Some rental car agencies in the U.S. are now looking into installing

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Some rental car agencies in the U.S. are now looking into installing satellite-guided navigation systems in their automobiles. The driver inputs the address on a keyboard, and the on-board computer calls out directions in American English, such as "You are now approaching Main Street". Rental car agencies hope to target foreign tourists and travelers unfamiliar with the United States.

Which of the following, if true, provides the greatest reason to suggest that the plan will not work?

A These new computer navigation systems are expensive to install in many automobiles.

B Some foreigners visiting the United States may not understand English.

C Some people argue that the computer's voice sounds extremely cold and impersonal.

D Many American citizens will also want to take advantage of the satellite-guided navigation systems.

E In the average U.S. city, paper maps and city guides are available in almost every hotel and gas station.

yashikaaggarwal · Answer

Rental car agencies are planning to install GPS who state direction in American English and hope to attract more foreigners. 
The reason is particularly flawed because the system only consider one language, that is American English, if the tourist visit from a country where American English is wholly a new foreign Language or the traveler don't understand the American slang at all, it will be very inconvenience for the tourists to rent those cars and they might shift onto other rental company series.

Among all the options only B consider as such. 
Answer is B

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Nipungupta9081 · Answer

IMO B

A These new computer navigation systems are expensive to install in many automobiles. -  Doesn't address how it will impact the tourists. ( X )

B Some foreigners visiting the United States may not understand English. -  The software will be talking in English so if the tourists doesn't understand what the software is saying the idea is a total waste because it will not help. ( ✔ )
 
C Some people argue that the computer's voice sounds extremely cold and impersonal.  - IRRELEVANT ( X )

D Many American citizens will also want to take advantage of the satellite-guided navigation systems. -  OUT OF SCOPE ( X )

E In the average U.S. city, paper maps and city guides are available in almost every hotel and gas station. -  IRRELEVANT ( X )

ganum51 · Answer

I found this question not good..if B is answer.

There is never a 100% customer satisfaction, Option B talks about some foreigner only not about all foreigners...

So we cannot say that plan will not work..

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VBudhew · Answer

"Some" Vs "Almost all" and both are with respect to foreigners and both are talking about navigation and both wants to help tourist but guess what "some" is greater than "Almost all"

AnirudhaS · Answer

agreed. if the number of "some foreigners" is 2 and the total tourists coming to the US is say 10000, I would say the plan has definitely worked.

Anshuman0902 · Answer

why not D ?
i actually was confuse between B and D .
by fluke i mark B but still i think D is fair enough !
someone explain option D and B please

madhsivalenka · Answer

I agree. Why can't it be D? if MOST of the American citizens want to utilize the technology, and only SOME companies are targeting foreign tourists, how can the program successfully target tourists?

RohitSaluja · Answer

I think this is a poorly worded question, option B merely states 'Some' may not understand English, now some could be 1 or 100, which can imply many tourists still understand English, in which case plan seems like a success, the option should have been 'Many/Most', or better way would have been to make it an assumption question, and valid answer choice would have been 'Many/Almost All/Majority' of the travelers understand English

svasan05 · Answer

Hi Anshuman

We must keep in mind that we need to weaken the conclusion  as derived from the premises  given in the stimulus. Therefore, our weakener must weaken the line of reasoning that says:

Rental car agencies install satellite-guided navigation systems --> to target foreign tourists and travelers unfamiliar with the United States.

Option (D) merely states that many Americans will also want to take advantage of these systems. Whether Americans make use of the system or not, a satellite guided navigation system that calls out directions in English will definitely be an attractive proposition for foreign tourists (note that the stimulus only talks of "attracting" tourists, not "serving" or "helping"). Therefore, option (D) does not impact the conclusion. Whereas option (B) states foreigners may not be familiar with english - if so, a satellite guided navigation system that calls out directions in English will be less attractive to foreign tourists. Hence, option (B) is the better option.

Hope this helps.

bb · Answer

Hi. E is a classic trap answer. It says that there is another solution that at first glance would make a lot of sense. However, it seems to be completely unrelated to the argument. When you have an answer choice that seems to be completely unrelated to the argument, it is likely not the right choice.

E. does not undermine the plan but rather says there is an alternative option that exists. However, if you think about it, GPS is much more convenient and given a choice, all would probably prefer the GPS that tells you guidance - at least that's what happened historically. We are not told if the car rental agency is planning to upcharge for GPS (it seems it would be free). We are also not told that the maps are free or not, but seems to imply it would be free too, so between a paper map and a GPS, which one do you think a foreign tourist would choose? I would say GPS or both (they can always stop and pick up a paper map if they so desire, but they really don't need to)

agrasan · Answer

Hi  MartyMurray   KarishmaB

I had rejected (B) with the logic that  "some"  might represent very small number and hence, this option is not a strong weakener.
I selected (E) with the reasoning that if maps and guides are available in  almost  every hotel and station then it creates a doubt that foreign tourists might not be inclined towards the satellite system.

Could you please help me understand where I went wrong in both options? Do you think that I had simply rejected (B) with the bias that "some" represents small number and cannot be helpful?

AbhishekP220108 · Answer

Hi  agrasan  let me try to help

Some doesnt mean very small number, the technicality involved with some is that, it means greater than equal to 1 but not all basically (1<= some<100). So assuming some with very small number is problematic, whereas Option E is not a weakener, even though hotels and station has maps and guides, the foreigner can still use taxi and it can be helpful to them.

Hope this helps

MartyMurray · Answer

This question doesn't really work.

Even if, as (B) says, "Some foreigners visiting the United States may not understand English," car rental companies could still attract other foreigners by offering the navigation systems. So, the plan could still work.

Does (E) work as the correct answer? Possibly, though (E) isn't great either because the navigation systems are better than maps.

I think the move is to just consider this question flawed and move on.

KarishmaB · Answer

I agree that "some" in (B) makes us eliminate this option. Even if some tourists are not able to use it, it doesn't mean many others cannot either. 
But option (E) is not the answer too. Maps are not substitutes of navigation systems. Navigation systems are far superior in guiding us in unknown territories.

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