. Jane has never seen La Traviata.
D. Grande Restorante is considered the best Italian restaurant in town.
E. John and Jane celebrated their second anniversary by eating at an Italian restaurant and going to the opera, but Jane was satisfied with neither.
Which of the following, if true, undermines John's conclusion the most?
A. John spent more than 300 dollars on the opera tickets, and the prices at Grande Restorante are high.
B. La Traviata is Jane's second favorite opera after Carmen.
C. Jane has never seen La Traviata.
D. Grande Restorante is considered the best Italian restaurant in town.
E. John and Jane celebrated their second anniversary by eating at an Italian restaurant and going to the opera, but Jane was satisfied with neither.
Background: Jane and John’s third anniversary is next week.
Premise: Jane’s favorite thing is Opera, and her second favorite thing is Italian food.
Premise: John has made dinner reservations for Grande Restorante and bought tickets for the best seats at the Opera House for La Traviata.
Conclusion: John thinks Jane’s satisfaction with the anniversary is guaranteed.
I immediately noticed that John has made a big assumption: They will attend the reserved dinner and show. Reservations don’t automatically guarantee attendance. Many things could happen in the next week. John could die, which I bet would make their anniversary decidedly unenjoyable for Jane. There could be a nuclear fallout event. The opera house could burn down. Also, he’s assuming that Jane likes him and his company. One would hope, but there’s no guarantee if it’s not in the passage.
We’re looking to weaken the argument.
A. This could go either way, so it’s not helpful. If that’s reasonable for their budget, it probably wouldn’t change Jane’s enjoyment. If that’s their rent money, it might detract from the experience.
B. This strengthens the argument, so not helpful.
C. This is irrelevant. People often rewatch operas multiple times. Each performance is unique.
D. This strengthens the argument, so also not helpful.
E. This weakens the argument. If John took Jane out last year to celebrate this same event with a very similar date, and she didn’t like it then, there’s a chance she won’t like it now.
Best answer is E.
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Jane's love of Italian food is surpassed only by her love of operas. Jane and John's third anniversary is next week. John has made dinner reservations for Grande Restorante, as well as bought tickets for the best seats in the Opera House for La Traviata. John contends that Jane's satisfaction with the anniversary is guaranteed.
Which of the following, if true, undermines John's conclusion the most?
A. John spent more than 300 dollars on the opera tickets, and the prices at Grande Restorante are high.
B. La Traviata is Jane's second favorite opera after Carmen.
C. Jane has never seen La Traviata.
D. Grande Restorante is considered the best Italian restaurant in town.
E. John and Jane celebrated their second anniversary by eating at an Italian restaurant and going to the opera, but Jane was satisfied with neither.
Which of the following, if true, undermines John's conclusion the most?
A. John spent more than 300 dollars on the opera tickets, and the prices at Grande Restorante are high.
B. La Traviata is Jane's second favorite opera after Carmen.
C. Jane has never seen La Traviata.
D. Grande Restorante is considered the best Italian restaurant in town.
E. John and Jane celebrated their second anniversary by eating at an Italian restaurant and going to the opera, but Jane was satisfied with neither.
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Jane's love of Italian food is surpassed only by her love of operas. Jane and John's third anniversary is next week. John has made dinner reservations for Grande Restorante, as well as bought tickets for the best seats in the Opera House for La Traviata. John contends that Jane's satisfaction with the anniversary is guaranteed.
Which of the following, if true, undermines John's conclusion the most?
A. John spent more than 300 dollars on the opera tickets, and the prices at Grande Restorante are high.
Incorrect.
To solve this Conclusion Weakening question, first break down the argument. The first two sentences are premises which provide factual data; the last sentence uses the conclusion conjunction therefore so it's the conclusion:
Premise A: Jane loves Italian food and opera
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Premise B: Jane and John's anniversary is next week
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Premise C: John has reservations for an Italian restaurant and tickets to the opera
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John's Conclusion: Jane will enjoy John's anniversary plan
Weakening Data: ?
You are required to find data that weakens John's conclusion that Jane will definitely have a good time.
This answer choice neither weakens nor strengthens John's conclusion. We cannot assume that the high costs of the anniversary will lessen or heighten Jane's satisfaction with the anniversary. Her satisfaction may be subject to many other factors.
B. La Traviata is Jane's second favorite opera after Carmen.
Incorrect.
This answer choice could be seen as neither weakening nor strengthening John's conclusion as its influence upon Jane's satisfaction with the anniversary is unclear. There is no logical basis to assume that seeing her second favorite opera will lessen Jane's satisfaction with the anniversary. Perhaps she'd be satisfied because La Traviata is pretty high on her list of favorite operas, in which case John's conclusion will be strengthened. Or, perhaps she'd be disappointed because she would have preferred to see Carmen.
There is an answer choice which weakens John's conclusion more clearly. Look for it!
C. Jane has never seen La Traviata.
Incorrect.
This answer choice could not be seen as weakening John's conclusion as its influence upon Jane's satisfaction with the anniversary is unclear. There is no logical basis to assume that seeing La Traviata for the first time will lessen Jane's satisfaction with the anniversary.
This answer choice could actually be seen as strengthening John's conclusion. Since Jane loves operas, it is not unreasonable to assume that she'll be happy to see one that she's never seen.
D. Grande Restorante is considered the best Italian restaurant in town.
Incorrect.
This answer choice strengthens John's conclusion. Since the restaurant he's taking Jane to is the best in town, it increases the likelihood of satisfaction on Jane's part. Remeber, we're supposed to be looking for a statement that weakens John's conclusion that Jane will definitely enjoy the anniversary celebration.
E. John and Jane celebrated their second anniversary by eating at an Italian restaurant and going to the opera, but Jane was satisfied with neither.
This answer choice weakens John's conclusion by providing a contradicting example in which even when the conditions of opera and Italian food were met, Jane's satisfaction was not guaranteed.
