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Updated on: 12 Jul 2018, 07:56
Originally posted by alandizzle on 29 Jan 2017, 18:58.
Last edited by BillyZ on 12 Jul 2018, 07:56, edited 2 times in total.
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Many Caliovian consumers are committed to using products containing recycled materials. Caliovia's government is about to publish a book that will help consumers identify such products. The book offers a comprehensive listing, by product type and brand, of goods sold in Caliovia that contain recycled materials. However, consumer advocates predict that the book will not lead to a significant increase in Caliovia in the use of products containing recycled materials.
Which of the following, if true, provides the best grounds for the consumer advocates' prediction?
(A) Caliovia does not require product labels to specify whether the product contains recycled materials.
(B) For the most frequently purchased product types listed in the book, all the brands available in Caliovia contain recycled materials.
(C) In many cases, manufacturers that have used recycled materials in their products have done so in order to keep costs low.
(D) New brands of products coming on the market in Caliovia that are made with recycled materials will be at a disadvantage
(E) The book does not specify the exact composition of any of the products it lists.
Which of the following, if true, provides the best grounds for the consumer advocates' prediction?
(A) Caliovia does not require product labels to specify whether the product contains recycled materials.
(B) For the most frequently purchased product types listed in the book, all the brands available in Caliovia contain recycled materials.
(C) In many cases, manufacturers that have used recycled materials in their products have done so in order to keep costs low.
(D) New brands of products coming on the market in Caliovia that are made with recycled materials will be at a disadvantage
(E) The book does not specify the exact composition of any of the products it lists.
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yes, this is a common pattern in gmat. That is, the conclusion is about why a plan may not work. The answer will be something about the result is already achieved before the plan is carried out.
" that contain recycled materials" is the key word -> B wins.
In C, the scope shifts to "low cost"
" that contain recycled materials" is the key word -> B wins.
In C, the scope shifts to "low cost"
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egmat In option A, it tells us that the city does not any new label to identify recycled products, isn't that a good enough reason to strengthen the fact that the book will not increase sales? GMATNinja GMATNinja2 ExpertsGlobal5
Let's start by nailing down the author's conclusion: "consumer advocates predict that the book will not lead to a significant increase in Caliovia in the use of products containing recycled materials."Note that the author reaches this conclusion despite some evidence to the contrary. More specifically, the following are some reasons we might expect an increase in "the use of products containing recycled materials":
- "Many Caliovian consumers are committed to using products containing recycled materials"
- A book will be published with a comprehensive listing of the goods sold in Caliovia that "contain recycled materials."
Yet despite all that, the author still thinks there will NOT be an increase in the "use of products containing recycled materials." Our job is to strengthen this prediction.
Let's now consider (A):
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Which of the following, if true, provides the best grounds for the consumer advocates' prediction?
(A) Caliovia does not require product labels to specify whether the product contains recycled materials.
We are trying to strengthen the conclusion that there will NOT be an increase in the "use of products containing recycled materials," despite the fact that a book will be published that lists all the products with recycled materials. How does (A) impact this conclusion?(A) Caliovia does not require product labels to specify whether the product contains recycled materials.
Well, the book on its own should allow consumers to identify products with recycled materials. So it doesn't matter whether or not the products have labels "to specify whether the product contains recycled materials," because these products should already be listed in the book.
In other words, even if the consumer products don't have these special labels, we'd still expect the book to allow consumers to identify which products have recycled materials. And as a result, it would still be reasonable to expect that use of products with recycled materials would increase.
Since it doesn't strengthen the argument that use of products with recycled materials will NOT increase, we can eliminate (A).
Let's consider (B):
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(B) For the most frequently purchased product types listed in the book, all the brands available in Caliovia contain recycled materials.
If the most frequently listed products in the book all have recycled materials, then the book wouldn't provide a reason to choose one brand over another. In other words, no matter what brand you choose, you'd still be buying something with recycled products. So if (B) were true, the book would NOT affect what products consumers buy, since it would NOT provide a reason to buy one brand over another. And if the book does not affect consumers' behavior, it probably won't cause an increase in the use of products containing recycled materials.
Because (B) strengthens the argument, it's correct.
I hope that helps!
Thank you for the kind words, 
