If you know a lot about history, it will be easy for you to impress

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If you know a lot about history, it will be easy for you to impress people who are intellectuals. But unfortunately, you will not know much about history if you have not, for example, read a large number of history books. Therefore, if you are not well versed in history due to a lack of reading, it will not be easy for you to impress people who are intellectuals.

The argument’s reasoning is flawed because the argument overlooks the possibility that

(A) many intellectuals are not widely read in history

(B) there are people who learn about history who do not impress intellectuals

(C) it is more important to impress people who are not intellectuals than people who are intellectuals

(D) there are other easy ways to impress intellectuals that do not involve knowing history

(E) people who are not intellectuals can be impressed more easily than people who are intellectuals

mysterymanrog · Answer

Boils down to B and D imo. 
D points out the flaw better. The author has stated that it will not be easy to impress people who are intellectuals, unless you are knowledgeable in history. Essentially, the author has assumed that there are no other easy ways to impress someone who is intellectual. D points out this flaw. 
B is something that could be true, but doesn't really show a flaw in the argument. 
Therefore, D should be the answer.

Navneet0101 · Answer

B i think is somewhat strengthening the position

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unraveled · Answer

If you know a lot about history, it will be  easy for you to impress people who are intellectuals.  But unfortunately , you will not know much about history  if you have not , for example,  read  a large number of history books.  Therefore, if  you are not well versed in history due to a lack of reading,  it will not be  easy for you to impress people who are intellectuals.

The argument’s reasoning is flawed because the argument overlooks the possibility that

(A)  many intellectuals  are not widely read in history - WRONG. How many?? One, two, twenty or hundred or ... out of how many.

(B)  there are people who learn about history  who do not impress intellectuals - WRONG. Somewhat similar to A in logic. How many people do that?? 2nd best for me actually.

(C) it is  more important  to impress people who are not intellectuals  than  people who are intellectuals - WRONG. Goes in a wrong direction by focusing on irrelevant aspect.

(D) there are other easy ways to impress intellectuals that do not involve knowing history - CORRECT. Not sure if its correct but if its about impressing then being well versed with history is not the only way to impress, possibly.

(E)  people who are not intellectuals  can be impressed more easily than people who are intellectuals - WRONG. Again like C it irrelevant.

This is a conditional passage. Not being well versed with history after reading a lot many books would make it difficult to impress intellectual people.

IMO Answer D.

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