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Mathematics Professor at Hartworth College: The performance of the current batch of Hartworth College students in the Mathematics course has been the best till date. Our current batch of students studying Mathematics has broken the record for the last highest average grade received by any batch in the course. This year, the average grade of the students enrolled in the Mathematics course saw a 7 percent increase over the previous highest average grade for the course that was recorded in the year 2009.
Which of the following most weakens the Professor’s statement?
A. The grading system at Hartworth for a particular course differs from the grading system followed by other colleges.
B. The performance of the current batch in Economics, a subject that utilizes Mathematical knowledge for a few concepts, has been the worst in the history of Hartworth.
C. The grading methodology followed for any course evaluation has never been changed since the college was first founded in 1975.
D. Each course in Hartworth follows a grading system in which the grades reflect scores that are computed as a percentage of the course topper’s absolute marks.
E. In the current batch, the number of students who scored above 90 percent in the course is less than the number of students who scored above 90 percent in 2009.
Which of the following most weakens the Professor’s statement?
A. The grading system at Hartworth for a particular course differs from the grading system followed by other colleges.
B. The performance of the current batch in Economics, a subject that utilizes Mathematical knowledge for a few concepts, has been the worst in the history of Hartworth.
C. The grading methodology followed for any course evaluation has never been changed since the college was first founded in 1975.
D. Each course in Hartworth follows a grading system in which the grades reflect scores that are computed as a percentage of the course topper’s absolute marks.
E. In the current batch, the number of students who scored above 90 percent in the course is less than the number of students who scored above 90 percent in 2009.
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Mathematics Professor at Hartworth College: The performance of the current batch of Hartworth College students in the Mathematics course has been the best till date. Our current batch of students studying Mathematics has broken the record for the last highest average grade received by any batch in the course. This year, the average grade of the students enrolled in the Mathematics course saw a 7 percent increase over the previous highest average grade for the course that was recorded in the year 2009.
The key points are highlighted above.
If we have a reason that says: the grade is not an absolute value but a relative value, we will weaken the argument.
D is the only choice that makes this
D is the answer
Mathematics Professor at Hartworth College: The performance of the current batch of Hartworth College students in the Mathematics course has been the best till date. Our current batch of students studying Mathematics has broken the record for the last highest average grade received by any batch in the course. This year, the average grade of the students enrolled in the Mathematics course saw a 7 percent increase over the previous highest average grade for the course that was recorded in the year 2009.
The key points are highlighted above.
If we have a reason that says: the grade is not an absolute value but a relative value, we will weaken the argument.
D is the only choice that makes this
D is the answer
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