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Those who prepare a nation’s armed forces can learn much from the world of college athletics. In athletic competition, winning teams are generally those whose members are well-trained as individuals and as a team, who are inspired by their coach, and who learn from mistakes made in games they lose. Similarly, a military that is successful needs well-trained soldiers who are confident about their capabilities, with each and every soldier learning from his mistakes in order to constantly improve his abilities.
Which of the following expresses the most serious weakness in the comparison drawn between athletes and soldiers?
(A) Coaches of athletic teams are often chosen for their ability to teach young adults, while admirals and generals often lack this capability.
(B) Not all college athletics are team sports. In sports such as tennis or gymnastics, competitors play as individuals.
(C) College athletic teams that lose games can review mistakes to improve each member’s performance, but soldiers who make significant errors in battle may not survive to learn from their mistakes.
(D) Even those teams from the wealthiest colleges do not have the resources that a nation can marshal in developing its armed forces.
(E) Both men and women serve in modern armed forces, but there is no college athletic event in which men and women compete on the same team.
Which of the following expresses the most serious weakness in the comparison drawn between athletes and soldiers?
(A) Coaches of athletic teams are often chosen for their ability to teach young adults, while admirals and generals often lack this capability.
(B) Not all college athletics are team sports. In sports such as tennis or gymnastics, competitors play as individuals.
(C) College athletic teams that lose games can review mistakes to improve each member’s performance, but soldiers who make significant errors in battle may not survive to learn from their mistakes.
(D) Even those teams from the wealthiest colleges do not have the resources that a nation can marshal in developing its armed forces.
(E) Both men and women serve in modern armed forces, but there is no college athletic event in which men and women compete on the same team.
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Official Explanation
The passage draws an analogy between armed forces and college athletic teams, and concludes that training methods which work in college sports will be effective in the military as well. There are three training methods listed for a successful sports team:
1) trained as individuals and as team
2) inspired by their coach
3) learn from their mistakes
Reasoning by analogy is not made invalid by minor differences between the two items being compared. Choices (A), (B), (D), and (E) point out such differences but do not detract from the essence of the analogy. However, choice (C) states that it may not be possible for soldiers to learn from their mistakes, a definite distinction between sports and the military, and one that weakens the argument. The answer is (C).
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1. A,B & E talk about OOS options comparing positions, sports and genders
2. D is talking about resources which will not impact the decision
Answer is C
2. D is talking about resources which will not impact the decision
Answer is C
