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Newspaper article: Pecan growers get a high price for their crop when pecans are comparatively scarce, but the price drops sharply when pecans are abundant. Thus, in high-yield years, growers often hold back part of their crop in refrigerated warehouses until after the following year’s harvest, hoping for higher prices then. This year’s pecan crop was the smallest in five years. It is unlikely, therefore, that any of this year’s crop will be held back.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
A. Each of the last two years produced record-breaking pecan yields, and an unusually high percentage of last year’s crop was held back.
B. The quality of this year’s pecan crop is typical of the quality of the pecan crops of the previous five years.
C. Because of the practice of holding back part of the crop from especially high-yield years, pecan prices have not been subject to sharp fluctuations in recent years.
D. For some pecan growers, this year’s crop was no smaller than last year’s.
E. The last time the pecan crop was as small as it was this year, the practice of holding back part of one year’s crop in anticipation of higher prices the next year had not yet become widespread.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
A. Each of the last two years produced record-breaking pecan yields, and an unusually high percentage of last year’s crop was held back.
B. The quality of this year’s pecan crop is typical of the quality of the pecan crops of the previous five years.
C. Because of the practice of holding back part of the crop from especially high-yield years, pecan prices have not been subject to sharp fluctuations in recent years.
D. For some pecan growers, this year’s crop was no smaller than last year’s.
E. The last time the pecan crop was as small as it was this year, the practice of holding back part of one year’s crop in anticipation of higher prices the next year had not yet become widespread.
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03 Jun 2026, 05:46
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Newspaper article: Pecan growers get a high price for their crop when pecans are comparatively scarce, but the price drops sharply when pecans are abundant. Thus, in high-yield years, growers often hold back part of their crop in refrigerated warehouses until after the following year’s harvest, hoping for higher prices then. This year’s pecan crop was the smallest in five years. It is unlikely, therefore, that any of this year’s crop will be held back.
Conclusion of the argument:
It is unlikely, therefore, that any of this year’s crop will be held back.
Support:
This year’s pecan crop was the smallest in five years.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
The correct answer to this Weaken question will show that, even though the evidence is true, the conclusion may not be.
A. Each of the last two years produced record-breaking pecan yields, and an unusually high percentage of last year’s crop was held back.
This choice is interesting.
After all, it indicates that, while this years crop was small, pecans are still "abundant" because of the yields of the last two y ears.
So, farmers may have a reason to hold back part of this year's crop as well.
This choice isn't a super clear weakener, but since none of the other choices work at all, we can safely select this one.
Keep.
B. The quality of this year’s pecan crop is typical of the quality of the pecan crops of the previous five years.
The quantity not the "quality" is what causes farmers to hold back part of the crop.
Also, if the crop was "typical," then nothing special occurred to cause farmers to hold back part of the crop.
Eliminate.
C. Because of the practice of holding back part of the crop from especially high-yield years, pecan prices have not been subject to sharp fluctuations in recent years.
This indicates that the practice as used has been working, making the conclusion likely to be true because farmers will likely do what they typically do if it has been working.
Eliminate.
D. For some pecan growers, this year’s crop was no smaller than last year’s.
It has been established that the total crop was "the smallest in five years." Thus, this was not a high-yield year.
Some outliers don't change that.
Eliminate.
E. The last time the pecan crop was as small as it was this year, the practice of holding back part of one year’s crop in anticipation of higher prices the next year had not yet become widespread.
What was the case in the past doesn't affect current practices.
Eliminate.
Correct answer: A
Conclusion of the argument:
It is unlikely, therefore, that any of this year’s crop will be held back.
Support:
This year’s pecan crop was the smallest in five years.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
The correct answer to this Weaken question will show that, even though the evidence is true, the conclusion may not be.
A. Each of the last two years produced record-breaking pecan yields, and an unusually high percentage of last year’s crop was held back.
This choice is interesting.
After all, it indicates that, while this years crop was small, pecans are still "abundant" because of the yields of the last two y ears.
So, farmers may have a reason to hold back part of this year's crop as well.
This choice isn't a super clear weakener, but since none of the other choices work at all, we can safely select this one.
Keep.
B. The quality of this year’s pecan crop is typical of the quality of the pecan crops of the previous five years.
The quantity not the "quality" is what causes farmers to hold back part of the crop.
Also, if the crop was "typical," then nothing special occurred to cause farmers to hold back part of the crop.
Eliminate.
C. Because of the practice of holding back part of the crop from especially high-yield years, pecan prices have not been subject to sharp fluctuations in recent years.
This indicates that the practice as used has been working, making the conclusion likely to be true because farmers will likely do what they typically do if it has been working.
Eliminate.
D. For some pecan growers, this year’s crop was no smaller than last year’s.
It has been established that the total crop was "the smallest in five years." Thus, this was not a high-yield year.
Some outliers don't change that.
Eliminate.
E. The last time the pecan crop was as small as it was this year, the practice of holding back part of one year’s crop in anticipation of higher prices the next year had not yet become widespread.
What was the case in the past doesn't affect current practices.
Eliminate.
Correct answer: A
04 Jun 2026, 21:00
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Newspaper article: Pecan growers get a high price for their crop when pecans are comparatively scarce, but the price drops sharply when pecans are abundant. Thus, in high-yield years, growers often hold back part of their crop in refrigerated warehouses until after the following year’s harvest, hoping for higher prices then. This year’s pecan crop was the smallest in five years. It is unlikely, therefore, that any of this year’s crop will be held back.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
The argument assumes that because this year’s crop is small, pecans will be scarce, so growers will have no reason to hold back any of this year’s crop. The weakness is that total supply may include stored pecans from earlier crops, not just this year’s crop.
A. Each of the last two years produced record-breaking pecan yields, and an unusually high percentage of last year’s crop was held back.
This is correct. If last year’s huge crop was heavily held back, then many stored pecans may enter the market after this year’s harvest. That could keep prices low despite this year’s small crop, giving growers a reason to hold back some of this year’s crop.
B. The quality of this year’s pecan crop is typical of the quality of the pecan crops of the previous five years.
This does not weaken the argument. It says nothing about supply, price, or the incentive to hold back pecans.
C. Because of the practice of holding back part of the crop from especially high-yield years, pecan prices have not been subject to sharp fluctuations in recent years.
This does not directly weaken the conclusion. It suggests holding back stabilizes prices, but it does not show that any of this year’s small crop is likely to be held back.
D. For some pecan growers, this year’s crop was no smaller than last year’s.
This is too weak. The argument is about whether any of this year’s crop is likely to be held back overall, and “some growers” does not show a broad reason to expect holding back.
E. The last time the pecan crop was as small as it was this year, the practice of holding back part of one year’s crop in anticipation of higher prices the next year had not yet become widespread.
This does not weaken the argument. It gives historical background but does not show that growers have a reason to hold back this year’s crop.
Answer: (A)
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
The argument assumes that because this year’s crop is small, pecans will be scarce, so growers will have no reason to hold back any of this year’s crop. The weakness is that total supply may include stored pecans from earlier crops, not just this year’s crop.
A. Each of the last two years produced record-breaking pecan yields, and an unusually high percentage of last year’s crop was held back.
This is correct. If last year’s huge crop was heavily held back, then many stored pecans may enter the market after this year’s harvest. That could keep prices low despite this year’s small crop, giving growers a reason to hold back some of this year’s crop.
B. The quality of this year’s pecan crop is typical of the quality of the pecan crops of the previous five years.
This does not weaken the argument. It says nothing about supply, price, or the incentive to hold back pecans.
C. Because of the practice of holding back part of the crop from especially high-yield years, pecan prices have not been subject to sharp fluctuations in recent years.
This does not directly weaken the conclusion. It suggests holding back stabilizes prices, but it does not show that any of this year’s small crop is likely to be held back.
D. For some pecan growers, this year’s crop was no smaller than last year’s.
This is too weak. The argument is about whether any of this year’s crop is likely to be held back overall, and “some growers” does not show a broad reason to expect holding back.
E. The last time the pecan crop was as small as it was this year, the practice of holding back part of one year’s crop in anticipation of higher prices the next year had not yet become widespread.
This does not weaken the argument. It gives historical background but does not show that growers have a reason to hold back this year’s crop.
Answer: (A)
