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i didn"t understand what is the question saying and why e is an answer instead of a?
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i didn"t understand what is the question saying and why e is an answer instead of a?


Some people have questioned the judge’s objectivity in cases of sex discrimination against women. But the record shows that in sixty percent of such cases, the judge has decided in favor of the women. This record demonstrates that the judge has not discriminated against women in cases of sex discrimination against women.

Here's what the argument stem is saying.
SOME people have questioned the judge's objectivity.
BUT, records show that the judge has decided in favor of the women in 60% of the cases.
Conclusion - The record demonstrates that the judge HAS NOT discriminated against women.

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The argument above is flawed in that it ignores the possibility that

We need to find a fault in the above argument that the judge HAS NOT discriminated against women. In other words, we need to weaken the argument presented above.


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(A) a large number of the judge’s cases arose out of allegations of sex discrimination against women

This doesn't help us determine whether the judge discriminated, or he didn't. This just tells us how a large number of the cases arose. This is a trick option, but is incorrect. OUT!

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(B) many judges find it difficult to be objective in cases of sex discrimination against women

We are talking about 1 judge. This one is too general, and is irrelevant. OUT!


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(C) the judge is biased against women defendants or plaintiffs in cases that do not involve sex discrimination

This has nothing to do with the argument presented above. OUT


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(D) the majority of the cases of sex discrimination against women that have reached the judge’s court have been appealed from a lower court

How the cases reach the judge is irrelevant to the argument. OUT!


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(E) the evidence shows that the women should have won in more than sixty percent of the judge’s cases involving sex discrimination against women

This attacks the conclusion by stating that on the contrary, the evidence shows that the women should have won in more than 60% of the cases involving sex discrimination against women.
So E is the answer.

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Some people have questioned the judge’s objectivity in cases of sex discrimination against women. But the record shows that in sixty percent of such cases, the judge has decided in favor of the women. This record demonstrates that the judge has not discriminated against women in cases of sex discrimination against women.


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Boil it down - Since the judge has given 60 % of decisions in favor of women , the judge has not discriminated against women in cases of sex discrimination against women.
- The argument is flawed because it wants us to assume that 60% is a high number . But what if more than 60 % - say 90% of the cases should have been in favor of women.


(A) a large number of the judge’s cases arose out of allegations of sex discrimination against women - Irrelevant - % is provided so number is irrelevant
(B) many judges find it difficult to be objective in cases of sex discrimination against women - Irrelevant
(C) the judge is biased against women defendants or plaintiffs in cases that do not involve sex discrimination - Out of scope
(D) the majority of the cases of sex discrimination against women that have reached the judge’s court have been appealed from a lower court - Irrelevant
(E) the evidence shows that the women should have won in more than sixty percent of the judge’s cases involving sex discrimination against women - Correct

Answer E
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The correct answer is option E.

Let us see why.

Conclusion here: The judge has been objective i.e. has not discriminated against women

Author's logic:
1. In 60% of the cases, the judge decided in favour of the women.

What is the flaw in this argument?
The author has assumed that just because the judge has decided a majority of the cases, 60% in this case, in favour of women, he has not discriminated.

But - how do we know whether this is a proper basis for making such a claim?

For instance, what if in reality, if the judge was truly objective, 80% or 90% of the cases would have been decided favourable to women?

The Flaw: The author ignores the possibility that women would have won more than 60% of these cases, if the decisions were truly objective, unbiased, with no discrimination.


(A) a large number of the judge’s cases arose out of allegations of sex discrimination against women
Actual number of cases is immateral - remember, we are dealing with percentages in this question. This only tells us that a big chunk of the judge's cases were cases with allegations of sex discrimination against women.

(B) many judges find it difficult to be objective in cases of sex discrimination against women
How difficult judges find it to be objective - irrelevant. What matters is whether this particular judge was truly objective.

(C) the judge is biased against women defendants or plaintiffs in cases that do not involve sex discrimination
Cases that do not involve sex discrimination. Completely irrelevant to the argument about whether the judge was objective with cases involving sex discrimination

(D) the majority of the cases of sex discrimination against women that have reached the judge’s court have been appealed from a lower court
Irrelevant - the mechanism/how these cases reached the judge

(E) the evidence shows that the women should have won in more than sixty percent of the judge’s cases involving sex discrimination against women
As per prethinking

Hope this helps.
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Can you please explain the meaning of A?
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A is just saying that the judge has heard many such cases, so it suggests that the 60% is not just a fluke of small numbers. But it gives us no additional information to determine whether 60% is a fair rate. If all of the women's cases were valid, then the judge might still be discriminating (or just doing a poor job). Whereas, if only 60% or fewer of the cases should have been decided in favor of the woman, then it's fair to use the 60% rate to suggest that the judge is not discriminating against women.
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Sneha2021 wrote:
egmat KarishmaB
Can you please explain the meaning of A?


The question talks about the judge's objectivity in a certain type of cases.
What type of cases are we talking about? Cases involving "sex discrimination against women" (women not getting equal pay, or not getting promoted because they are women etc.)

The argument further says that since in 60% of such cases, the judge favoured the woman, he is not discriminating.

(A) a large number of the judge’s cases arose out of allegations of sex discrimination against women

This option says that the judge gets many cases of this type (cases involving "sex discrimination against women" ).
Does it matter to the argument? We are talking about the percentage of cases in which he favoured the women. Does the actual number of cases matter (that he got 10 cases of this type or 100 cases of this type)?
It doesn't hence (A) is not the answer.
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The argument states that the judge's record of deciding in favor of women in 60% of sex discrimination cases demonstrates the judge's lack of discrimination against women. However, the argument fails to consider the possibility that:

(E) the evidence shows that the women should have won in more than sixty percent of the judge’s cases involving sex discrimination against women.

This option suggests that the judge's decisions may not accurately reflect a lack of discrimination. Instead, it raises the possibility that the judge's decisions were not in line with the strength of the evidence or the merits of the cases. If the judge should have ruled in favor of women in more than 60% of the cases, it would weaken the argument's claim that the judge's record demonstrates a lack of discrimination.
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