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Updated on: 08 Oct 2018, 21:16
Originally posted by akhil911 on 28 Sep 2014, 06:49.
Last edited by Skywalker18 on 08 Oct 2018, 21:16, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by Skywalker18 on 08 Oct 2018, 21:16, edited 1 time in total.
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Recently, the tuition at most elite private colleges has been rising faster than inflation. Even before these increases, many low and middle-income families were unable to afford the full tuition costs for their children at these institutions of higher learning. With the new tuition increases, these colleges will soon cater solely to students with affluent family backgrounds.
Which of the following would it be most useful to determine in order to evaluate the argument?
(A) Whether students from affluent families are more likely to prefer public or private colleges
(B) Whether students from low and middle-income families are qualified to attend elite private colleges
(C) Whether low-income families are less likely to be able to afford tuition costs than middle-income families
(D) Whether tuition costs at elite public colleges have also been rising faster than inflation
(E) Whether grants or scholarships are earmarked for students from economically disadvantaged families
Which of the following would it be most useful to determine in order to evaluate the argument?
(A) Whether students from affluent families are more likely to prefer public or private colleges
(B) Whether students from low and middle-income families are qualified to attend elite private colleges
(C) Whether low-income families are less likely to be able to afford tuition costs than middle-income families
(D) Whether tuition costs at elite public colleges have also been rising faster than inflation
(E) Whether grants or scholarships are earmarked for students from economically disadvantaged families
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28 Sep 2014, 07:40
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Why E is the correct answer in this question
I f there are grants and scholarships for
lower-income students, then perhaps they can
afford to attend the EPCs— this hurts the
argument's conclusion. I f there are not grants
and scholarships for these students, then the
argument's conclusion is more likely to be
true: these students won't be able to afford
these colleges. The “two paths" on this answer
do lead to strengthening the conclusion on one
hand and weakening it on the other.
I f there are grants and scholarships for
lower-income students, then perhaps they can
afford to attend the EPCs— this hurts the
argument's conclusion. I f there are not grants
and scholarships for these students, then the
argument's conclusion is more likely to be
true: these students won't be able to afford
these colleges. The “two paths" on this answer
do lead to strengthening the conclusion on one
hand and weakening it on the other.
28 Sep 2014, 08:07
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It's an evaluate question so use the variance test. Strengthening on one hand and weakening on the other hand and hence variance test. E) should be the answer.
