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The average temperature in Santa Barbara in July is 57-89 degrees Fahrenheit. A Santa Barbara daily newspaper dated 27 July predicts a snow storm.
Which of the following, if true, best resolves the above paradox?
A. The last two Julys prior to the one in which the newspaper predicted snow were cooler than usual.
B. No instance of snow in July has ever been recorded in the Santa Barbara annals.
C. For snow to stick, it requires a ground temperature of below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
D. There are at least two urban communities by the name of Santa Barbara: the first is in the United States, the second on a mountaintop in South America.
E. Snow has been known to fall in certain places in July.
Which of the following, if true, best resolves the above paradox?
A. The last two Julys prior to the one in which the newspaper predicted snow were cooler than usual.
B. No instance of snow in July has ever been recorded in the Santa Barbara annals.
C. For snow to stick, it requires a ground temperature of below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
D. There are at least two urban communities by the name of Santa Barbara: the first is in the United States, the second on a mountaintop in South America.
E. Snow has been known to fall in certain places in July.
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A. The last two Julys prior to the one in which the newspaper predicted snow were cooler than usual. Eliminated Prior year temperatures and patterns are not that relevant for resolving this paradox. This may be an out of the norm year.
B. No instance of snow in July has ever been recorded in the Santa Barbara annals. Eliminated This does not resolve the paradox.
C. For snow to stick, it requires a ground temperature of below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Eliminated This again strengthens the possibility of not snowing, as ground temperatures can go down only in winter conditions and greater heat dissipation. (As ground heats up and cools down way slower than air)
D. There are at least two urban communities by the name of Santa Barbara: the first is in the United States, the second on a mountaintop in South America. Suitable This is the only option which points to the possibility of presence of two different weather patterns. As these are two different freakin places.
E. Snow has been known to fall in certain places in July. Eliminated "places" may be in polar regions, sub polar regions, in vicinity of the subject community, very far from it. Hence inconclusive.
(Maybe or maybe I have grown stupid
)A. The last two Julys prior to the one in which the newspaper predicted snow were cooler than usual. Eliminated Prior year temperatures and patterns are not that relevant for resolving this paradox. This may be an out of the norm year.
B. No instance of snow in July has ever been recorded in the Santa Barbara annals. Eliminated This does not resolve the paradox.
C. For snow to stick, it requires a ground temperature of below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Eliminated This again strengthens the possibility of not snowing, as ground temperatures can go down only in winter conditions and greater heat dissipation. (As ground heats up and cools down way slower than air)
D. There are at least two urban communities by the name of Santa Barbara: the first is in the United States, the second on a mountaintop in South America. Suitable This is the only option which points to the possibility of presence of two different weather patterns. As these are two different freakin places.
E. Snow has been known to fall in certain places in July. Eliminated "places" may be in polar regions, sub polar regions, in vicinity of the subject community, very far from it. Hence inconclusive.
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The average temperature in Santa Barbara in July is 57-89 degrees Fahrenheit. A Santa Barbara daily newspaper dated 27 July predicts a snow storm.
Which of the following, if true, best resolves the above paradox?
A. The last two Julys prior to the one in which the newspaper predicted snow were cooler than usual.
B. No instance of snow in July has ever been recorded in the Santa Barbara annals.
C. For snow to stick, it requires a ground temperature of below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
D. There are at least two urban communities by the name of Santa Barbara: the first is in the United States, the second on a mountaintop in South America.
E. Snow has been known to fall in certain places in July.
Which of the following, if true, best resolves the above paradox?
A. The last two Julys prior to the one in which the newspaper predicted snow were cooler than usual.
B. No instance of snow in July has ever been recorded in the Santa Barbara annals.
C. For snow to stick, it requires a ground temperature of below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
D. There are at least two urban communities by the name of Santa Barbara: the first is in the United States, the second on a mountaintop in South America.
E. Snow has been known to fall in certain places in July.
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
The average temperature in Santa Barbara in July is 57-89 degrees Fahrenheit. A Santa Barbara daily newspaper dated 27 July predicts a snow storm.
Which of the following, if true, best resolves the above paradox?
A. The last two Julys prior to the one in which the newspaper predicted snow were cooler than usual.
Incorrect.
This is a Paradox question, so it is made up of premises only; you need to find a new premise which best resolves the apparent discrepancy between the existing premises:
Premise A: The average temperature in Santa Barbara in the July is 57-89 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Premise B: A Santa Barbara newspaper from the end of July predicts snow.
Resolving Premise: ?
The fact the Santa Barbara weather cooled in July in the previous two years does not explain why it was freezing this year - to a point of snowing during the hot season. The correct answer choice must effectively resolve the paradox, not make it a bit less of a paradox.
B. No instance of snow in July has ever been recorded in the Santa Barbara annals.
Incorrect.
This is a paradox question, not a Conclusion Strengthening question. The correct answer choice must resolve the paradox, not emphasize it.
C. For snow to stick, it requires a ground temperature of below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
Incorrect.
This premise describes a condition for snow to stick, but does not explain how it is that snow is predicted in July.
D. There are at least two urban communities by the name of Santa Barbara: the first is in the United States, the second on a mountaintop in South America.
If there are two cities called Santa Barbara located thousands of miles away, it may be sunny in one, while the other may be facing a snow storm.
E. Snow has been known to fall in certain places in July.
Incorrect.
This is a Paradox question, so it is made up of premises only; you need to find a new premise which best resolves the apparent discrepancy between the existing premises:
Premise A: The average temperature in Santa Barbara in the July is 57-89 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Premise B: A Santa Barbara newspaper from the end of July predicts snow.
Resolving Premise: ?
The fact that snow falls in certain places in July may put us on the right track, but doesn't, in itself, explain how snow is predicted in Santa Barbara in the middle of the summer.
