Last visit was: 09 Jul 2025, 12:58 It is currently 09 Jul 2025, 12:58
Close
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

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
User avatar
Bunuel
User avatar
Math Expert
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
Last visit: 9 July 2025
Posts: 102,609
Own Kudos:
739,888
 [5]
Given Kudos: 97,813
Products:
Expert
Expert reply
Active GMAT Club Expert! Tag them with @ followed by their username for a faster response.
Posts: 102,609
Kudos: 739,888
 [5]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
4
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
avatar
Mankodim
Joined: 19 Aug 2018
Last visit: 26 Apr 2019
Posts: 25
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 7
Posts: 25
Kudos: 14
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
avatar
Puyol
Joined: 30 Aug 2018
Last visit: 03 Apr 2020
Posts: 5
Given Kudos: 66
Location: Germany
GPA: 2.8
Posts: 5
Kudos: 0
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
avatar
edlc313
Joined: 15 Jan 2018
Last visit: 01 Feb 2025
Posts: 49
Own Kudos:
135
 [1]
Given Kudos: 30
Posts: 49
Kudos: 135
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Walter:
1. For rich people to allow injustice to poor people is wrong
2. Poor people are equally subject to the same injustices

Larissa:
1. Rich people can protect themselves
2. Allowing such injustices to persist is bad policy not because it places everyone at equal risk (Walter's argument) of injustice but because it is a potent source of social unrest (Larissa's reasoning for the same conclusion).

Using the verbal clues of 'not because' and 'but because,' we can easily see that while they agree, Larissa has her own reasoning as to why. Answer D
User avatar
auradediligodo
Joined: 31 Jan 2019
Last visit: 18 Nov 2021
Posts: 364
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 67
Location: Switzerland
Concentration: General Management
GPA: 3.9
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Walter: For the economically privileged in a society to tolerate an injustice perpetrated against one of society’s disadvantaged is not only just morally wrong but also shortsighted: a system that inflicts an injustice on a disadvantaged person today can equally well inflict that same injustice on a well-to-do person tomorrow.
Larissa: In our society, the wealthy as well as the well-educated can protect themselves against all sorts of injustices suffered by the less well-off. Allowing such injustices to persist is bad policy not because it places everyone at equal risk of injustice but because it is a potent source of social unrest.

Larissa responds to Walter by doing which one of the following?

Pre-thinking:
To recap:
Both Walter and Larissa share the same idea: tolerate an injustice to someone disadvantaged is wrong but they give two different reasons for why it is wrong.
As for Walter tolerating such an injustice would lead to more injustice to the wealthy people.
But Larissa discards this idea by stating that the wealthy and well educated won't suffer anyhow injustice and she suggests another opinion: social unrest


(A) giving reason to doubt the truth of Walter’s conclusion
The conclusion drawn remains the same: tolerate this injustice is wrong and shortsighted. Hence incorrect

(B) drawing implausible consequences from Walter’s assumptions
the consequence drawn seems plausible. No reason to doubt that. Hence incorrect

(C) questioning Walter’s authority to address matters of social policy
No authority is questioned. Hence incorrect

(D) providing an alternative reason for accepting the truth of Walter’s conclusion
In line with pre-thinking. Hence correct

(E) charging Walter with stopping short of recognizing the full implications of his position
No. Larissa suggests that the consequence he drew is wrong and so she suggests another. Hence incorrect
User avatar
VerbalBot
User avatar
Non-Human User
Joined: 01 Oct 2013
Last visit: 04 Jan 2021
Posts: 18,441
Own Kudos:
Posts: 18,441
Kudos: 953
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Hello from the GMAT Club VerbalBot!

Thanks to another GMAT Club member, I have just discovered this valuable topic, yet it had no discussion for over a year. I am now bumping it up - doing my job. I think you may find it valuable (esp those replies with Kudos).

Want to see all other topics I dig out? Follow me (click follow button on profile). You will receive a summary of all topics I bump in your profile area as well as via email.
Moderators:
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
7349 posts
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
235 posts