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3. To get into a top MBA program  one must have five years of work experience and a 90th percentile GMAT score . Alexis has a 95th percentile GMAT score and five years of experience in the work force, so  Alexis must be accepted into a top MBA program .

The two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

(A) The first is a piece of evidence; the second is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence presented.
(B) The first is a piece of evidence; the second is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence presented.
(C) The first is a conclusion that follows from the evidence; the second is a piece of evidence.
(D) The first is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence; the second is a piece of evidence.
(E) The first is the conclusion of the author; the second is a cause-and-effect relationship that supports the conclusion.

fameatop · Answer

3) To get into a top mba program  one must have five years of work experience and a 90th percentile GMAT score . Alexis has a 95th percentile GMAT score and five years of expreience in the work force, so  Alexis must be accepted into a top MBA program .

Sufficient condition (X)- To get into a top mba program 
Necessary condition (Y)-one must have five years of work experience and a 90th percentile GMAT score
Premise- If X then Y 
Valid Inference- If Not Y then Not X
Invalid Inference- If Y then X (Alexis has a 95th percentile GMAT score and five years of expreience in the work force, so Alexis must be accepted into a top MBA program)
 
 The two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first is a piece of evidence; the second is a conclusion that  must be true  based on the evidence presented.
(B) The first is a piece of evidence; the second is a conclusion that is  not necessarily true  based on the evidence presented. -  CORRECT 
(C) The first is a  conclusion  that follows from the evidence; the second is a piece of  evidence .
(D) The first is a  conclusion  that is not necessarily true based on the evidence; the second is a piece of  evidence .
(E) The first is the  conclusion  of the author; the second is a  cause-and-effect relationship  that supports the conclusion.

doe007 · Answer

Explanation:

As it can be seen from the argument, first boldface part is a premise and second boldface part is a conclusion. Point to ponder: Is the conclusion derived from the evidence? Answer is “no”. Here necessary condition is treated as sufficient condition.

A) It is true that the first boldface part is a piece of evidence. However, the conclusion cannot be established solely based on the piece of evidence provided here. Wrong.
B) Correct. This option correctly states that the first boldface is a piece of evidence and the second boldface part, the conclusion of the argument, is not necessarily true based on the evidence provided.
C) First boldface part is a premise and not a conclusion. Second boldface part is the conclusion and not a piece of evidence. Wrong.
D) First boldface part is a premise and not a conclusion. Second boldface part is the conclusion and not a piece of evidence. Wrong.
E) First boldface part is a premise and not a conclusion. Second boldface part is the conclusion itself. Wrong.

Correct Answer is B.

Carcass · Answer

https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/2013/03 ... -the-gmat/

Nevernevergiveup · Answer

3. To get into a top MBA program one must have five years of work experience and a 90th percentile GMAT score. Alexis has a 95th percentile GMAT score and five years of experience in the work force, so Alexis must be accepted into a top MBA program.

The two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first is a piece of evidence; the second is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence presented.
(B) The first is a piece of evidence; the second is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence presented.
(C) The first is a conclusion that follows from the evidence; the second is a piece of evidence.
(D) The first is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence; the second is a piece of evidence.
(E) The first is the conclusion of the author; the second is a cause-and-effect relationship that supports the conclusion.

We can easily conclude that first is an evidence and second is a conclusion.
Options C, D and E are Eliminated by this.
Out of A and B, as usually by following argument blindly went for Option A.
But After reading the solution I got more tensed after understanding the truth of the argument. :wink:

TheUltimateWinner · Answer

Hi  bb 
This question does not maintain the forum rules-there is no spoiler for this question. Also, this question has been posted in the wrong section (verbal section). It should be in the CR section.

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