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International experience is a key factor for most of the prominent business schools in choosing candidates during their MBA selection process. Students who have worked in countries apart from their own bring to the classroom a whole bunch of qualities - they bring cultural and social insights, understanding of business opportunities and challenges from across the globe, and a firm perspective on global issues. Such exposure certainly helps in having rich classroom discussion.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument?

a) With all other factors remaining the same, candidates with little or no international experience cannot contribute to business schools as much as candidates with international experience can.

b) Business schools prefer discussions on global business issues to discussions on domestic business issues.

c) Candidates with little or no international experience benefit a lot from business school discussions on international issues.

d) Candidates with international experience generally also bring to class leadership skills, wich are anoter important criterion in business school admissions.

e) Prominent business leaders as well as academicians acknowledge the importance of rich classroom discussions at business schools.

JS1290 · Answer

Could anyone please explain why option D is correct and A is incorrect?

imyuva · Answer

I too selected A. After seeing D as answer, I understood what argument tells.

International exposure is key factor in MBA selection process. how? Students with international exposure will have bunch of qualities such as X, Y,.... So rich classroom discussion.

A(International exposure) causes B(selected into MBA school).

Option A - tells about students with no international experience. we cannot guarantee this statement from the argument. Argument is talking about students with international experience. Also we cannot say that,  Not A or Little A -- Not B

Option D - tells that international students also have qualities Z, which is again an added advantage for selection process.  This strengthens that International exposure is a key factor.

Harsh raw · Answer

all of those who'll attempt will be confused between A and D
So we shall use negation technique
Negating A will leave us with no difference
But negation D will weaken the conclusion
HENCE D IS CORRECT.

Hope this helps.

panthersarkar · Answer

There is only one strong reason to reject A:

1. Person without an international exposure can also gain knowledge thru reading/media etc. " Cannot" is a very strong word.

As per the conclusion" International experience is a key factor for most of the prominent business schools in choosing candidates during their MBA selection process" , we need to find a strengthener that will fortify B school decision in selection . Option D does that & Hence the correct answer.

pkm9995 · Answer

Out of all the options B and E can be neglected because they are out of scope.

a) With all other factors remaining the same, candidates with little or no international experience cannot contribute to business schools as much as candidates with international experience can. 
 
A is a contender but it fails to fit into a scenario in which all students have international experience. So If all have international experience then as per A there need not be any effect. So Avoid A

c) Candidates with little or no international experience benefit a lot from business school discussions on international issues.

Same logic with A

d) Candidates with international experience generally also bring to class leadership skills, which are another important criterion in business school admissions.

Well this is the answer

mhe801 · Answer

Can anyone explain why not B?

Noted that  pkm9995109794  said it was "out of scope", but was thinking that if business schools prefer global business discussions, and the given statement said international applicants bring a stronger perspective on global issues, then it would strengthen the argument that international experience is a key factor in admissions because it boosts the whole "rich classroom discussion" thing.

Thanks in advance for the help!

pkm9995 · Answer

b) Business schools prefer discussions on global business issues to discussions on domestic business issues.

mhe801  option B is a passive strengthener, which means B is not projecting the unique trait which can strengthen the argument as D does.You need not have any international experience in order to "discuss" global business issues. You can just read a news paper and discuss those issues in the class. Hope you got the catch.

mhe801 · Answer

Got it, thanks  pkm9995109794  !

vishwajeet2015 · Answer

Is the conclusion in argument.....international exp. .....process OR such exposure....discussion

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HG0815 · Answer

In my case, I tried to find a OA between A and D.
B. 'domestic business' issues is out of scope.
C. Candidates need international experience. This is almost assumption about this argument. So C is out.
E. Out of scope. 
 Acknowledgement of prominent business leaders is nothing in
 this argument.
So left thing is onlt A and D.
 A. This is so strong. We just want to strengthen about the advantage
 of international experiences. How can someone say that 
 candidates with little or no international experience cannot 
 contribute to business school? If there is no D, I will choose this.
 But there is D, I do not choose this.
 D. This mentions about the advantage of international experiences.
 'also brings to class leadership skills' 
 This can strenthen the reason why business school want to their
 candidate about international experience.

chesstitans · Answer

To you, my friend, and other members,
Strangely, the source of this question cannot be found on the Internet. I used Google to search for the source; the result is negative. Test takers should only practice the gmat-like questions.

Puja priya · Answer

Negating A implies that candidates with no or less international exp can also contribute to business schools as much as international candidates.
This itself weakens the argument that international exp should be a key factor..isn't it?  GMATNinja  Please help to understand.

shashankism · Answer

Premise : International experience is a key factor for most of the prominent business schools in choosing candidates during their MBA selection process. Students who have worked in countries apart from their own bring to the classroom a whole bunch of qualities - they bring cultural and social insights, understanding of business opportunities and challenges from across the globe, and a firm perspective on global issues. 
Conclusion : Such exposure certainly helps in having rich classroom discussion.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument?

a) With all other factors remaining the same, candidates with little or no international experience cannot contribute to business schools as much as candidates with international experience can. 
The statement is talking about the exposure of International candidates and the quality discussion they bring due to such exposure.. The stem is not discussing about the -ves of little or no international experience.

b) Business schools prefer discussions on global business issues to discussions on domestic business issues. 
So even candidates with no international experience students can discuss on global business issues.. Not a big deal
 c) Candidates with little or no international experience benefit a lot from business school discussions on international issues. 
Its good they are benefiting, that's why everyone is there at the Bschool... Out of scope.
 
d) Candidates with international experience generally also bring to class leadership skills, wich are anoter important criterion in business school admissions. 
it looks good, International candidates are bringing something extra to the class.. 
 e) Prominent business leaders as well as academicians acknowledge the importance of rich classroom discussions at business schools. 
Yes they acknowledge the rich classroom discussion.. So, how does it influence the difference between international exp and no international exp.

aragonn · Answer

Conclusion is Students who have worked in countries apart from their own bring to the classroom a whole bunch of qualities. Only D is talking about new qualities and contribution in this direction.

May I ask for the source of this question?

TarPhi · Answer

International experience is a key factor for most of the prominent business schools in choosing candidates during their MBA selection process.  Students who have worked in countries apart from their own bring to the classroom a whole bunch of qualities - they bring cultural and social insights, understanding of business opportunities and challenges from across the globe, and a firm perspective on global issues. Such exposure certainly helps in having rich classroom discussion.

It's easy to get confused as to what the conclusion is. The conclusion is International experience is a key factor for most of the prominent business schools in choosing candidates during their MBA selection process.

I though C but then selected D because only D strengthens the argument.

ShankSouljaBoi · Answer

How do we get rid of E on this one  VeritasKarishma  ???? It directly strengthens that major groups such as X and Y also think that rich classrooms are needed.

KarishmaB · Answer

Premises:

International experience students bring cultural and social insights, understanding of business opportunities and challenges from across the globe, and a firm perspective on global issues.

Such exposure certainly helps in having rich classroom discussion.

Conclusion:

International experience is a key factor for selection in MBA.

We need to strengthen the conclusion. So we need to find the option which if true, will help the conclusion.

a) With all other factors remaining the same, candidates with little or no international experience cannot contribute to business schools as much as candidates with international experience can.

This tells us that international experience is a relevant factor and that all other things same, it adds value. Does it become a key factor during admissions? Can't say. Let's hold on and see.

b) Business schools prefer discussions on global business issues to discussions on domestic business issues.

Doesn't help. If business schools prefer discussions on global issues, we know international experience students will make it rich. But we are already given that intl exposure makes for rich classroom discussion.

c) Candidates with little or no international experience benefit a lot from business school discussions on international issues.

Whose benefit is the school looking for in its admission process? We don't know.

d) Candidates with international experience generally also bring to class leadership skills, wich are anoter important criterion in business school admissions.

Candidates with international experience bring leadership too. Leadership is an important criterion in admissions. That makes international experience's position as a key factor stronger in admissions. 
Correct.

e) Prominent business leaders as well as academicians acknowledge the importance of rich classroom discussions at business schools.

This talks about opinion of people. A better supporter would have been that rich discussion is important at business schools.

Takeaway from the question - Focus on the conclusion. That is exactly what you need to strengthen.
No need to invest too much time on the question. The logic is a bit hazy to make it harder.

MPRS22 · Answer

How can we say

International experience is a key factor for most of the prominent business schools in choosing candidates during their MBA selection process

is the conclusion

and not Such exposure certainly helps in having rich classroom discussion

VeritasKarishma

KarishmaB · Answer

The conclusion is the one thing the author wants to tell you. The premises are what support that one thing.

Now look at this argument:

International experience is a key factor for most of the prominent business schools in choosing candidates during their MBA selection process.

Students who have worked in countries apart from their own bring to the classroom a whole bunch of qualities - they bring cultural and social insights, understanding of business opportunities and challenges from across the globe, and a firm perspective on global issues.

Such exposure certainly helps in having rich classroom discussion.

The second and third statements are explaining you why Intl exp is a key factor in selection process. So they are the premises are first stmnt is the conclusion.

Can you say that first stmnt is explaining "why" third statement holds? Can you say that because intl exp is a key factor is selection, that is why such exposure helps in having rich classroom discussion?
No.

So first statement is the conclusion.

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