Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
Apr 2610:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
The Target Test Prep course represents a quantum leap forward in GMAT preparation, a radical reinterpretation of the way that students should study. Try before you buy with a 5-day, full-access trial of the course for FREE!
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
11 Sep 2016, 10:25
Kudos
Bookmarks
The following appeared in the editorial section of a lifestyle and travel magazine:
Davidson County is primed for a resurgence as the culinary capital of our state. This year alone, 20 new restaurants have opened in Davidson County and the county college system has announced an expansion to its culinary arts program. Moreover, the chamber of commerce for neighboring Roth County has said that nearly one-third of that county's restaurants have gone out of business in the last year, so its residents will have to eat somewhere. Why not Davidson County, culinary capital?
Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
The magazine editor says that Davidson County is primed for a resurgence as the culinary capital of its state. He derives this conclusion from couple of facts such as opening of 20 new restaurants in Davidson County in this year alone and the county college system has announced an expansion to its culinary arts program. Moreover, the chamber of commerce for neighboring Roth County has said that nearly one-third of that county's restaurants have gone out of business in the last year, so its residents will have to eat somewhere. Thus editor opines that there is no reason why Davidson County cannot be a culinary capital. The argument is exaggerated with the the given facts as explained below.
Primarily, opening of 20 new restaurants in Davidson County in current year alone and expansion to culinary arts program of the county college system to its certainly indicate positive market atmosphere. But there is no information regarding market conditions in a perfect manner. Even though 20 new restaurants have opened, it is possible that more than 20 have closed and those who closed old restaurants reopened the same restaurants as new in order to avoid or explore some tax benefits. In that case the scenario is more disastrous than even expected. Culinary arts program expansion need not indicate progress or advancement of culinary status. It may also indicate the inclusion of simple dishes which may not get identified as unique.
Moreover, the chamber of commerce for neighboring Roth County has said that nearly one-third of that county's restaurants have gone out of business in the last year, so its residents will have to eat somewhere. The author infers that some one's loss can be Davidson county's gain. Whereas it may be not possible if the households people start eating food from their homes rather than restaurants. Also further new ones may open in Roth county to replace the same.
Thus editor opines that there is no reason why Davidson County cannot be a culinary capital. Just because new restaurants opened or culinary arts program expanded or restaurants got closed in some other county cannot assure the culinary capital status of Davidson county. We need much more information to support our argument. We need take information regarding the other county around the vicinity of Davidson country and their conditions to analyse and confirm the data.
Davidson County is primed for a resurgence as the culinary capital of our state. This year alone, 20 new restaurants have opened in Davidson County and the county college system has announced an expansion to its culinary arts program. Moreover, the chamber of commerce for neighboring Roth County has said that nearly one-third of that county's restaurants have gone out of business in the last year, so its residents will have to eat somewhere. Why not Davidson County, culinary capital?
Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
The magazine editor says that Davidson County is primed for a resurgence as the culinary capital of its state. He derives this conclusion from couple of facts such as opening of 20 new restaurants in Davidson County in this year alone and the county college system has announced an expansion to its culinary arts program. Moreover, the chamber of commerce for neighboring Roth County has said that nearly one-third of that county's restaurants have gone out of business in the last year, so its residents will have to eat somewhere. Thus editor opines that there is no reason why Davidson County cannot be a culinary capital. The argument is exaggerated with the the given facts as explained below.
Primarily, opening of 20 new restaurants in Davidson County in current year alone and expansion to culinary arts program of the county college system to its certainly indicate positive market atmosphere. But there is no information regarding market conditions in a perfect manner. Even though 20 new restaurants have opened, it is possible that more than 20 have closed and those who closed old restaurants reopened the same restaurants as new in order to avoid or explore some tax benefits. In that case the scenario is more disastrous than even expected. Culinary arts program expansion need not indicate progress or advancement of culinary status. It may also indicate the inclusion of simple dishes which may not get identified as unique.
Moreover, the chamber of commerce for neighboring Roth County has said that nearly one-third of that county's restaurants have gone out of business in the last year, so its residents will have to eat somewhere. The author infers that some one's loss can be Davidson county's gain. Whereas it may be not possible if the households people start eating food from their homes rather than restaurants. Also further new ones may open in Roth county to replace the same.
Thus editor opines that there is no reason why Davidson County cannot be a culinary capital. Just because new restaurants opened or culinary arts program expanded or restaurants got closed in some other county cannot assure the culinary capital status of Davidson county. We need much more information to support our argument. We need take information regarding the other county around the vicinity of Davidson country and their conditions to analyse and confirm the data.
23 Aug 2020, 12:21
Kudos
Bookmarks
My take...................................
An article in the editorial section of a lifestyle and travel magazine has claimed that Davidson County is ready to take up the mantle of "culinary capital of the state". In promoting this view, the article has put forward some questionable reasoning, which makes it hard for anybody reading the article to agree with it.
Firstly, the author of the article has pointed out that opening of 20 new restaurants in the Davidson County is a signal of resurgence of the county as culinary capital. The article fails to address the fact that this number of openings is not a generic trend. If the article had established that these openings are an exception to previous years, then more credence would be given to conclusion arrived by author. Maybe, more than 20 restaurants closed down and there is a general downturn in the restaurant business. However, this angle has not been sufficiently addressed.
Secondly, The county college system has announced an expansion to its culinary arts program. If the graduates of this program are leaving the Davidson County to work in restaurant businesses in other county, then, there is no effect of this program on emergence of culinary scene in Davidson County. However, if it can be sufficiently established that more and more graduates of this program, as per trends in previous years, have contributed to the culinary scene of Davidson county, then, this reasoning would give more credence to the article's conclusion.
Thirdly, it has been claimed that residents of neighbouring Roth County would be turning to restaurants in davidson county as one third of the restaurants in Roth county have gone out of business. Maybe, the restaurants went out of business because of insufficient footfall. Hence, in that case, potential customers cannot be expected from the Roth County. However, if the article successfully establishes that the reasons for closure of restaurant businesses were not due to lack of footfall, but because of say regulatory reasons, or safety reasons, etc,. then, the claim would be bolstered.
If the author addresses the above listed flaws sufficiently, and incorporates some of the suggestions noted against the flaws, then the argument would become robust. The article would accomplish its task of swaying its readers more effectively, Presence of sound reasoning will help remove any doubts that might come to a reader as they did to us.
An article in the editorial section of a lifestyle and travel magazine has claimed that Davidson County is ready to take up the mantle of "culinary capital of the state". In promoting this view, the article has put forward some questionable reasoning, which makes it hard for anybody reading the article to agree with it.
Firstly, the author of the article has pointed out that opening of 20 new restaurants in the Davidson County is a signal of resurgence of the county as culinary capital. The article fails to address the fact that this number of openings is not a generic trend. If the article had established that these openings are an exception to previous years, then more credence would be given to conclusion arrived by author. Maybe, more than 20 restaurants closed down and there is a general downturn in the restaurant business. However, this angle has not been sufficiently addressed.
Secondly, The county college system has announced an expansion to its culinary arts program. If the graduates of this program are leaving the Davidson County to work in restaurant businesses in other county, then, there is no effect of this program on emergence of culinary scene in Davidson County. However, if it can be sufficiently established that more and more graduates of this program, as per trends in previous years, have contributed to the culinary scene of Davidson county, then, this reasoning would give more credence to the article's conclusion.
Thirdly, it has been claimed that residents of neighbouring Roth County would be turning to restaurants in davidson county as one third of the restaurants in Roth county have gone out of business. Maybe, the restaurants went out of business because of insufficient footfall. Hence, in that case, potential customers cannot be expected from the Roth County. However, if the article successfully establishes that the reasons for closure of restaurant businesses were not due to lack of footfall, but because of say regulatory reasons, or safety reasons, etc,. then, the claim would be bolstered.
If the author addresses the above listed flaws sufficiently, and incorporates some of the suggestions noted against the flaws, then the argument would become robust. The article would accomplish its task of swaying its readers more effectively, Presence of sound reasoning will help remove any doubts that might come to a reader as they did to us.
Moderator:
