The Urban Apartment Towers complex has seen a number of police visits

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The Urban Apartment Towers complex has seen a number of police visits to the property recently, resulting in the police breaking up loud parties held by young residents and attended by other young people. These circumstances are hurting the complex’s reputation and ability to attract new residents. To reduce the number of police visits and improve profitability, management plans to advertise its vacant apartments in a local publication for people aged 50 and up.

Which of the following, if true, would cast the most doubt regarding the effectiveness of the management’s plan?

(A) No recent police visits to Urban Apartment Towers have been to the apartments of residents over the age of 50.

(B) A substantially cheaper apartment complex may be built in a neighboring town.

(C) Residents over the age of 50 are more likely to call police in circumstances in which young people would not call.

(D) A nearby condominium complex of similar size had far fewer police visits last year than Urban Apartment Towers.

(E) People over 50 are much more likely than young people to host parties with fewer than 10 guests.

kungfury42 · Answer

Management's agenda here is to reduce the police visits and save the apartment's reputation which is getting hurt by young people hosting loud parties and police having to come to break them.

Their plan is to advertise the vacant apartments for people aged 50 and up, and we have to figure out the option which casts the most doubt on the effectiveness of their plan.

A: Strengthens the management's plan instead of casting doubts on it. If there have been no recent police visits to the Urban Apartment Towers that host people aged 50 and above, we have little reason to believe that it will NOT be the case here.

B: A substantially cheaper apartment complex may be built in a neighbouring town and that might incentivize some of the target residents to move there but we don't know for sure if that's the only factor that potential home owners consider. Maybe the Urban Apartment Tower offers a host of other amenities that might sway the decision of potential home buyers in its favor. We don't know for sure whether the information provided in this option, if true, hurts the management's plan at all.

C: If the residents over the age of 50 are equally or more likely to continue calling police, albeit for different reasons, it would not REDUCE the number of police visits to the apartment complex, a factor which the management considers of prime importance to save their reputation. If the given information is true, there's little to no hope that management's plan (to save reputation by bringing in people aged 50 and above) will work.

D: We are not concerned about the number of police visits to the nearby smaller condominium. If they were less, it's good for the condominium. Will it sway the decision of my potential home buyers to instead seek housing in the condominium? We can't say. Is the # of police visits a criteria one considers while purchasing the house? Could be. Is it an important and influencing one? We don't know.

E: Why would the police be interested in visiting a tea party where people aged 50 and above tell each other their favorite Dad jokes and share baking recipes for their grandkids? Sure some police officers might want to show up and participate in the party, but I'm certain they've got far more important issues to take care of in their radius.

Hence, option C.

desertEagle · Answer

Argument
Management wants to reduce police visits and improve profitabiilty. So, they want to rent vacant apartments to old people. They feel that these people will not host loud parties and so police will visit less. But what about young people who are already there and host parties.

Question type
Find the weakness

(A) No recent police visits to Urban Apartment Towers have been to the apartments of residents over the age of 50. --> thats good but what about visits to those young people who already live there. Also, what about old visits. -->Incorrect

(B) A substantially cheaper apartment complex may be built in a neighboring town. --> that infact doesnot address the issue of management of reducing police visit --> OUT OF SCOPE --->Incorrect

(C) Residents over the age of 50 are more likely to call police in circumstances in which young people would not call. --> So, if more old people will live there, more police will be called. It will hurt the reputation more. --> CORRECT

(D) A nearby condominium complex of similar size had far fewer police visits last year than Urban Apartment Towers. --> that doesnt help _> OUT of scope -->Incorrect

(E) People over 50 are much more likely than young people to host parties with fewer than 10 guests. --> seems promising, but will they host loud parties in under 10 guest. How much energy old people will have? --> C is better -->Incorrect

TarunKumar1234 · Answer

Prethinking: loud music by young people attracts frequent police visits.

Conclusion: To reduce the number of police visits and improve profitability, management plans to advertise its vacant apartments in a local publication for people aged 50 and up.

Which of the following, if true, would cast the most doubt regarding the effectiveness of the management’s plan?

(A) No recent police visits to Urban Apartment Towers have been to the apartments of residents over the age of 50. -> It will strengthen the conclusion. Incorrect.

(B) A substantially cheaper apartment complex may be built in a neighboring town. -> Irrelevant, as it doesn't talk how having aged 50 or up will not resolve the problem.

(C) Residents over the age of 50 are more likely to call police in circumstances in which young people would not call. -> This is interesting, if aged 50 or up people can call police on normal sound level, then visiting police team to the housing society will not reduced. It will weaken the step taken by management. Let's keep it.

(D) A nearby condominium complex of similar size had far fewer police visits last year than Urban Apartment Towers. -> Same as B. Irrelevant.

(E) People over 50 are much more likely than young people to host parties with fewer than 10 guest -> hosting parties are not our concern. Incorrect.

So, I think C.

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