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Hey everyone
Critical Reasoning questions out of pure curiosity and got confused on two types:
Question 1: The education spending argument — spending went up 30% but when adjusted for inflation it actually went down. Why does inflation make such a big difference in these arguments?
Question 2: Joe's Snack Shack — the new owner wants to modernize it but the assumption is that the vintage look isn't what makes it popular. How do we identify such hidden assumptions quickly?
Just a curious person trying to understand the logic here! 😄
Any simple explanation would be appreciated.
Critical Reasoning questions out of pure curiosity and got confused on two types:
Question 1: The education spending argument — spending went up 30% but when adjusted for inflation it actually went down. Why does inflation make such a big difference in these arguments?
Question 2: Joe's Snack Shack — the new owner wants to modernize it but the assumption is that the vintage look isn't what makes it popular. How do we identify such hidden assumptions quickly?
Just a curious person trying to understand the logic here! 😄
Any simple explanation would be appreciated.
Hi AquaZinc,
For both the questions, here's the explanation I can come up with:
For Question 1:
For example: Last year, I gave you $10 for lunch. This year, I gave you $12 (a 20% increase). Also, a sandwich last year costed $5. This year, due to a shortage, it costs $8 (a 60% increase).
Even though, I gave you more money, you can now afford only 1.5 sandwiches instead of 2. Your "real" lunch budget went down.
By that logic, if the education spending went up by 30%, but the cost of everything else (books, salaries, operations, electricity) went up by 50% (inflation), the school can actually afford less than it could before.
The real spending has decreased.
For Question 2:
You can come up with innumerable assumptions that you want based on the text of the passage. But for GMAT, the correct answer always has to be from the answer choices given below the passage / question. The best assumption from the choices would be the one that excludes another possibility. You can use Negation test for that if you're not sure:
If the original assumption is that the vintage look is NOT the primary reason people visit for, then the negative (flipped) statement would be that vintage look IS the primary reason people visit for.
Impact:
If the original is not true, Joe's plan to modernise would be a disaster. If original is true, Joe's plan would work perfectly fine.
The incorrect answer choices would fail the Negation test with most of them either not being related to the conclusion or would be irrelevant to the context. As in, they won't affect the conclusion of the text.
For both the questions, here's the explanation I can come up with:
For Question 1:
For example: Last year, I gave you $10 for lunch. This year, I gave you $12 (a 20% increase). Also, a sandwich last year costed $5. This year, due to a shortage, it costs $8 (a 60% increase).
Even though, I gave you more money, you can now afford only 1.5 sandwiches instead of 2. Your "real" lunch budget went down.
By that logic, if the education spending went up by 30%, but the cost of everything else (books, salaries, operations, electricity) went up by 50% (inflation), the school can actually afford less than it could before.
The real spending has decreased.
For Question 2:
You can come up with innumerable assumptions that you want based on the text of the passage. But for GMAT, the correct answer always has to be from the answer choices given below the passage / question. The best assumption from the choices would be the one that excludes another possibility. You can use Negation test for that if you're not sure:
If the original assumption is that the vintage look is NOT the primary reason people visit for, then the negative (flipped) statement would be that vintage look IS the primary reason people visit for.
Impact:
If the original is not true, Joe's plan to modernise would be a disaster. If original is true, Joe's plan would work perfectly fine.
The incorrect answer choices would fail the Negation test with most of them either not being related to the conclusion or would be irrelevant to the context. As in, they won't affect the conclusion of the text.
11 Apr 2026, 04:19
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2. Use the negation test:
Conclusion: "Modernizing the shack will not hurt its popularity."
Pre-think Assumption: "The vintage look is what makes it popular."
The Logic: If the vintage look is the reason people go there, the owner's plan to modernize is doomed. Therefore, the owner must be assuming the look is irrelevant to success.
Conclusion: "Modernizing the shack will not hurt its popularity."
Pre-think Assumption: "The vintage look is what makes it popular."
The Logic: If the vintage look is the reason people go there, the owner's plan to modernize is doomed. Therefore, the owner must be assuming the look is irrelevant to success.
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