nikhiil wrote:
After re-reading the question several times, i approached answer A as follows:
Argument concludes that Because there are more no of students playing in high school teams in city X, the number of students who are fit is more than those in City Y. But If City X has more population - > More no of students, so we can reasonably assume that this is why the no of fit students is greater and the participation in sports is not the actual reason .
Thanks plumber250 for your insight.
I hate Weakens the argument EXCEPT, or Strengthens the argument EXCEPT kind of questions. Any tip on how should i proceed on such questions ?
Hi nikhill
Each people has each strategy to tackle the "Except" questions. One strategy is:
First, read the question stem carefully, because you
may miss the word "except". That's easy, but very important.
Second, turn question into positive direction. "Forget" about "except". (1) If the question asks "which answer strengthens except..." ==> Find answers that strengthen ==>
mark them "wrong". ==> The last answer will be the correct (even when you cannot explain why it's correct)
(2) If the question asks "which answer weakens except.." ==> Find answers that weaken ==>
mark them "wrong. ==> The last answer will be the correct (even when you cannot explain why it's correct)
Because if
the question asks you "which answer strengthen except..." ==>
You will find an option that strengthen the conclusion easier ==> mark it "wrong". The logic of GMAT is
"eliminate a wrong answer is easier than choose a correct one". The "Except" question is always more difficult than normal questions, if you try to find the correct answer ==> You will lost time.
Hope it helps.