zoskybuck wrote:
RAHKARP27071989 wrote:
zoskybuck wrote:
The amount of money estimated to be lost by Hollywood studios due to DVD piracy overseas increased to more than $500 million last year. As a consequence, Hollywood studios have little prospect of making money this year by exporting their films worldwide.
All of the following, if true, weaken the argument EXCEPT:
NOTE THAT THIS QUESTION IS ASKING US TO FIND THAT ONE ANSWER THAT ACTUALLY STRENGTHEN THE ARGUMENT THAT HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS HAVE LITTLE PROSPECT OF MAKING MONEY THIS YEAR BY EXPORTING THEIR FILMS WORLDWIDE.."ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IF TRUE WEAKEN THE ARGUMENT EXCEPT" JUST MEANS TO FIND THAT SINGLE OPTION WHICH WILL ACTUALLY STRENGTHEN THE ARGUMENT!!!
A. $500 million represents a very small fraction of overseas profits.This is irrelevant..Tells us nothing about the prospect of Hollywood studios making money this year
B. New laws and heightened international enforcement aimed at this piracy were implemented in January of this year and have been effective.Actually weakens the argument that Hollywood studios have little prospect of making money this year by exporting their films worldwide
C. Even in countries where DVD piracy is widespread, theatrical first-run distribution is both very popular and profitable. Also weakens the argument that Hollywood studios have little prospect of making money this year by exporting their films worldwide
D. Last year, all films that were nominated for an Academy Award were known to have been pirated on DVD.Bingo..This actually supports the argument that Hollywood studios have little prospect of making money this year by exporting their films worldwide..Films nominated for Academy awards are usually the big hits in each given year and thus it is safe to assume that the same films that will be nominated this year for the awards will be the big hits and thus will also be pirated on DVD ..
E. Domestic DVD sales were sharply higher last year; in the past, strong domestic sales have been an indicator of higher international DVD sales in the following year.This actually weakens the argument that Hollywood studios have little prospect of making money this year by exporting their films worldwide
A KUDOS WOULDN'T HURT IF YOU FIND THIS EXPLANATION HELPFUL!!!I WILL SURELY APPRECIATE IT..
Hi
zoskybuck,
If A is irrelevant as per you then it should be the answer.
As this question ask ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WEAKENS THE ARGUMENT EXCEPT.
Every option in CR does one the following three things.
1) Either is Strengthen the argument.
2) Or Weaken the argument
3) Neutral- not at all related to argument.
So in this question each option must weaken the argument.
And if we come across ny option which either Strengthen the argument or NEUTRAL, that should be the answer.
chetan2u /
daagh,
Can you please share your thoughts in this.
I choose the answer as E.
Bcz according to me it strengthen the argument.
However I am unable to find out how other option are weakening the argument.
Please assist.
@ RAHKARP27071989,yeah you are correct by saying that "all of the following if true weakens the argument" means we either select that one which strengthen the argument or is neutral but if you ask me,i will say that strengthen the argument should take precedence over being neutral..if you look at this problem,Option A is totally irrelevant if you asked me..$500 million dollars or any amount for that matter was not even mentioned in the argument or was it referred to in the slightest way..Option D actually talks about all films nominated for the Oscar awards last year being pirated on DVD..Its actually talking about piracy here which is the main issue in the argument..For that fact,it should take precedence over Option A ..consider Option D first..only when it has been found out that it weakens the argument should you go ahead and pick option A...Hope i helped with my explanation!!!
Hi
zoskybuck,
A is weakening the argument.
Let me tell you my reasoning behind this..
Lets first paraphrase the conclusion-
Conclusion- Hollywood studios have little prospect of making money this year by exporting their films worldwide.
In a layman language we can say that the Hollywood studios is thinking that it
can't make much profit by exporting their films worldwide.
So, if we find an option which says--> By exporting their films worldwide Hollywood studios
CAN make profit.
A. $500 million represents a very small fraction of overseas profits
Let me give you an example
Suppose you have a domestic business which gives you a profit of 10 million annually. But because of rising local competition you are now able to make a profit of 6 million only.
So now you are at a loss of 10M- 6M= 4 M.
Now suddenly you got a strategy that if if you export your business product internationally then you can compensate the loss. but you think that exporting your products will going to add extra cost-->>
Lets say 1 million . Therefore you are reluctant to implement the plan
Your conclusion- are reluctant to implement the plan because you can't make profit
Now you only implement the plan if I assure you that you will definitely make 5 million of profit ( 4 M previous loss + 1 M Add on cost)
Now I say.
5 Million represents
a very small fraction of overseas profits-->
means you can earn much more 6M... 10 M... 20 M...and so on
Hence your conclusion is WEAKENED....
You will definitely implement the plan NOWSame option A says here.
Hope it helps...