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A cancer drug that shows positive results in early laboratory tests can generate a great deal of interest from cancer patients. Because of this interest, and the desire to make a profit early in the development cycle, many pharmaceutical companies rush the new drug to market as quickly as possible. But positive early results are often misleading, meaning that the effort to bring the drug to market was largely wasted. Consequently, the strategy to maximize long-term profit from a new cancer drug is to bring the drug to market only after its positive effects are more thoroughly tested and established.
In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first is a consideration that has been raised to argue that a certain strategy is counterproductive; the second presents an alternative strategy.
(B) The first is a consideration raised to support the strategy that the argument recommends; the second presents that strategy.
(C) The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second presents an alternative strategy.
(D) The first is an assumption, rejected by the argument, that has been used to justify a course of action; the second presents that course of action.
(E) The first is a consideration that has been used to justify pursuing a goal that the argument rejects; the second presents a course of action that has been adopted in pursuit of that goal.
In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first is a consideration that has been raised to argue that a certain strategy is counterproductive; the second presents an alternative strategy.
(B) The first is a consideration raised to support the strategy that the argument recommends; the second presents that strategy.
(C) The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second presents an alternative strategy.
(D) The first is an assumption, rejected by the argument, that has been used to justify a course of action; the second presents that course of action.
(E) The first is a consideration that has been used to justify pursuing a goal that the argument rejects; the second presents a course of action that has been adopted in pursuit of that goal.
29 Jun 2025, 10:01
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Can anyone explain why it's C and not E ?
29 Jun 2025, 17:57
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I'm not an expert but I hope this helps.
In E, what made me most certain that it was C instead of E was that in choice E, it states "the second presents a course of action that has been adopted..."
Notice that the statement is saying that the strategy of maximizing long-term profits has been adopted while the passage says that pharma companies "rush the new drug to market as quickly as possible." The passage and E are saying two different things since one is saying that another strategy has been adopted while the other is saying that an alternate has been adopted.
Honestly a pretty amazing trap that shows one word can really make the difference.
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I too was between C and E but I came to the conclusion that it's C.
In E, what made me most certain that it was C instead of E was that in choice E, it states "the second presents a course of action that has been adopted..."
Notice that the statement is saying that the strategy of maximizing long-term profits has been adopted while the passage says that pharma companies "rush the new drug to market as quickly as possible." The passage and E are saying two different things since one is saying that another strategy has been adopted while the other is saying that an alternate has been adopted.
Honestly a pretty amazing trap that shows one word can really make the difference.
