Colleges in Tycho City have failed to prepare their students for the b

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Colleges in Tycho City have failed to prepare their students for the business world. A recent study revealed that the majority of college graduates in Tycho City could not write a simple business letter.

Which of the following, if true, would provide additional evidence in support of the claim above?

A) A majority of students attending colleges in Tycho City are business majors. 
B) The State College in neighboring Twyla Township has recently improved its business program by adding courses in business writing. 
C) Most Tycho City college graduates move outside the Tycho City after they graduate. 
D) Most Tycho City college students live in on-campus dormitories. 
E) The majority of college graduates living in Tycho City received their college degrees from institutions located in Tycho city.

surendrasaini1 · Answer

Colleges in Tycho City have failed to prepare their students for the business world. A recent study revealed that the majority of college graduates in Tycho City could not write a simple business letter.

Which of the following, if true, would provide additional evidence in support of the claim above?

A) A majority of students attending colleges in Tycho City are business majors.( Argument is about graduates not about current students)

B) The State College in neighboring Twyla Township has recently improved its business program by adding courses in business writing.( Neighbouring township is irrelevant)

C) Most Tycho City college graduates move outside the Tycho City after they graduate. ( What if they move out of city,they may not be able to write a business letter)

D) Most Tycho City college students live in on-campus dormitories.( Irrelevant)

E) The majority of college graduates living in Tycho City received their college degrees from institutions located in Tycho city.( strengthen)

Will go with choice E

Thanks

yash312 · Answer

E) The majority of college graduates living in Tycho City received their college degrees from institutions located in Tycho city

This strengthens by stating since majority of student of T has received degree from T colleges, therefore as stated in premise majority of student of T were not able to write business letter..
So these students won't be able to write and hence fail in business world

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zeniamehta · Answer

Will go with E
Because colleges have not failed if these graduates were not graduated from these colleges

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AshutoshB · Answer

A) A majority of students attending colleges in Tycho City are business majors. :   IRRELEVANT

B) The State College in neighboring Twyla Township has recently improved its business program by adding courses in business writing.  :  DOESNT SUPPORT IT

C) Most Tycho City college graduates move outside the Tycho City after they graduate. :   WEAKEN

D) Most Tycho City college students live in on-campus dormitories. :   IRRELEVANT

E) The majority of college graduates living in Tycho City received their college degrees from institutions located in Tycho city. :   CORRECT

NinetyFour · Answer

POE:

A) Whether a student is a business major has no impact on the claim that colleges in tycho city have failed to prepare students for the business world. Any major can have a class that teaches how to write a business letter

B) Them just adding a business program course has no impact. Also the state college is not in Tycho city... so not relevant

C) This actually weakens the statement, since its saying none of the graduates in the city actually attended tycho city college. This introduces the possibility that tycho city college ACTUALLY does prepare students for the business world.

D) Irrelevant. Living on-campus has nothing to do with the claim.

E) This is the correct. If most students received their degrees from institutions in tycho city that connects the GRADUATES living in the city to GRADUATES of tycho city college. Hence the graduates of tycho city are the ones who are not prepared for the business world.

I believe E is correct

jabhatta2 · Answer

VeritasKarishma  - is A the answer to the question if this is an "Assumption" question ?

Just wondering what your thoughts are !

KarishmaB · Answer

No it isn't. The argument only says colleges do not prepare for business world. They could all be arts colleges and we could still make the same assertion. The assertion would hold.

Bunuel · Answer

Official Explanation:

E

Step 1: Identify the Question Type

To “provide additional evidence in support” of an argument is to strengthen it, so this is a Strengthen question.

Step 2: Untangle the Stimulus

The argument concludes that colleges in Tycho City don’t do a good job of preparing their grads for the business world, because the majority of college grads living in Tycho City couldn’t write a simple business letter. Since this argument is based on a study, there is likely a representativeness problem.

Step 3: Predict the Answer

In this argument, the author makes a scope shift between the evidence and the conclusion: the evidence is based on “college graduates in Tycho City,” while the conclusion refers to the supposed failings of “colleges in Tycho City.” In order for the conclusion to hold, it must be true that the college grads in the study are representative of colleges in Tycho City—that is, that those people actually attended school in Tycho City. Look for an answer that bolsters that assumption.

Step 4: Evaluate the Choices

(E) properly strengthens the argument by reinforcing the assumption. In other words, (E) demonstrates that the sample studied is actually representative of colleges in Tycho City. (A) has no effect on the argument. While the argument concerns whether students are prepared for the business world, it is not relevant what the students are majoring in. (B) is outside the scope. What some other college is doing does not affect an argument about the effectiveness of Tycho City college programs. (C) actually weakens the argument. If most Tycho City college graduates leave the Tycho City area after graduation, then it is unlikely that a study of graduates in Tycho City is representative of graduates of Tycho City colleges. Be careful of 180 answers in Strengthen/Weaken questions. Finally, (D) is irrelevant, since where the students live has no effect on whether or not they’re adequately prepared for the business world.  Choice (E) is the correct answer.

Jks3000 · Answer

Typical GMAT trap!!!! Options A looks good, and Option B,C,D are too irrelevant , so you quickly ignore Option E. Its called " Don't fall in Love Trap " taught by GMATNinja

Thekingmaker · Answer

A) A majority of students attending colleges in Tycho City are business majors. 
isn't asking about the current scenario

B) The State College in neighboring Twyla Township has recently improved its business program by adding courses in business writing.  :  DOESNT SUPPORT IT

C) Most Tycho City college graduates move outside the Tycho City after they graduate. :   WEAKEN

D) Most Tycho City college students live in on-campus dormitories. :   IRRELEVANT

E) The majority of college graduates living in Tycho City received their college degrees from institutions located in Tycho city
yeah it addresses the issue and makes sense that the T university produces bullshit ppl

Hope the reasoning flow helps

pudu · Answer

E because majority of the students in the city failed to write a business letter and it may be the fault of the colleges in the city only if majority students studied in the city colleges.

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