Last visit was: 23 Apr 2024, 16:35 It is currently 23 Apr 2024, 16:35

Close
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

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
SORT BY:
Date
Tags:
Show Tags
Hide Tags
Math Expert
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
Posts: 92883
Own Kudos [?]: 618587 [9]
Given Kudos: 81563
Send PM
Most Helpful Reply
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
Joined: 13 Aug 2009
Status: GMAT/GRE/LSAT tutors
Posts: 6917
Own Kudos [?]: 63649 [1]
Given Kudos: 1773
Location: United States (CO)
GMAT 1: 780 Q51 V46
GMAT 2: 800 Q51 V51
GRE 1: Q170 V170

GRE 2: Q170 V170
Send PM
General Discussion
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 10 Jan 2013
Posts: 267
Own Kudos [?]: 167 [0]
Given Kudos: 201
Location: India
Concentration: General Management, Strategy
GRE 1: Q163 V155
GPA: 3.95
Send PM
Manager
Manager
Joined: 18 Apr 2019
Posts: 68
Own Kudos [?]: 96 [2]
Given Kudos: 86
Location: India
GMAT 1: 720 Q48 V40
GPA: 4
Send PM
Marianne is a professional chess player who hums audibly while playing [#permalink]
2
Kudos
This is a good practice question and makes the test taker think hard about the last two choices C & D. The rest can be pretty much eliminated right off the bat.
(C) Not all of a person’s involuntary actions are actions of which that person is unaware.
(D) A person who hums involuntarily can easily learn to notice it and can thereby come to control it.

If we read critically we will notice that her being unaware of the humming is the premise to the conclusion that her humming was involuntary. Hence, we have to attack only her being involuntary(conclusion) and NOT her being unaware(premise).
This is the basic difference b/w C&D.
ANSWER D
Intern
Intern
Joined: 18 May 2015
Posts: 19
Own Kudos [?]: 4 [0]
Given Kudos: 76
Send PM
Marianne is a professional chess player who hums audibly while playing [#permalink]
I eliminated answer choice C as this states "Not all". We do not know what not all can mean. Is it 75% of the involuntary actions? 25? How do we know that her specific involuntary action falls within the "Not All" category.
avatar
Intern
Intern
Joined: 09 Nov 2020
Posts: 13
Own Kudos [?]: 0 [0]
Given Kudos: 5
Send PM
Re: Marianne is a professional chess player who hums audibly while playing [#permalink]
I got answer by POE but I dont like answer D. The player stated that she cannot notice the humming. The official can say that a person who hums involuntarily can easily learn to notice it but it does not guarantee that it would work for her. I know you are supposed to choose the best not the absolute, but I dont like this kind of question to be honest.
avatar
Intern
Intern
Joined: 21 Jul 2020
Posts: 5
Own Kudos [?]: 2 [1]
Given Kudos: 0
GMAT 1: 720 Q48 V39
Send PM
Re: Marianne is a professional chess player who hums audibly while playing [#permalink]
1
Kudos
naul wrote:
The official can say that a person who hums involuntarily can easily learn to notice it but it does not guarantee that it would work for her.

It seems that as per option D, learning to notice/control an involuntarily hum has 100% success rate. So, as per D, there is a guarantee that it would work for her (obviously as long as she is committed to learning this process).
avatar
Intern
Intern
Joined: 09 Nov 2020
Posts: 13
Own Kudos [?]: 0 [0]
Given Kudos: 5
Send PM
Marianne is a professional chess player who hums audibly while playing [#permalink]
NupurGovil wrote:
naul wrote:
The official can say that a person who hums involuntarily can easily learn to notice it but it does not guarantee that it would work for her.

It seems that as per option D, learning to notice/control an involuntarily hum has 100% success rate. So, as per D, there is a guarantee that it would work for her (obviously as long as she is committed to learning this process).


Notice my concession, before me complaining. I know the question says "if true" and we have to choose the best answer but again, I get it, if the answer is absolute, anybody will get it right. I am not arguing against the answer. I am just expressing my frustration. But your explanation helped me to remind again that I have to assume each option is true, so thank you for your post.
Manager
Manager
Joined: 28 Aug 2019
Posts: 155
Own Kudos [?]: 121 [0]
Given Kudos: 405
Location: India
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38
GPA: 3.6
WE:Business Development (Computer Software)
Send PM
Marianne is a professional chess player who hums audibly while playing [#permalink]
She argued that since she was unaware of her humming, her humming was involuntary and that therefore she should not be held responsible for it.

(A) The officials of chess have little or no authority to control the behavior of its professional players outside of matches. - Irrelevant.
(B) Many of the customs of amateur chess matches are not observed by professional chess players. - Irrelevant.

(C) Not all of a person’s involuntary actions are actions of which that person is unaware. -

This means that there are some involuntary actions of which the person IS UNAWARE.
But IS "humming" one of those(some) involuntary actions where SHE IS UNAWARE ?

HEY MARIANNE, WE DONT KNOW IF THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DO INVOLUNTARILY?
MAYBE, YOU DO. MAYBE, YOU DONT!
So,
IS THIS ENOUGH TO CONCLUDE WHETHER SHE IS RESPONSIBLE ? No it's not. It does not affect the claim.

(D) A person who hums involuntarily can easily learn to notice it and can thereby come to control it. - This choice directly knocks on the door of common sense. If she can hear or sombody else points it out for her that she is humming she can thereby LEARN TO STOP IT AND CONTROL IT THE NEXT TIME RATHER THAN ARGUING FOR IT.

(E) Not all of Marianne’s opponents are distracted by her humming during chess matches. - What about some opponents? They are distracted by her humming and that's the problem!
Intern
Intern
Joined: 08 May 2021
Posts: 25
Own Kudos [?]: 14 [0]
Given Kudos: 55
Location: India
Schools: Wharton
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V44
GPA: 3.46
Send PM
Re: Marianne is a professional chess player who hums audibly while playing [#permalink]
Hey GMATNinja Can you please weigh in on this one? Thanks!
GMAT Club Bot
Re: Marianne is a professional chess player who hums audibly while playing [#permalink]
Moderators:
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
6917 posts
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
238 posts
CR Forum Moderator
832 posts

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group | Emoji artwork provided by EmojiOne