Cleverworks has designed SpongeFloor, a layer of flooring made up of

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Cleverworks has designed SpongeFloor, a layer of flooring made up of synthetic material that is placed below traditional kitchen flooring. Cleverworks believes that SpongeFloor will protect the kitchen flooring of homes prone to flooding, since SpongeFloor can absorb significant amounts of water that would otherwise ruin flooring.

Which of the following, if true, calls into question Cleverwork's clain regarding the efficacy of SpongeFloor?

(A) SpongeFloor is able to absorb only about 95% of the water that comes in cantact with kitchen flooring.

(B) Wood and laminate flooring is extremely porous, meaning they are often permanently damaged in the event of a flood.

(C) A small amount of space between SpongeFloor and kitchen flooring ensures that any water SpongeFloor absorbs will not come in contact with kitchen flooring.

(D) Materials used to create SpongeFloor are derived from a variety of other synthetic products, some of which do not provide the absorrptive qualities that Cleverworks claims SpongeFLoor possessses.

(E) Water that is absorbed by SpongeFloor is prone to collecting mold, which causes extensive damage to kitchen flooring.

winterschool · Answer

Cleverworks has designed SpongeFloor, a layer of flooring made up of synthetic material that is placed below traditional kitchen flooring. Cleverworks believes that SpongeFloor will protect the kitchen flooring of homes prone to flooding, since SpongeFloor can absorb significant amounts of water that would otherwise ruin flooring.

Which of the following, if true, calls into question Cleverwork's clain regarding the efficacy of SpongeFloor?

(A) SpongeFloor is able to absorb only about 95% of the water that comes in cantact with kitchen flooring.  Incorrect

so, it should decrease most amount of water from flooding kitchen

(B) Wood and laminate flooring is extremely porous, meaning they are often permanently damaged in the event of a flood.  Incorrect

SpongeFloor can be helpful in this type of flooring

(C) A small amount of space between SpongeFloor and kitchen flooring ensures that any water SpongeFloor absorbs will not come in contact with kitchen flooring.  Incorrect

floor should not damage by SpongeFloor

(D) Materials used to create SpongeFloor are derived from a variety of other synthetic products, some of which do not provide the absorrptive qualities that Cleverworks claims SpongeFLoor possessses.  Incorrect

not a fact, but it already absorb water

(E)  Water that is absorbed by SpongeFloor is prone to collecting mold, which causes extensive damage to kitchen flooring .  Correct

using SpongeFLoor can damage more to kitchen floor

mSKR · Answer

Which of the following, if true, c alls into question Cleverwork's clain regarding the efficacy of SpongeFloor?

(A) SpongeFloor is able to absorb only about 95% of the water that comes in cantact with kitchen flooring.
>>not a disadvantage

(B) Wood and laminate flooring is extremely porous, meaning they are often permanently damaged in the event of a flood.
>> not a disadvantage; infact strenghten

(C) A small amount of space between SpongeFloor and kitchen flooring ensures that any water SpongeFloor absorbs will not come in contact with kitchen flooring.
>>irrelevant

(D) Materials used to create SpongeFloor are derived from a variety of other synthetic products, some of which do not provide the absorrptive qualities that Cleverworks claims SpongeFLoor possessses.
>>doesnt influence conclusion

(E) Water that is absorbed by SpongeFloor is prone to collecting mold, which causes extensive damage to kitchen flooring. 
>>indicates disadvntage of using sponges
Hence E

karnavora1 · Answer

Cleverworks has designed SpongeFloor, a layer of flooring made up of synthetic material that is placed below traditional kitchen flooring. Cleverworks believes that SpongeFloor will protect the kitchen flooring of homes prone to flooding, since SpongeFloor can absorb significant amounts of water that would otherwise ruin flooring.

Which of the following, if true, calls into question Cleverwork's clain regarding the efficacy of SpongeFloor?

(A) SpongeFloor is able to absorb only about 95% of the water that comes in cantact with kitchen flooring.
   Incorrect - The passage says that it absorbs significant amount of water, 95% is significant, doesn't help weaken the argument.

(B) Wood and laminate flooring is extremely porous, meaning they are often permanently damaged in the event of a flood.
    Incorrect - We don't know what kind of flooring is used in the kitchens and doesn't talk about efficacy of the product.

(C) A small amount of space between SpongeFloor and kitchen flooring ensures that any water SpongeFloor absorbs will not come in contact with kitchen flooring.
   Incorrect - This strengthens the argument.

(D) Materials used to create SpongeFloor are derived from a variety of other synthetic products, some of which do not provide the absorrptive qualities that Cleverworks claims SpongeFLoor possessses.
   Incorrect - Irrelevant because the product absorbs significant amounts of water.

(E) Water that is absorbed by SpongeFloor is prone to collecting mold, which causes extensive damage to kitchen flooring
   Correct - This is a clear winner, Spongefloor collects mold which will cause damage to the flooring.

SohGMAT2020 · Answer

Cleverworks has designed SpongeFloor, a layer of flooring made up of synthetic material that is placed below traditional kitchen flooring. Cleverworks believes that SpongeFloor will protect the kitchen flooring of homes prone to flooding, since SpongeFloor can absorb significant amounts of water that would otherwise ruin flooring.

Which of the following, if true, calls into question Cleverwork's clain regarding the efficacy of SpongeFloor?

(A) SpongeFloor is able to absorb only about 95% of the water that comes in cantact with kitchen flooring.  : Incorrect : We are not sure whether 5% water is enough to damage the kitchen floor

(B) Wood and laminate flooring is extremely porous, meaning they are often permanently damaged in the event of a flood.  : Incorrect: We are already given that the flood damage kitchen flooring. Nothing new is given. 
 
(C) A small amount of space between SpongeFloor and kitchen flooring ensures that any water SpongeFloor absorbs will not come in contact with kitchen flooring.  : Incorrect : This is actually a strengthener if the water does not come in contact it is good.

(D) Materials used to create SpongeFloor are derived from a variety of other synthetic products, some of which do not provide the absorrptive qualities that Cleverworks claims SpongeFLoor possessses.  : Incorrect : Some is problematic here . Some can be just one and the net effect of that may be negligible or it may be a lot and can have significant effect.

(E) Water that is absorbed by SpongeFloor is prone to collecting mold, which causes extensive damage to kitchen flooring.   Correct: If the water creates mold and damages the flooring anyways then clearly the efficacy is questioned.

aishu0091 · Answer

P: SpongeFloor - a layer of flooring - placed below traditional kitchen flooring. 
P2: SpongeFloor can absorb significant amounts of water 
C: Spongefloor will protect flooring in case of flooding

Question: What weakens the claim of the efficacy of SpongeFloor?

(A) SpongeFloor is able to absorb only about 95% of the water that comes in cantact with kitchen flooring. --> Seems pretty good. does not weaken the question at all.

(B) Wood and laminate flooring is extremely porous, meaning they are often permanently damaged in the event of a flood. --> I was drawn to this because I was of the opinion that since its placed under the flooring the flooring will still be damaged. however this is a simple re-telling of facts. 
1) we know that the floor gets damaged. 
2) the company made a product to prevent this damage 
3) they have placed it below the floor, but why? because maybe the damage is caused due to stagnation of water. If the sponge absorbs the water and the flooring above is not stagnated with water -- it has a chance of staying intact even in the case of flooding. 
So based on this info we can't eliminate it. 
 
(C) A small amount of space between SpongeFloor and kitchen flooring ensures that any water SpongeFloor absorbs will not come in contact with kitchen flooring. --> this strengthens the argument, which is the opposite of what we want it to do. Eliminate.

(D) Materials used to create SpongeFloor are derived from a variety of other synthetic products, some of which do not provide the absorrptive qualities that Cleverworks claims SpongeFLoor possessses. ---> Outside information? Pretty much. we have no idea about the absorptive properties and this claim can hence not be validated. who is making this claim? was there a survey conducted to evaluate the properties? we can't tell so eliminate. and most importantly as SohGMAT2020 has mentioned -- the use of the word 'some' is quite problematic here.

(E) Water that is absorbed by SpongeFloor is prone to collecting mold, which causes extensive damage to kitchen flooring. --> yup this helps weaken the argument as the mood creates another problem. Select (E)

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