Bunuel wrote:
The technological conservatism of tennis racket manufacturers is a reflection of the kinds of demand they are trying to meet. The only tennis players who are seriously interested in innovation and willing to pay for it are professional players. Therefore, innovation in tennis racket technology is limited by what authorities will accept as standard for purposes of competition in professional tennis.
Which of the following is an assumption made in drawing the conclusion above?
A. The market for cheap, traditional rackets cannot expand unless the market for technologically advanced rackets also expands.
B. Professional tennis rackets are likely to improve more as a result of technological innovations developed in small workshops than as a result of technological innovations developed in major manufacturing concerns.
C. Professional tennis players do not generate a strong demand for innovations that fall outside what is officially recognized as standard for the purposes of competition.
D. The technological conservatism of tennis racket manufacturers results primarily from their desire to manufacture a product that can be sold without being altered to suit different national markets.
E. The authorities who set standards for professional tennis rackets do not keep informed about innovative racket design.
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For all CR butler Questions Click HereTennis racket maker innovate based on who pays. Only payers for innovation are professional tennis players. So, innovation by racket makers is limited by what the standard is set by authorities.
Question TypeFind the assumption: Here the author makes a jump from tennis players to authorities. This means tennis players adhere to standards set by the authorities.
A. The market for cheap, traditional rackets cannot expand unless the market for technologically advanced rackets also expands. --> t
his is about expanding market for cheap rackets and it is based on expansion of market of technologically advanced racket --> But argument is how innovation is dependent on what authorities set the standards at --> Out of Scope --> WrongB. Professional tennis rackets are likely to improve more as a result of technological innovations developed in small workshops than as a result of technological innovations developed in major manufacturing concerns. -->
small workshp vs major manufacturing concern.--> The argument is not about this --> Out of scope --> Wrong
C. Professional tennis players do not generate a strong demand for innovations that fall outside what is officially recognized as standard for the purposes of competition. -->
This is what is expected --> If the tennis players do not want innovation which is beyond standards, that means they wont buy it and since innovation is dependent on people who will buy, in this case the professional tennis players, then innovations outside these standards wont happen. --> CORRECTD. The technological conservatism of tennis racket manufacturers results primarily from their desire to manufacture a product that can be sold without being altered to suit different national markets. -->
national markets --> Out OF Scope--> WrongE. The authorities who set standards for professional tennis rackets do not keep informed about innovative racket design. --> I
t reverses the logic --> argument is about how innovation is stymied by the standards set by authorities --> the argument is saying that authorities are not informed --> Reverse Logic --> Wrong
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27 Jan 2022, 02:30
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