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Updated on: 20 May 2018, 23:13
Originally posted by dqtuan9627 on 06 May 2014, 21:35.
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The average hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Manoda are far lower than in the neighboring Barathia. Since Barathia dropped all tariffs on Manodan shoes 2 years ago, the number of shoes sold annually in Barathia has not changed. However, recent statistics show a drop in the number of shoe factory workers in Barathia. Therefore, the latest trade report will probably indicate that the number of shoes Barathia imports annually from Manoda has increased.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) The number of shoe factory workers in Manoda has increased by at least as much as the number of shoe factory workers in Barathia has decreased.
(B) Shoes manufactured in Manoda have features that shoes manufactured in Manoda do not have.
(C) The average number of hours it takes a Barathian shoe factory worker to manufacture a shoe has not decreased significantly during the past three years.
(D) The number of shoes manufactured annually in Manoda has increased significantly during the past three years.
(E) The difference between the hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Manoda and the hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Barathia is likely to decrease in the next few years.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) The number of shoe factory workers in Manoda has increased by at least as much as the number of shoe factory workers in Barathia has decreased.
(B) Shoes manufactured in Manoda have features that shoes manufactured in Manoda do not have.
(C) The average number of hours it takes a Barathian shoe factory worker to manufacture a shoe has not decreased significantly during the past three years.
(D) The number of shoes manufactured annually in Manoda has increased significantly during the past three years.
(E) The difference between the hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Manoda and the hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Barathia is likely to decrease in the next few years.
06 May 2014, 21:37
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The average hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Manoda are far lower than in the neighboring Barathia. Since Barathia dropped all tariffs on Manodan shoes 2 years ago, the number of shoes sold annually in Barathia has not changed. However, recent statistics show a drop in the number of shoe factory workers in Barathia. Therefore, the latest trade report will probably indicate that the number of shoes Barathia imports annually from Manoda has increased.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A)The number of shoe factory workers in Manoda has increased by at least as much as the number of shoe factory workers in Barathia has decreased.
(B)Shoes manufactured in Manoda have features that shoes manufactured in Manoda do not have.
(C)The average number of hours it takes a Barathian shoe factory worker to manufacture a shoe has not decreased significantly during the past three years.
(D)The number of shoes manufactured annually in Manoda has increased significantly during the past three years.
(E)The difference between the hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Manoda and the hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Barathia is likely to decrease in the next few years.
The average hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Manoda are far lower than in the neighboring Barathia. Since Barathia dropped all tariffs on Manodan shoes 2 years ago, the number of shoes sold annually in Barathia has not changed. However, recent statistics show a drop in the number of shoe factory workers in Barathia. Therefore, the latest trade report will probably indicate that the number of shoes Barathia imports annually from Manoda has increased.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A)The number of shoe factory workers in Manoda has increased by at least as much as the number of shoe factory workers in Barathia has decreased.
(B)Shoes manufactured in Manoda have features that shoes manufactured in Manoda do not have.
(C)The average number of hours it takes a Barathian shoe factory worker to manufacture a shoe has not decreased significantly during the past three years.
(D)The number of shoes manufactured annually in Manoda has increased significantly during the past three years.
(E)The difference between the hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Manoda and the hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Barathia is likely to decrease in the next few years.
06 May 2014, 23:01
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Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A)The number of shoe factory workers in Manoda has increased by at least as much as the number of shoe factory workers in Barathia has decreased.
-------The number of workers is not relevant and is not mentioned anywhere in the argument. So this option is irrelevant--------
(B)Shoes manufactured in Manoda have features that shoes manufactured in Manoda do not have.
------- Features of shoe?? Again irrelevant------
(C)(Correct)The average number of hours it takes a Barathian shoe factory worker to manufacture a shoe has not decreased significantly during the past three years.
-------The number of shoe factory workers has decreased and number of shoes sold annually has not...now if the avg number of hours it takes to manufacture a shoe has decreased(say it has decreased).. the whole argument falls apart------
(D)The number of shoes manufactured annually in Manoda has increased significantly during the past three years.
------- Not relevant. ---------
(E)The difference between the hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Manoda and the hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Barathia is likely to decrease in the next few years.
---- Again not relevant----
dqtuan9627,
You can come to the conclusion by POE as well because the other options are very easy to eliminate.
And moreover, there is a scope shift as well in the argument..
Check the first line and then compare the rest of the argument.
Be aware of scope shifts as well.
Hope this post helped you.
(A)The number of shoe factory workers in Manoda has increased by at least as much as the number of shoe factory workers in Barathia has decreased.
-------The number of workers is not relevant and is not mentioned anywhere in the argument. So this option is irrelevant--------
(B)Shoes manufactured in Manoda have features that shoes manufactured in Manoda do not have.
------- Features of shoe?? Again irrelevant------
(C)(Correct)The average number of hours it takes a Barathian shoe factory worker to manufacture a shoe has not decreased significantly during the past three years.
-------The number of shoe factory workers has decreased and number of shoes sold annually has not...now if the avg number of hours it takes to manufacture a shoe has decreased(say it has decreased).. the whole argument falls apart------
(D)The number of shoes manufactured annually in Manoda has increased significantly during the past three years.
------- Not relevant. ---------
(E)The difference between the hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Manoda and the hourly wage of shoe factory workers in Barathia is likely to decrease in the next few years.
---- Again not relevant----
dqtuan9627,
You can come to the conclusion by POE as well because the other options are very easy to eliminate.
And moreover, there is a scope shift as well in the argument..
Check the first line and then compare the rest of the argument.
Be aware of scope shifts as well.
Hope this post helped you.
