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The US government has recently taken an initiative to collect and publish information on the salaries of graduating students from colleges. The salaries of the students in their first year after graduation will be published for all colleges and subject fields the colleges offer. The idea is to help the students make more informed choices about the college and the field that they choose. While the intentions are good, the results might just be the opposite. Students who pick their field based primarily on post-graduation salaries, as opposed to passion for a field, will, in all likelihood, struggle in both school and career.
Which of the following options would help most to evaluate the given argument?
A) What is the number of colleges that will be covered by the government initiative?
B) Currently, what proportion of students who struggle in college also struggle in their careers?
C) Do some students currently pick their subject fields based on their passion?
D) Are there currently any good websites providing average salaries data for the students?
E) How will the government ensure that the data published on the salaries of the students is not biased against certain colleges?
Which of the following options would help most to evaluate the given argument?
A) What is the number of colleges that will be covered by the government initiative?
B) Currently, what proportion of students who struggle in college also struggle in their careers?
C) Do some students currently pick their subject fields based on their passion?
D) Are there currently any good websites providing average salaries data for the students?
E) How will the government ensure that the data published on the salaries of the students is not biased against certain colleges?
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With an Evaluate the Argument question, we have to keep in mind that it's aaaaalll about that Conclusion! This isn't like a Weaken or a Strengthen in which some tiny piece of evidence will twist around and be part of the correct answer, unexpectedly.
Evaluate questions are easy if you keep in mind that you are here to evaluate the Conclusion sentence and that's it!
So let's break this one down!
Evidence: US govt gets $$$ info (to help students choose).
Conclusion: Students who choose for $$$ / not
will 
Ridiculous emojis aside, we can see the scope of this conclusion is about what the RESULT will be when students base their CHOICE on $$$$$. Definitely the correct answer needs to match that scope!
Let's look at the scope of each answer choice:
A) What is the number of colleges that will be covered by the government initiative? (the number affected is not part of the conclusion's scope)
B) Currently, what proportion of students who struggle in college also struggle in their careers? (better than A, but still not great, but let's keep it for now)
C) Do some students currently pick their subject fields based on their passion? (decent, related to students, let's keep it)
D) Are there currently any good websites providing average salaries data for the students? (what the heck?! this has absolutely nothing to do with the students and their choices)
E) How will the government ensure that the data published on the salaries of the students is not biased against certain colleges? (who cares about the data; we're interested in the students' choices)
The Final Two here are (B) and (C). Let's answer these hypotheticals:
B) Currently, what proportion of students who struggle in college also struggle in their careers?
Let's say 100% who struggle in college struggle in careers. Or let's say 0% who struggle in college also struggle in their careers. This has no bearing on whether students who pick $$$ over passion will succeed.
C) Do some students currently pick their subject fields based on their passion?
Let's say yes, some students DO pick their major based on ; it doesn't have a huge impact. BUT, what if NO students choose for passion? Well if none choose for passion, and they ALL choose for $$$$, then the author's argument is greatly weakened!!! In that case, there wouldn't even be a dichotomy -- no choice at all! They ONLY choose for $$$. So how could choosing for $$$ over even be possible?
Because one way to answer (C) has a major impact on the Conclusion, this is the correct answer. Playing "Devil's advocate" for each "side" of the Evaluate answer choice can help you see which one is most relevant to the Conclusion.
Evaluate questions are easy if you keep in mind that you are here to evaluate the Conclusion sentence and that's it!
So let's break this one down!
Evidence: US govt gets $$$ info (to help students choose).
Conclusion: Students who choose for $$$ / not
will Ridiculous emojis aside, we can see the scope of this conclusion is about what the RESULT will be when students base their CHOICE on $$$$$. Definitely the correct answer needs to match that scope!
Let's look at the scope of each answer choice:
A) What is the number of colleges that will be covered by the government initiative? (the number affected is not part of the conclusion's scope)
B) Currently, what proportion of students who struggle in college also struggle in their careers? (better than A, but still not great, but let's keep it for now)
C) Do some students currently pick their subject fields based on their passion? (decent, related to students, let's keep it)
D) Are there currently any good websites providing average salaries data for the students? (what the heck?! this has absolutely nothing to do with the students and their choices)
E) How will the government ensure that the data published on the salaries of the students is not biased against certain colleges? (who cares about the data; we're interested in the students' choices)
The Final Two here are (B) and (C). Let's answer these hypotheticals:
B) Currently, what proportion of students who struggle in college also struggle in their careers?
Let's say 100% who struggle in college struggle in careers. Or let's say 0% who struggle in college also struggle in their careers. This has no bearing on whether students who pick $$$ over passion will succeed.
C) Do some students currently pick their subject fields based on their passion?
Let's say yes, some students DO pick their major based on
; it doesn't have a huge impact. BUT, what if NO students choose for passion? Well if none choose for passion, and they ALL choose for $$$$, then the author's argument is greatly weakened!!! In that case, there wouldn't even be a dichotomy -- no choice at all! They ONLY choose for $$$. So how could choosing for $$$ over even be possible? Because one way to answer (C) has a major impact on the Conclusion, this is the correct answer. Playing "Devil's advocate" for each "side" of the Evaluate answer choice can help you see which one is most relevant to the Conclusion.
General Discussion
that was a really insightful answer
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Conclusion: Students who pick their field based primarily on post-graduation salaries, as opposed to passion for a field, will struggle in both school and career.
Which of the following options would help most to evaluate the given argument?
A) What is the number of colleges that will be covered by the government initiative?
B) Currently, what proportion of students who struggle in college also struggle in their careers? - irrelevant in evaluating the conclusion.
C) Do some students currently pick their subject fields based on their passion? - if this is true, then one can certainly infer that the new scheme used by the government certainly helps some students pick their true passion, thereby weakening the conclusion. If (C) is false, however, then one can reasonably support the conclusion. Hence, (C) does indeed help us evaluate the conclusion. Therefore, (C) is the right answer choice.
D) Are there currently any good websites providing average salaries data for the students? - irrelevant.
E) How will the government ensure that the data published on the salaries of the students is not biased against certain colleges? - irrelevant.
Which of the following options would help most to evaluate the given argument?
A) What is the number of colleges that will be covered by the government initiative?
C) Do some students currently pick their subject fields based on their passion? - if this is true, then one can certainly infer that the new scheme used by the government certainly helps some students pick their true passion, thereby weakening the conclusion. If (C) is false, however, then one can reasonably support the conclusion. Hence, (C) does indeed help us evaluate the conclusion. Therefore, (C) is the right answer choice.
KarishmaB MartyMurray Kindly provide your explanation for this question.
Specially how to eliminate option D...
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Specially how to eliminate option D...
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I could eliminate all the rest answer choices but I don't find even C to be right. The conclusion is about the relation between how decision based on salaries can lead to worse career outcomes than ones based on passion. Answer C tells that there are some students who pick subjects based on passion but it nowhere links their career outcomes. So, even if some choose based on passion, how does that break the conclusion in any way?
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K812 The solution is explained here; check this link. https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-us-gover ... l#p2235882. do let me know if this solves your doubt.
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