Jane got John a portable media player for his birthday last month. Joh

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Jane got John a portable media player for his birthday last month. John was very pleased with Jane's choice of gift. Therefore, women who get men a portable media player for their birthday are guaranteed that the recipient will be pleased with their choice.

Which of the following points to the most serious logical flaw in the argument?

Which of the following points to the most serious logical flaw in the argument?

A. There are several types of portable media players, and we do not know which one Jane got for John.
B. Women like portable media players just as much as men do, yet the conclusion is limited to getting such players for men only.
C. The conclusion is limited to birthdays whereas gifts are given in other occasions as well.
D. The reason John was pleased with Jane's gift is not necessarily the gift itself but rather her remembering his birthday and caring enough to get him a gift.
E. The fact that John was pleased with Jane's choice of gift does not necessarily mean that the same is true for all men.

singh36x · Answer

Jane got John a portable media player for his birthday last month. John was very pleased with Jane's choice of gift. Therefore, women who get men a portable media player for their birthday are guaranteed that the recipient will be pleased with their choice.

Which of the following points to the most serious logical flaw in the argument?

John may be the exception and not the rule !

IMHO E fits the bill- 
 The fact that John was pleased with Jane's choice of gift  does not necessarily mean that the same is true for all men.

dassunil · Answer

OA :E

As the conclusion is based on a particular case this may or may not be true

asishron29181 · Answer

Jane got John a portable media player for his birthday last month. John was very pleased with Jane's choice of gift. Therefore, women who get men a portable media player for their birthday are guaranteed that the recipient will be pleased with their choice.

Which of the following points to the most serious logical flaw in the argument?

We need to find the flaw in the argument. The above statement assumes that John's choice is identical with all men. The fact that John liked Jane's present doesn't mean the same will hold true of all other men.

E. The fact that John was pleased with Jane's choice of gift does not necessarily mean that the same is true for all men.
This is in line with our assumption.

IMO E

SohGMAT2020 · Answer

Jane got John a portable media player for his birthday last month. John was very pleased with Jane's choice of gift. Therefore, women who get men a portable media player for their birthday are guaranteed that the recipient will be pleased with their choice.

Which of the following points to the most serious logical flaw in the argument?

OK here the argument gives one specific example and then considers the outcome of that experiment to be true for everyone. 
This looks as the biggest flaw and hence we look for that in the options.

Which of the following points to the most serious logical flaw in the argument?

A. There are several types of portable media players, and we do not know which one Jane got for John. No the biggest flaw is the generalization. Eliminate

B. Women like portable media players just as much as men do, yet the conclusion is limited to getting such players for men only. Irrelevant to this argument. Eliminate

C. The conclusion is limited to birthdays whereas gifts are given in other occasions as well. No though the argument focuses only on birthdays, that is definitely not a flaw. Eliminate

D. The reason John was pleased with Jane's gift is not necessarily the gift itself but rather her remembering his birthday and caring enough to get him a gift. May or May not be true we don't know but this is not the biggest flaw as discussed above.

E. The fact that John was pleased with Jane's choice of gift does not necessarily mean that the same is true for all men. Yes this option is in line with our pre-thinking. Correct

IMO E is correct

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thelonghalloween · Answer

IMO Option E

Jane got media player for John --> John pleased
Therefore one media player to please them all men --> Gigantic leap of faith that all men like it (I secretly wish this was the way of world lol )

We could go deep and find more assumptions but this one is right out called in option E

LamboWalker · Answer

Prethinking - This argument is ridiculous! How can the author generalize all men based on a singular sample space?

A.  There are several types of portable media players, and we do not know which one Jane got for John.  Sure, this is a flaw. But it's certainly not the 'most serious' flaw as I will find out later.
B.  Women like portable media players just as much as men do, yet the conclusion is limited to getting such players for men only.  Argument is not concerned with women. Out of scope.
C.  The conclusion is limited to birthdays whereas gifts are given in other occasions as well.  Again, out of scope. Don't care about other occasions just talking about birthdays here.
D.  The reason John was pleased with Jane's gift is not necessarily the gift itself but rather her remembering his birthday and caring enough to get him a gift.  This is how a normal person would think, yeah makes sense. But in GMAT CR you don't think like a normal person. Cannot bring outside information.
E.  The fact that John was pleased with Jane's choice of gift does not necessarily mean that the same is true for all men.  This perfectly matches my prethinking. Correct.

Answer  E

100mitra · Answer

Correct Option : E

Conclusion:
women who get men a portable media player for their birthday are guaranteed that the recipient will be pleased with their choice.

most serious logical flaw in the argument?
- Women Gift to they recipient not necessary pleased or applicable, to all.

A. -  Wrong  - Comparison with portable media to recipient - irrelevant
B. -  Wrong  - Comparison between Women like to Men like for gifts
C. -  Wrong  - Comparison between the occassion - irrelevant
D. -  Wrong  - Comparison between Gift and birthday remebered - irrelevant
E. -  Correct  - Comparison between John and other Men, getting gift on certain occasions

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