honey1 wrote:
hey plz help me with this question
why option c can't be the answer as we can also infer it
Hello,
honey1. We seem to be crossing paths quite frequently. I must say, unless you are preparing for the LSAT, you should find practicing GMAT™ CR questions more useful for the test you intend to take. To be honest, you could present this question to me without tags and tell me it was official, and I would probably say something like, "Official? Official LSAT, maybe." GMAT™ CR questions simply have a different feel, and, as I have written in other posts, LSAT logical reasoning questions rely more on formal logic. So, rather than go down the LSAT rabbit hole, you might consider studying questions tagged under
GMAT™ instead.
Anyway, in the question at hand, choice (C) uses a bit of sleight of hand to replace a conditional statement from the passage with a must-be-true statement. Look at the pertinent part of the passage again, along with choice (C):
Sajjad1994 wrote:
If the country is to remain a leading nation in an era of international competitiveness, the need [for better understanding of international affairs by the citizenry] is undeniable.
(C) If there is better understanding of international affairs by the citizenry, then the country will remain a leading nation in an era of international competitiveness.
See the difference? The passage presents a prerequisite for international competitiveness, while the answer choice boldly states that a country meeting such a prerequisite will automatically
remain a leading nation. The two are
not the same, and choice (C) is therefore incorrect. Meanwhile, choice (A) completes a syllogism: if A, then B; if B, then C; so, if A, then C. I would recommend revisiting the passage and seeing if you can spot the syllogism. Choice (A) will be easy to understand at that point.
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have further questions. Good luck with your studies.
- Andrew
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