Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2512:30 AM EDT
-01:30 AM EDT
At one point, she believed GMAT wasn’t for her. After scoring 595, self-doubt crept in and she questioned her potential. But instead of quitting, she made the right strategic changes. The result? A remarkable comeback to 695. Check out how Saakshi did it.
Apr 2601:30 AM EDT
-02:30 AM EDT
Learn how Keshav, a Chartered Accountant, scored an impressive 705 on GMAT in just 30 days with GMATWhiz's expert guidance. In this video, he shares preparation tips and strategies that worked for him, including the mock, time management, and more.
Apr 2610:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
The Target Test Prep course represents a quantum leap forward in GMAT preparation, a radical reinterpretation of the way that students should study. Try before you buy with a 5-day, full-access trial of the course for FREE!
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
May 0111:00 AM PDT
-12:00 PM PDT
Free- full-length test + 15 concept videos + 150+ short videos + study plan!
24 Dec 2022, 12:35
Kudos
Bookmarks
The following appeared in an announcement issued by the publisher of The Mercury, a weekly newspaper:
“Since a competing lower-priced newspaper, The Bugle, was started five years ago, The Mercury’s circulation has declined by 10,000 readers. The best way to get more people to read The Mercury is to reduce its price below that of The Bugle, at least until circulation increases to former levels. The increased circulation of The Mercury will attract more businesses to buy advertising space in the paper.”
Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.
The argument in question contains flaws that detract from its persuasiveness. The argument indicates a mistaken cause and effect fallacy in the cause of declining readership.
Regarding the issue of circulation decline, the only mentioned cause in the argument is the presence of a lower-priced newspaper. However, customers do not always follow their wallets. Other possible causes of this decline could be content irrelevance or that fewer people are reading newspapers. To find out for sure, more evidence is required around the reason why readers have chosen to no longer receive The Mercury newspaper, which would refute the argument if readers indicate a switch based on newspaper content, or around The Bugle’s readership and whether it has increased in a similar quantity compared to the circulation decline quantity experienced by The Mercury, which would refute the argument if readers are simply choosing to not receive any newspaper. Without further evidence, the assumption made in the argument remains poorly reasoned.
To summarize, the flaws in this argument make it unsound. This argument alone is not persuasive and will remain so without additional supporting evidence as specified above.
“Since a competing lower-priced newspaper, The Bugle, was started five years ago, The Mercury’s circulation has declined by 10,000 readers. The best way to get more people to read The Mercury is to reduce its price below that of The Bugle, at least until circulation increases to former levels. The increased circulation of The Mercury will attract more businesses to buy advertising space in the paper.”
Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.
The argument in question contains flaws that detract from its persuasiveness. The argument indicates a mistaken cause and effect fallacy in the cause of declining readership.
Regarding the issue of circulation decline, the only mentioned cause in the argument is the presence of a lower-priced newspaper. However, customers do not always follow their wallets. Other possible causes of this decline could be content irrelevance or that fewer people are reading newspapers. To find out for sure, more evidence is required around the reason why readers have chosen to no longer receive The Mercury newspaper, which would refute the argument if readers indicate a switch based on newspaper content, or around The Bugle’s readership and whether it has increased in a similar quantity compared to the circulation decline quantity experienced by The Mercury, which would refute the argument if readers are simply choosing to not receive any newspaper. Without further evidence, the assumption made in the argument remains poorly reasoned.
To summarize, the flaws in this argument make it unsound. This argument alone is not persuasive and will remain so without additional supporting evidence as specified above.
25 Dec 2022, 11:46
Kudos
Bookmarks
AWA Score: 3.5 out of 6
Coherence and connectivity: 1.5/5
This rating corresponds to the flow of ideas and expressions from one paragraph to another. The effective use of connectives and coherence of assertive language in arguing for/against the argument is analyzed. This is deemed as one of the most important parameters.
Paragraph structure and formation: 3.5/5
The structure and division of the attempt into appropriate paragraphs are evaluated. To score well on this parameter, it is important to organize the attempt into paragraphs. Preferable to follow the convention of leaving a line blank at the end of each paragraph, to make the software aware of the structure of the essay.
Vocabulary and word expression: 4.5/5
This parameter rates the submitted essay on the range of relevant vocabulary possessed by the candidate basis the word and expression usage. There are no extra- points for bombastic word usage. Simple is the best form of suave!
Coherence and connectivity: 1.5/5
This rating corresponds to the flow of ideas and expressions from one paragraph to another. The effective use of connectives and coherence of assertive language in arguing for/against the argument is analyzed. This is deemed as one of the most important parameters.
Paragraph structure and formation: 3.5/5
The structure and division of the attempt into appropriate paragraphs are evaluated. To score well on this parameter, it is important to organize the attempt into paragraphs. Preferable to follow the convention of leaving a line blank at the end of each paragraph, to make the software aware of the structure of the essay.
Vocabulary and word expression: 4.5/5
This parameter rates the submitted essay on the range of relevant vocabulary possessed by the candidate basis the word and expression usage. There are no extra- points for bombastic word usage. Simple is the best form of suave!
Good Luck
Croissants
Moderator:
