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10 Oct 2020, 03:56
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Maggie will either move into her old bedroom at her parents' house to save money or else she will share an apartment with her college roommate. However, she would not do either one unless she had accumulated excessive credit card debt during college. Maggie's parents will allow her to move into her old bedroom at their house if and only if they do not know that she has accumulated excessive credit card debt during college.
If all of the above statements are true, which of the following would allow the conclusion that Maggie will share an apartment with her college roommate only if her parents know that she has accumulated excessive credit card debt during college to be properly drawn?
A) Maggie's college roommate is willing to share an apartment only because Maggie accumulated excessive credit card debt during college.
B) If Maggie shares an apartment with her college roommate, her parents will know that she accumulated excessive credit card debt during college.
C) If Maggie had not accumulated excessive credit card debt in college, she would neither move into her old bedroom at her parents' house nor share an apartment with her college roommate.
D) If Maggie's parents do not allow her to move into her old bedroom at their house, she will share an apartment with her college roommate.
E) If Maggie's parents allow her to move into her old bedroom at their house, she will do so.
If all of the above statements are true, which of the following would allow the conclusion that Maggie will share an apartment with her college roommate only if her parents know that she has accumulated excessive credit card debt during college to be properly drawn?
A) Maggie's college roommate is willing to share an apartment only because Maggie accumulated excessive credit card debt during college.
B) If Maggie shares an apartment with her college roommate, her parents will know that she accumulated excessive credit card debt during college.
C) If Maggie had not accumulated excessive credit card debt in college, she would neither move into her old bedroom at her parents' house nor share an apartment with her college roommate.
D) If Maggie's parents do not allow her to move into her old bedroom at their house, she will share an apartment with her college roommate.
E) If Maggie's parents allow her to move into her old bedroom at their house, she will do so.
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The crux of the conclusion is dependent on Maggie giving the first preference to her parent's house.
A - Well, Maggie will only look for an apartment if she has collected excessive debt. The option is useless.
B - Okay, but that does not really give us anything about what if they didn't know? Would Maggie still move in with her roommate?
C - Already given in the question
D - This is tough to eliminate. But think about this, what other choice does she have? Also, what about a scenario in which they don't know about her credit card situation? Who should she move in with?
E - If Maggie's parents her allowing her, it means that they are not aware of the credit card thing. Her college roommate has no such conditions and would be okay with her moving in. Since she is moving in with her parents, it shows that they are her first preference when she has both the options available to her.
Hope this helps!
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17 Oct 2020, 03:23
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The question stem states that if the stimulus is true what will help draw the conclusion of the argument that :"Maggie will share an apartment with her college roommate only if her parents know that she has accumulated excessive credit card debt during college". This is turn means that we need to find the assumption that will help hold this conclusion true.
Analyzing answer options:
A) Maggie's college roommate is willing to share an apartment only because Maggie accumulated excessive credit card debt during college.( we already know this from the stimulus and keeping this as our assumption doesn't let us derive the conclusion that we need.)
B) If Maggie shares an apartment with her college roommate, her parents will know that she accumulated excessive credit card debt during college. (I considered this to be a contender initially but on thinking about a little more this option isn't a contender, what if Maggie's parents do not know about her credit card debt would she still move in with her room mate, this option doesn't answer this question.)
C) If Maggie had not accumulated excessive credit card debt in college, she would neither move into her old bedroom at her parents' house nor share an apartment with her college roommate. (irrelevant, the stimulus clearly helps us understand that if Maggie wouldn't have accumulated credit card debt she wouldn't have to consider either options in the first place.)
D) If Maggie's parents do not allow her to move into her old bedroom at their house, she will share an apartment with her college roommate. (This is the conclusion that we are trying to prove hence this definitely cannot be our assumption.)
E) If Maggie's parents allow her to move into her old bedroom at their house, she will do so. (This is our OA because if Maggie's parents are not aware that she has a huge credit card debt then they will let her move into her old bedroom but if they are aware that she has excessive credit card debt then she will have to move in with her college room mate, hence making the conclusion in the question stem hold true.)
Analyzing answer options:
A) Maggie's college roommate is willing to share an apartment only because Maggie accumulated excessive credit card debt during college.( we already know this from the stimulus and keeping this as our assumption doesn't let us derive the conclusion that we need.)
B) If Maggie shares an apartment with her college roommate, her parents will know that she accumulated excessive credit card debt during college. (I considered this to be a contender initially but on thinking about a little more this option isn't a contender, what if Maggie's parents do not know about her credit card debt would she still move in with her room mate, this option doesn't answer this question.)
C) If Maggie had not accumulated excessive credit card debt in college, she would neither move into her old bedroom at her parents' house nor share an apartment with her college roommate. (irrelevant, the stimulus clearly helps us understand that if Maggie wouldn't have accumulated credit card debt she wouldn't have to consider either options in the first place.)
D) If Maggie's parents do not allow her to move into her old bedroom at their house, she will share an apartment with her college roommate. (This is the conclusion that we are trying to prove hence this definitely cannot be our assumption.)
E) If Maggie's parents allow her to move into her old bedroom at their house, she will do so. (This is our OA because if Maggie's parents are not aware that she has a huge credit card debt then they will let her move into her old bedroom but if they are aware that she has excessive credit card debt then she will have to move in with her college room mate, hence making the conclusion in the question stem hold true.)
. If we can drive home a message that thinking just right is what we need (no overthinking and, of course, no less thinking), that'll become handy in solving such complex questions dealing with fundamental deceptions.
