nightblade354 generis ammuseeru GMATNinja pikolo2510Faltered in choosing E over B because of sophisticated language.
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It is unlikely that the world will ever be free of disease.
Main conclusion of argument.
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Most diseases are caused by very specific microorganisms whose response to the pressures medicines exert on them is predictable: they quickly evolve immunities to those medicines while maintain their power to infect and even kill humans.
Here is how I would paraphrase it:
Specific microorganisms develop some sort of immunity since they can predict how medicines
will attempt to kill them. Hence these microorganisms shall still be able to infect people and kill them.
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Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the argument by the claim that it is unlikely that the world will ever be free of disease?
I would treat conclusion as a bold face. Then decide what role did conclusion play w.r.t entire argument.
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(A )It is a conclusion that is claimed to follow from the premise that microorganisms are too numerous for medicines to eliminate entirely
Incorrect because of underlined portion.
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(B) It is a conclusion for which a description of the responses of microorganisms to the medicines designed to cure the disease they cause is offered as support
How apt it is to break the PoE further in to its clauses when to understand it better:
It is a conclusion
for which a description (premise) of the responses of microorganisms to the medicines
designed to cure the disease they cause is offered
as supportThis is almost close to paraphrasing the premise. I unfortunately fell in to underlined trap.
Hopefully I should have noticed no contrasting words such as however, yet, etc. in argument
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(C) It is a premise offered in support of the claim that most disease-causing microorganism are able to evolve immunities to medicines while retaining their ability to infect humans
Did not bother to read beyond red part, the first sentence is a conclusion not a premise. Easy out.
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(D) It is a generalization used to predict the response of microorganisms to the medicines humans use to kill them
This is probably a bit more than generalization, it is claim derived from premise by author not an opinion or judgement.
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(E) It is a conclusion that is claimed to follow from the premise that most microorganisms are immune to medicines designed to kill them
Oh boy, was I so close!!
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It is a conclusion
that is claimed to follow from the premise
All good till here.
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that most microorganisms are immune to medicines designed to kill them
But ultimately the microorganisms if not treated do infect people and even kill them. This is CLEARLY mentioned in argument.
Where did my reasoning falter?
Small ending note: Plural of impunity is immunity not immunities, may be my Editorial friend will catch you up on this Posted from my mobile device E is wrong because of basic reason "most microorganisms are immune to medicines designed to kill them". No where in passage it is mentioned that "MOST MCOG are immune to Medicines". Passage says, MCOG quickly evolve immunities to those medicines but it does say they are immune. There is subtle difference between these two assertions.