hero_with_1000_faces wrote:
Hi
AjiteshArun and
AndrewNQuote:
Over the last 25 years, the average price paid for a new car has steadily increased in relation to average individual income. This increase indicates that individuals who buy new cars today spend, on average, a larger amount relative to their incomes buying a car than their counterparts did 25 years ago.
Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the argument?
(A) There has been a significant increase over the last 25 years in the proportion of individuals in households with more than one wage earner.
(E) Sales to individuals make up a smaller proportion of all new-car sales they did 25 years ago.
Was stuck between A and E, although I could see why
A is wrong, I don't understand how
E is right.
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Individuals who buy new cars today spend a larger amount relative to their incomes buying a car than their counterparts did 25 years ago.
So the argument is talking about a category i.e Individuals who buy new cars.
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(E) Sales to individuals make up a smaller proportion of all new-car sales they did 25 years ago.
According to
E such category is a small portion of a broader category (there maybe corporates who buy cars too) that is people who buy new cars.
However, the argument still stands strong as the E doesnt affect the category of individuals who buy cars.
Can you please help. thank you
Hello, Hero1kF. I will be honest and say that (E) works as an answer on the LSAT, but I cannot come up with an analogous example within the official GMAT™ question pool. (Perhaps
AjiteshArun will be able to find one.) As such, I would probably move on from this question, since it will not likely help you with the task at hand. If this
were a GMAT™ question, I would expect (A) to correlate with a passage that mentioned
households in the conclusion instead of
individuals, or
declined in choice (C) to say
increased instead.
Thank you for thinking to ask me about this tough question.
- Andrew