A thing is nauseous if it makes one sick to the stomach

Question

A thing is “nauseous” if it makes one sick to the stomach; the unfortunate victim of this malaise is “nauseated.” The common misuse of “nauseous” can be illustrated with the following sentence: “When he sits too long, turns his head too abruptly, or walks any distance, he gets dizzy, loses balance, and becomes nauseous.” He doesn’t become nauseous unless he turns other people’s stomachs; he becomes nauseated. A person who is nauseated is no more nauseous than a person who has been poisoned is poisonous.

Based on the passage above, which phrase does NOT provide a logical completion to the following sentence?

A person who is nauseated is no more nauseous than a person who has been______

(A) murdered is murderous
(B) corrupted is corruptible
(C) awed is awesome
(D) irritated is irritating
(E) scared is scary

saukrit · Answer

By looking at phrase "a person who has been poisoned is poisonous" we clearly know that the two opposite entities have to be present in logical clause

(A) murdered is murderous -   Logical Opposite

(B) corrupted is corruptible -   Correct Answer!!  This is the odd one out and two are synonymous rather than being opposites 
 
(C) awed is awesome-   Logical Opposite

(D) irritated is irritating-   Logical Opposite   
 
(E) scared is scary-   Logical Opposite

CEdward · Answer

A thing is “nauseous” if it makes one sick to the stomach; the unfortunate victim of this malaise is “nauseated.” The common misuse of “nauseous” can be illustrated with the following sentence: “When he sits too long, turns his head too abruptly, or walks any distance, he gets dizzy, loses balance, and becomes nauseous.” He doesn’t become nauseous unless he turns other people’s stomachs; he becomes nauseated. A person who is nauseated is no more nauseous than a person who has been poisoned is poisonous.

Based on the passage above, which phrase does NOT provide a logical completion to the following sentence?

A person who is nauseated is no more nauseous than a person who has been______

(A) murdered is murderous

(B) corrupted is corruptible  CORRECT
-follow the pattern...A person is nauseated is no more NAUSEOUS (a person CANNOT be nauseous because being nauseous means you induce the nausea)
-a person who is corrupted  necessarily  is corruptible (this doesn't work for the other choices)

(C) awed is awesome

(D) irritated is irritating

(E) scared is scary

HoneyLemon · Answer

Didn't understand the argument at all. Can anyone help here .

Aswin12 · Answer

Hi  HoneyLemon  I think I can help you with this one. 
The passage starts by explaining the meaning of the word "nauseous" , it is when a thing makes someone sick in the stomach, and then the passage tries to highlight how this term is commonly misused via this example  “When he sits too long, turns his head too abruptly, or walks any distance, he gets dizzy, loses balance, and becomes nauseous.”  and explains the usage  "and becomes nauseous"  is wrong unless the said person induces the feeling of being nauseated in someone else. The correct usage in the previous sentence would be "and becomes nauseated" rather than "and becomes nauseous" . 
The question asks us to pick the option that wouldn't be similar to the one( A person who is nauseated is no more nauseous than a person who has been poisoned is poisonous ) given in the passage.

Option B  gives the correct answer . Option B would say  A person who is nauseated is no more nauseous than a person who has been corrupted is corruptible  which is not similar to the other sentence.

Hope this helps
Aswin

HoneyLemon · Answer

Thank you  Aswin12 
Really helped understanding the argument .

Bambi2021 · Answer

A person has been struck by or affected by something. He has been murdered, awed, irritated, scared.

But in "has been corrupted", the person has not been affected by something else. Its rather that the person has ceased to have the personality trait of being corrupt.

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arushi118 · Answer

KarishmaB  can you please explain this question.

guddo · Answer

The passage defines "nauseous" as causing sickness and "nauseated" as feeling sick. The analogy states that a person who feels sick (nauseated) is not causing sickness (nauseous). The sentence to complete must follow the same logic: a person who has undergone an action (verb) should not possess the related adjective that describes causing that state.

(A) murdered is murderous: A murdered person is not murderous. Correct logic.

(B) corrupted is corruptible: A corrupted person is corruptible (able to be corrupted). This does NOT follow the pattern, it incorrectly suggests the person has the causing quality. This is the illogical completion.

(C) awed is awesome: An awed person is not awesome (awe-inspiring). Correct logic.

(D) irritated is irritating: An irritated person is not necessarily irritating. Correct logic.

(E) scared is scary: A scared person is not scary. Correct logic.

Only option B breaks the required logical relationship. So,  the answer is B.

egmat · Answer

Step 1: Understanding the Key Distinction

The passage teaches us:
-  Nauseated  =  experiencing  stomach sickness (the victim)
-  Nauseous  =  causing  stomach sickness (the cause)

Step 2: The Pattern We Need

The sentence structure is: "A person who is nauseated is no more nauseous than a person who has been _____ is _____"

This creates a pattern: 
  Someone experiencing X is NOT someone causing X 
 
 Step 3: Testing Each Option

(A)  murdered is murderous 
- Murdered = experiencing murder (victim) ✓
- Murderous = causing murder (killer) ✓
-  Pattern works!  A murder victim is not a murderer.

(B)  corrupted is corruptible 
- Corrupted = has experienced corruption ✓
- Corruptible =  able to BE corrupted  ✗
-  Pattern BREAKS!  "Corruptible" means "can be corrupted," NOT "causes corruption"

(C)  awed is awesome 
- Awed = experiencing awe ✓
- Awesome = causing awe ✓
-  Pattern works!

(D)  irritated is irritating 
- Irritated = experiencing irritation ✓
- Irritating = causing irritation ✓
-  Pattern works!

(E)  scared is scary 
- Scared = experiencing fear ✓
- Scary = causing fear ✓
-  Pattern works!

The Key Insight: 
Choice  (B)  is the  ONLY  one where the second word doesn't mean "causing" the condition. Instead, "corruptible" means "able to be affected by" corruption - it's another victim word, not a causing word!

Answer: B

KarishmaB · Answer

These kind of comparisons aren't GMAT style but no harm is understanding what is given - if for nothing but improving your own vocabulary. 
The argument tells us that the term "nauseous" is used for something that causes nausea. It is not to be used for the person who has been caused nausea. So "he was nauseous" means he was making other people sick. It doesn't mean that he was sick. The word for that is "nauseated". He was nauseated.

The same has been explained by this comparison:
A person who is nauseated is no more nauseous than a person who has been poisoned is poisonous.

If someone gets poisoned, will we say he is poisonous (causes poison in others)? No. Similarly, when someone gets nauseated, we should not say he is nauseous (causes nausea in others). We should say he is nauseated. The person is the receiver of the malaise, not the giver.

Similarly, 
  (A) murdered is murderous

Is a logical completion. It says the same thing. The receiver of the impact (murdered) cannot be claimed to be the giver (murderer)

(B) corrupted is corruptible

Not logical completion. This option says that the receiver of the impact (corrupted) cannot be claimed to be capable of receiving the impact (corruptible). This is not the same logic as nauseous and nauseated. In fact, we can say that one who has been corrupted was corruptible. Corruptible means can be corrupted. 
It would be the logical completion if we say: corrupted is corrupter (one that corrupts)

(C) awed is awesome

Is a logical completion. One who has been awed cannot be said to cause awe in others.

(D) irritated is irritating

Is a logical completion. One who is irritated cannot be said to cause irritation in others.

(E) scared is scary

Is a logical completion. One who is scared cannot be said to cause others to be scared.

Answer (B)

A thing is nauseous if it makes one sick to the stomach

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