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The Census Bureau reports an increase in the poverty level, from 12.8 percent last year to 13.5 percent this year. However, despite the fact that there are two million more poor people this year, there are some encouraging developments: Women's earnings are now 71 percent of men's, the highest percentage ever.
Which of the following, if true, would cast the most serious doubt on the argument concerning the new statistics on women's earnings?
A. Women's earnings remained unchanged from the previous year, while men's earnings declined by 3.6 percent.
B. The decline in manufacturing has affected men more adversely than it has women, who are more likely to work in the service sector.
C. Per capita, real income for all Americans declined for the first time in eight years.
D. Among certain minority groups, the rate of poverty is as high as 32 percent.
E. The poverty rate for children is now over 20 percent, primarily because of an increase in the number of female-headed households.
Which of the following, if true, would cast the most serious doubt on the argument concerning the new statistics on women's earnings?
A. Women's earnings remained unchanged from the previous year, while men's earnings declined by 3.6 percent.
B. The decline in manufacturing has affected men more adversely than it has women, who are more likely to work in the service sector.
C. Per capita, real income for all Americans declined for the first time in eight years.
D. Among certain minority groups, the rate of poverty is as high as 32 percent.
E. The poverty rate for children is now over 20 percent, primarily because of an increase in the number of female-headed households.
17 Apr 2022, 09:34
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The Census Bureau reports an increase in the poverty level, from 12.8 percent last year to 13.5 percent this year. However, despite the fact that there are two million more poor people this year, there are some encouraging developments: Women's earnings are now 71 percent of men's, the highest percentage ever.
Which of the following, if true, would cast the most serious doubt on the argument concerning the new statistics on women's earnings?
A. Women's earnings remained unchanged from the previous year, while men's earnings declined by 3.6 percent.
B. The decline in manufacturing has affected men more adversely than it has women, who are more likely to work in the service sector.
C. Per capita, real income for all Americans declined for the first time in eight years.
D. Among certain minority groups, the rate of poverty is as high as 32 percent.
E. The poverty rate for children is now over 20 percent, primarily because of an increase in the number of female-headed households.
Hello, everyone. For starters, I think the question stem itself could use a makeover. To be clear, there is no argument concerning the new statistics on women's earnings. Rather, the figure cited is used as evidence to support the claim that there are some encouraging developments. The question could probably better be formed if it asked us to cast doubt on the force of the evidence cited. I also find it odd that the two halves of the passage do not really connect, as they would in an official question. Sure, there is a common thread about earnings, but what do poverty levels have to do with earnings between men and women, unless these men and women are earning near the poverty level?Which of the following, if true, would cast the most serious doubt on the argument concerning the new statistics on women's earnings?
A. Women's earnings remained unchanged from the previous year, while men's earnings declined by 3.6 percent.
B. The decline in manufacturing has affected men more adversely than it has women, who are more likely to work in the service sector.
C. Per capita, real income for all Americans declined for the first time in eight years.
D. Among certain minority groups, the rate of poverty is as high as 32 percent.
E. The poverty rate for children is now over 20 percent, primarily because of an increase in the number of female-headed households.
Despite my objections, I ended up choosing (A). It touches on the idea that although the pay gap may have decreased, it was not because women earned more, but because men earned less. This fact would not cast... doubt on the argument, though. The decrease in the gap could still be seen as an encouraging development for women. There is no evidence that in subsequent years, the earnings for men will go back up while those for women will remain the same; perhaps this pay gap decrease will, in fact, mark a trend in improved parity in earnings between men and women. We just cannot lean on anything in the passage for guidance.
Answer choice (B) is baseless in the absence of any further information on the manufacturing and service sectors. (How many workers belong to them? What is the breakdown between men and women?)
Answer choice (C) would affect all Americans (and just where did Americans come from?). This information does not touch on what is being called the argument at all.
Answer choice (D) focuses on certain minority groups, not on women's earnings, and should be an easy elimination.
Answer choice (E) touches on women by mentioning female-headed households, but the increase mentioned does not get to the heart of the matter in earnings.
I say this all the time, but if you want to practice Verbal questions for the GMAT™, you are best off looking to official questions only. Questions by third parties vary tremendously in quality, and this is one of the poorer examples I have come across recently. It is as though the beginning of a question is there, but perhaps it was rushed to print.
Good luck with your studies, everyone.
- Andrew
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Argument As per reports of CB there is an increase in poverty level from last year
2 million people are more poor this year ,
Conclusion; Women's earnings are now 71 percent of men's, the highest percentage ever.
A. Women's earnings remained unchanged from the previous year, while men's earnings declined by 3.6 percent. ; this weakens the conclusion with reasoning that men earning declined but at the same time earning of women has not changed which made women earning to 71 % of men ..
B. The decline in manufacturing has affected men more adversely than it has women, who are more likely to work in the service sector. ;
no discussion about a certain sector
C. Per capita, real income for all Americans declined for the first time in eight years. ; No info given in argument about Americans
D. Among certain minority groups, the rate of poverty is as high as 32 percent. ; no discussion in argument about minority groups
E. The poverty rate for children is now over 20 percent, primarily because of an increase in the number of female-headed households ; irrelevant
OPTION A is correct
2 million people are more poor this year ,
Conclusion; Women's earnings are now 71 percent of men's, the highest percentage ever.
A. Women's earnings remained unchanged from the previous year, while men's earnings declined by 3.6 percent. ; this weakens the conclusion with reasoning that men earning declined but at the same time earning of women has not changed which made women earning to 71 % of men ..
B. The decline in manufacturing has affected men more adversely than it has women, who are more likely to work in the service sector. ;
no discussion about a certain sector
C. Per capita, real income for all Americans declined for the first time in eight years. ; No info given in argument about Americans
D. Among certain minority groups, the rate of poverty is as high as 32 percent. ; no discussion in argument about minority groups
E. The poverty rate for children is now over 20 percent, primarily because of an increase in the number of female-headed households ; irrelevant
OPTION A is correct
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The Census Bureau reports an increase in the poverty level, from 12.8 percent last year to 13.5 percent this year. However, despite the fact that there are two million more poor people this year, there are some encouraging developments: Women's earnings are now 71 percent of men's, the highest percentage ever.
Which of the following, if true, would cast the most serious doubt on the argument concerning the new statistics on women's earnings?
A. Women's earnings remained unchanged from the previous year, while men's earnings declined by 3.6 percent.
B. The decline in manufacturing has affected men more adversely than it has women, who are more likely to work in the service sector.
C. Per capita, real income for all Americans declined for the first time in eight years.
D. Among certain minority groups, the rate of poverty is as high as 32 percent.
E. The poverty rate for children is now over 20 percent, primarily because of an increase in the number of female-headed households.
Which of the following, if true, would cast the most serious doubt on the argument concerning the new statistics on women's earnings?
A. Women's earnings remained unchanged from the previous year, while men's earnings declined by 3.6 percent.
B. The decline in manufacturing has affected men more adversely than it has women, who are more likely to work in the service sector.
C. Per capita, real income for all Americans declined for the first time in eight years.
D. Among certain minority groups, the rate of poverty is as high as 32 percent.
E. The poverty rate for children is now over 20 percent, primarily because of an increase in the number of female-headed households.
