Sentence Correction

Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many people to recognize the degree to which their analytical skills are weak.

(A) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many people to recognize the degree to which their analytical skills are weak.
(B) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, which they admit they lack, many people are disinclined to recognize that their analytical skills are weak.
(C) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, analytical skills bring out a disinclination in many people to recognize that they are weak to a degree.
(D) Many people, willing to admit that they lack computer skills or other technical skills, are disinclined to recognize that their analytical skills are weak.
(E) Many people have a disinclination to recognize the weakness of their analytical skills while willing to admit their lack of computer skills or other technical skills.

Narrowed to C and D. I finally the correct answer. I am NOT convinced with the explanation available here and there.

Would any one explain what is the actual deal with C?

==> Does "they" refer to "analytical skills"? And for this the meaning of the sentence is changed.

Thanks?

issue with C IMO is that meaning is distorted we never say analytical skills bring out disinclination.......its people who are disinclined

gmat_perfect wrote:
Would any one explain what is the actual deal with C?

==> Does "they" refer to "analytical skills"? And for this the meaning of the sentence is changed.

Thanks?

Actually, the antecedent of they is unclear. If they refers to analytical skills, then it would be correct (suggested meaning - analytical skills are weak). However if they refers to people, then the purported meaning would be wrong (suggested meaning - people are weak)

Another point.
This question is more concerned with how clearly we can express an idea, without convolving it to a degree.

analytical skills bring out a disinclination in many people -> This seems to suggest that analytical skills make an effort to bring out this disinclination in people. Quite nonsensical.

niksworth wrote:

gmat_perfect wrote:
Would any one explain what is the actual deal with C?

==> Does "they" refer to "analytical skills"? And for this the meaning of the sentence is changed.

Thanks?

Actually, the antecedent of they is unclear. If they refers to analytical skills, then it would be correct (suggested meaning - analytical skills are weak). However if they refers to people, then the purported meaning would be wrong (suggested meaning - people are weak)

Another point.
This question is more concerned with how clearly we can express an idea, without convolving it to a degree.

analytical skills bring out a disinclination in many people -> This seems to suggest that analytical skills make an effort to bring out this disinclination in people. Quite nonsensical.

I believe 'They' is clearly referring to people here; however, the meaning of the sentence is changed.

The sentence in option C reads that people are weak and not their analytical capabilities..

HTH!!

Thanks mates.

Actually C is wrong since you need subject 'many people' and not 'skills'. Since 'many people' come after preposition 'in' you can not take it as subject, therefore, subject of option C is 'analytical skills' and pronoun 'they' refers to 'analytical skills'.

I actually got answer as E, but E is also wrong because of the pronoun 'their' is ambiguous.

So is the OA [spoiler](D)[/spoiler]?