MPRS22 wrote:
However D doesn't mention anything about the other industries so I don't feel this would be a contender
What do you think
AndrewNHello,
MPRS22. First off, what are you doing day after day practicing these 700-level third-party questions? Stick to official material. Trust me, you are not missing anything that will in and of itself net you a higher score. That said, the keyword here that we need to latch on to from the passage is
tariff(s). Note that this word appears within the conclusion of the initial argument—
Thus, the industry argues... tariff... should be increased for automobiles—as well as in every line thereafter—
exceptional tariffs and
automobile tariff. I see above that some people are caught up on (A). But we are not interested in
some industries, just in the automobile industry, and we do not care, as far as the argument is concerned, about
quality or
price. Again, we need to focus on
tariffs.
A quick scan of the answer choices reveals that only (D) and (E) center on our keyword, and (E) is easy to see off. Whether other industries
have asked for an increase of the 8 [percent] tariff is beside the point. Only (D) puts the two most important pieces of the puzzle together in a compelling way, one that is consistent with the passage:
automobile industry +
tariffs. I would not think too much more about this one.
I will urge you one final time to work with official questions. Even if you have gone through every single one that has been released, you can learn something by going through them again. Stop focusing on the right answers and understand the wrong ones. By shifting your focus in this way, you can set yourself up for success on anything the GMAT™—not some third-party company that mimics official questions—may throw at you.
- Andrew
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