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Of all the Arabic epic poems that have been popular at various times,

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Of all the Arabic epic poems that have been popular at various times, [#permalink] New post   23 Aug 2020, 15:39
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Of all the Arabic epic poems that have been popular at various times, only Sirat Bani Hilal is still publicly performed. Furthermore, while most other epics were only recited, Sirat Bani Hilal has usually been sung. The musical character of the performance, therefore, is the main reason for its longevity.

The argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it

(A) relies on evidence that is in principle impossible to corroborate
(B) relies on a source of evidence that may be biased
(C) takes for granted that a particular correlation is causal
(D) takes what may be mere popular opinion to be an established fact
(E) takes a sufficient condition to be a necessary condition
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Re: Of all the Arabic epic poems that have been popular at various times, [#permalink] New post   25 Aug 2020, 05:53
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Co-relation is NOT causation, good rule to remember during the GMAT and life in general.
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Re: Of all the Arabic epic poems that have been popular at various times, [#permalink] New post   03 Sep 2020, 04:28
I eliminated option D for the below reason.

Since what is given in the argument must be considered as a fact or true that cannot be considered as optinion

I could not eliminate answer choice E please explain nightblade354
Given that since it's(The musical character of the performance) the only condition to come to that conclusion, it weakens the conclusion.!
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Of all the Arabic epic poems that have been popular at various times, [#permalink] New post   03 Sep 2020, 05:49
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I eliminated option D for the below reason.

Since what is given in the argument must be considered as a fact or true that cannot be considered as optinion

I could not eliminate answer choice E please explain nightblade354
Given that since it's(The musical character of the performance) the only condition to come to that conclusion, it weakens the conclusion.!


(E) is exclusive to the LSAT. A sufficient vs. necessary condition mix up is where you have this: X --> Y as a premise, therefore: Y --> X OR X --> Y. Neither of the last two example are legitimate uses of logic.

In logic, you can only go one direction: X --> Y, therefore Y --> X. Anything beyond these two are not supported by the argument. For example: All kittens are cats (X --> Y), therefore if you are not a cat, you are not a kitten (Y --> X). If, however, you put all cats are kittens, reversing the above, this is a mix up of sufficient vs necessary and is wrong.
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Re: Of all the Arabic epic poems that have been popular at various times, [#permalink] New post   11 Sep 2020, 23:58
Can someone please explain ,I do not see any taking for granted situation in correlation .
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Of all the Arabic epic poems that have been popular at various times, [#permalink] New post   19 Sep 2020, 06:03
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Prethinking:

The argument states two facts:

i) Only Sirat Bani Hilal is still publicly performed.
ii) While most other epics were only recited, Sirat Bani Hilal has usually been sung.

Based on these facts, it draws the conclusion that (ii) is the reason for (i). Clearly, an assumption on the causation of (i) by (ii) is being drawn, since there is no other information that is provided that hints at (ii) causing (i).

Let us examine the answer options:


(A) relies on evidence that is in principle impossible to corroborate Both stated facts may be corroborated by evidence. Eliminate.

(B) relies on a source of evidence that may be biased The stimulus does not tell us anything about the source of the evidence. Eliminate.

(C) takes for granted that a particular correlation is causal Correct - the causation of (i) by (ii) is being assumed/taken for granted.

(D) takes what may be mere popular opinion to be an established fact The stimulus does not state or imply that the causation of (i) by (ii) is popular opinion. Eliminate.

(E) takes a sufficient condition to be a necessary condition Neither of the stated facts is a sufficient condition for the conclusion. Eliminate.

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Re: Of all the Arabic epic poems that have been popular at various times, [#permalink] New post   19 Sep 2020, 07:43
IMO out of all arabic poems SBH is the most popular, and out of all SBH is sung. This doesn't mean that the thing which is popular will always be preferred, may be SBH ( out of all arabic poems) is easy to sing. So this is a pure correlation. Hence, option D.
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