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29 Jan 2024, 02:30
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Adviser: Flights and accommodation for members of our administration to overseas destinations seriously depleted last year's annual budget. I propose a reduction in the number of such administrative journeys in order to complete the upcoming year with a more significant profit than that of last year.
Foreign minister: Such visits often lead to financial partnerships that can form the basis for economic growth through cooperation.
The foreign minister responds to the advisor's proposal by
A. indicating that the factual information chosen by the adviser to support the proposal is irrelevant to the problem being contemplated
B. challenging the position taken by the adviser by highlighting a flaw in the logical reasoning that was used to connect the visits to the low profits
C. refraining from objecting to the facts used to support the proposal while presenting a positive factor that can outweigh the influence of those facts
D. offering a viewpoint that attempts to undermine the factual information put forward in order to support that proposal
E. suggesting an alternative strategy, and thereby weakening that put forward by the adviser as a solution to a certain problem
Foreign minister: Such visits often lead to financial partnerships that can form the basis for economic growth through cooperation.
The foreign minister responds to the advisor's proposal by
A. indicating that the factual information chosen by the adviser to support the proposal is irrelevant to the problem being contemplated
B. challenging the position taken by the adviser by highlighting a flaw in the logical reasoning that was used to connect the visits to the low profits
C. refraining from objecting to the facts used to support the proposal while presenting a positive factor that can outweigh the influence of those facts
D. offering a viewpoint that attempts to undermine the factual information put forward in order to support that proposal
E. suggesting an alternative strategy, and thereby weakening that put forward by the adviser as a solution to a certain problem
29 Jan 2024, 05:15
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IMO it's (C)
A. indicating that the factual information chosen by the adviser to support the proposal is irrelevant to the problem being contemplated
Wrong, no where FM says the info of adviser is irrelevant
B. challenging the position taken by the adviser by highlighting a flaw in the logical reasoning that was used to connect the visits to the low profits
FM was not focus on highlighting a flaw in logic of adviser instead he says some other factor may overcompensate it.
C. refraining from objecting to the facts used to support the proposal while presenting a positive factor that can outweigh the influence of those facts
True
D. offering a viewpoint that attempts to undermine the factual information put forward in order to support that proposal
Not undermining fact presented by adviser
E. suggesting an alternative strategy, and thereby weakening that put forward by the adviser as a solution to a certain problem
FM doesn't present another startegy instead they are debating on same startegy
A. indicating that the factual information chosen by the adviser to support the proposal is irrelevant to the problem being contemplated
Wrong, no where FM says the info of adviser is irrelevant
B. challenging the position taken by the adviser by highlighting a flaw in the logical reasoning that was used to connect the visits to the low profits
FM was not focus on highlighting a flaw in logic of adviser instead he says some other factor may overcompensate it.
C. refraining from objecting to the facts used to support the proposal while presenting a positive factor that can outweigh the influence of those facts
True
D. offering a viewpoint that attempts to undermine the factual information put forward in order to support that proposal
Not undermining fact presented by adviser
E. suggesting an alternative strategy, and thereby weakening that put forward by the adviser as a solution to a certain problem
FM doesn't present another startegy instead they are debating on same startegy
29 Jan 2024, 08:01
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Adviser: Flights and accommodation for members of our administration to overseas destinations seriously depleted last year's annual budget. I propose a reduction in the number of such administrative journeys in order to complete the upcoming year with a more significant profit than that of last year.
Foreign minister: Such visits often lead to financial partnerships that can form the basis for economic growth through cooperation.
The foreign minister responds to the advisor's proposal by
A. indicating that the factual information chosen by the adviser to support the proposal is irrelevant to the problem being contemplated
B. challenging the position taken by the adviser by highlighting a flaw in the logical reasoning that was used to connect the visits to the low profits
C. refraining from objecting to the facts used to support the proposal while presenting a positive factor that can outweigh the influence of those facts
D. offering a viewpoint that attempts to undermine the factual information put forward in order to support that proposal
E. suggesting an alternative strategy, and thereby weakening that put forward by the adviser as a solution to a certain problem
Foreign minister: Such visits often lead to financial partnerships that can form the basis for economic growth through cooperation.
The foreign minister responds to the advisor's proposal by
A. indicating that the factual information chosen by the adviser to support the proposal is irrelevant to the problem being contemplated
B. challenging the position taken by the adviser by highlighting a flaw in the logical reasoning that was used to connect the visits to the low profits
C. refraining from objecting to the facts used to support the proposal while presenting a positive factor that can outweigh the influence of those facts
D. offering a viewpoint that attempts to undermine the factual information put forward in order to support that proposal
E. suggesting an alternative strategy, and thereby weakening that put forward by the adviser as a solution to a certain problem
I think it is C.
A: The problem is that the budged was depleted last year, but the advisors proposal is not solving this problem. I believe the thing he is trying to achieve is the profit increase. Hence, described problem is just a background information. Not correct.
B: Minister's response doesn't contain any challenging phrases. Not correct.
C: Best option here. The adviser's logic is totally correct (to increase profit one needs to cut the expenses), and there is nothing minister can do about that, so he is refraining from discussing opponent position and offering another advantage to keep the number of administrative journeys. Correct.
D: The minister's viewpoint doesn't undermine anything in adviser's logic. Not correct.
E: I don't see any mark of suggesting the strategy. Minister just added several facts. Not correct.
