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There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century

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There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century [#permalink] There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century   14 Mar 2024, 07:38
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There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century book describing a journey Marco Polo of Venice supposedly made to China, yet none contains any description of the Great Wall of China. Since Marco Polo would have had to cross the Great Wall to travel the route described and since the book reports in detail on other, less notable, structures, the omission of the Great Wall strongly suggests that Marco Polo never did actually travel to China.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

(A) The original manuscript of the book describing Marco Polo's supposed journey is no longer in existence.
(B) In his travels, Marco Polo certainly visited his family's trading posts on the Black Sea, where he would have had contact with people who had traveled to the various parts of China that the book describes.
(C) Many notable structures in China that are described in the book were hundreds of years old at the time Marco Polo supposedly traveled to China.
(D) At some places along the Great Wall, a traveler crossing the Wall could do so without realizing that it was an enormous structure.
(E) Certain pieces of accurate information about thirteenth-century China are contained in some of the known versions of the book but not in all known versions.­
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Re: There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century [#permalink] There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century   29 Apr 2024, 21:42
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­I saw this one on Focus Exam 5.  

@JJ.jj, @mysterymanrog, could we tag this one as "GMAT Prep (Focus)"?
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Re: There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century [#permalink] There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century   29 Apr 2024, 23:59
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­I saw this one on Focus Exam 5.  

@JJ.jj, @mysterymanrog, could we tag this one as "GMAT Prep (Focus)"?

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Re: There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century [#permalink] There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century   06 May 2024, 13:01
 
GMATCoachBen wrote:
­I saw this one on Focus Exam 5.  

@JJ.jj, @mysterymanrog, could we tag this one as "GMAT Prep (Focus)"?

­In the conclusion, the author emphasises on "the omission of the Great Wall strongly suggests that Marco Polo never did actually travel to China" - while, the correct option doesn't address that. Because, the relativse of MarcoPolo - those who travelled to China could have talked about the Great Wall - Infact would most probably have talked about it, as it was one of the greatest structures of those times. So, if his realtives visisted china, they would have seen it and talked about it. 
Hence, the Option B doesn't sound correct.

(Altough, that's the option I picked as none of the other options synched with the question.)
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Re: There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century [#permalink] There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century   07 May 2024, 08:13
Why not option d as it explains the reason of omitting the great Wall of china

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Re: There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century [#permalink] There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century   20 May 2024, 12:23
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Why not option d as it explains the reason of omitting the great Wall of china

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­It weakens it rather than strengthens it
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Re: There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century [#permalink] There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century   13 Jun 2024, 15:01
And what about C? Why did you eliminate it?
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Why not option d as it explains the reason of omitting the great Wall of china

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Re: There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century [#permalink] There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century   13 Jun 2024, 23:46
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It might help to know why you found C tempting. Did it seem to suggest that he could easily have known about these things without visiting? That doesn't give us enough to know whether he actually went. Surely, he could also have know about these things if he did go. On the other hand, even if they were much newer, he could have heard about them and described them in his book. Now, if C said that he only described things that were very old and had been written about, and he didn't report on any newer things, we might have a good answer.
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There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century [#permalink] There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century   14 Jun 2024, 06:47
Hi, thanks for taking the time to give me some insights! Really appreciate!

Actually, I was thinking that since he only described the things that were very old (can have been written about), that actually strengthened the argument that he might have not visited China... That is what I've thought. As per your message, I understand that it's not an enough strenghtener? Or did I just miss your point. Thanks again for elaborating! 
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It might help to know why you found C tempting. Did it seem to suggest that he could easily have known about these things without visiting? That doesn't give us enough to know whether he actually went. Surely, he could also have know about these things if he did go. On the other hand, even if they were much newer, he could have heard about them and described them in his book. Now, if C said that he only described things that were very old and had been written about, and he didn't report on any newer things, we might have a good answer.

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Re: There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century [#permalink] There are several known versions of the thirteenth-century   02 Jul 2024, 01:29
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