Asad wrote:
Suppose,
In C, the word "many" indicates senior citizens like Mr. X, Mr. Y, Mr. Z. In the argument, the word "many" may indicate senior citizens like Mr. X, Mr. Y, and Mr. Z, and Mr. Asad. Here, the highlighted part is overlapping each other. So, my question is how will C guarantee that Mr. Asad (discussed in the argument NOT in the answer choice C) is financially no better of? I just want to mean that if argument talks about 1 crore peoples, then I must find out a reason, which will definitely prove this 1 crore peoples discrepancy. In short, my understanding is that the argument's "many" and the answer choice's "many" may or may not be the SAME thing.
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You love your guarantees,
Asad. There is no guarantee, via the passage, question, or answer, that Mr. Asad in your scenario would be no better off, financially, just that this vague
many will be no better off, financially. Any single individual could be left out of the group, and the argument would remain intact as long as
others find themselves in a financial stalemate (or worse). Non-committal language is often a sign of promise in the answer choices, since vague statements are harder to argue against, while specific statements are easier to pick apart and potentially disprove. In short, it does not really matter whether
many refers to the exact same group (i.e. individuals) between the passage and the answer, as long as the
many refers to the target group of, in this case, senior citizens of Runagia. The two vital pieces of information match, so that is the end of the line of logic. Keep your approach to these GMAT™ questions simple, and you will find the task much easier. An overwrought mind will find holes in anything.
Cheers,
Andrew