Critical Reasoning

Source: Veritas Prep CR2
88. Paolo: For centuries oceans and human eccentricity have been linked in the literary and artistic imagination. Such linkage is probably due to European Renaissance practice of using ships as asylums for their socially undesirable.

Tajudeen: No. Oceans have always been viewed as mysterious and unpredictable- qualities that people have invariably associated with eccentricity.

Paolo's and Tajudeen"s statements lend the most support to the claim that they disagree about which one of the following statements?

A: Eccentric humans were considered socially undesirable during the European Renaissance.
B: Oceans have always been viewed as mysterious and unpredictable.
C: The linkage between oceans and eccentricity explains the European Renaissance customs of using ships as asylums.
D: People have never attributed the same qualities to oceans and eccentrics.
E: The linkage between oceans and eccentricity predates the European Renaissance.

OA: E

IMO D.

one more D

IMO E,

The reason is because Paolo argues that the relationship started in the renaissance period while the Tajudeen argues that the relationship always existed..

P says - Such linkage is probably due to X. Here Linkage is btn human & Ocean eccecntricty and artitistic imagination

T: No. Oceans have always been viewed as Y

T is refuting the linkage P talking about

Only C & E talks about linkage. However, C distorts the causal relationship P is talking about

Pick E

007.r.mason wrote:IMO E,

The reason is because Paolo argues that the relationship started in the renaissance period while the Tajudeen argues that the relationship always existed..

why not A? could some one explain?

Actually some expert please explain meaning of every line. I didn't understand single word in this CR

krazy800 wrote: why not A? could some one explain?

Ok, I am not an expert but the questions asks us to pic a choice that both of them would disagree on. Usually, this means that we need to pick a choice where both of them dis-agree.

A) is incorrect because both of them agree on the fact that some humans are eccentric. Hence, this is not a point of contention.

E) I believe is correct because Paolo believes that this was the case since the Renaissance period while Tajudeen states that this has been always the case; i.e. the resemblance predates the Renaissance period.

I am tied between B and D. The correct ans. choice would be the one P agrees with and T does not. Could be B or D. OA please?

YellowSapphire wrote:Source: Veritas Prep CR2
88. Paolo: . Such linkage is probably due to European Renaissance practice of using ships as asylums for their socially undesirable.
For centuries oceans and human eccentricity have been linked in the literary and artistic imagination
Tajudeen: No. Oceans have always been viewed as mysterious and unpredictable- qualities that people have invariably associated with eccentricity.

Paolo's and Tajudeen"s statements lend the most support to the claim that they disagree about which one of the following statements?

A: Eccentric humans were considered socially undesirable during the European Renaissance.
B: Oceans have always been viewed as mysterious and unpredictable.
C: The linkage between oceans and eccentricity explains the European Renaissance customs of using ships as asylums.
D: People have never attributed the same qualities to oceans and eccentrics.
E: The linkage between oceans and eccentricity predates the European Renaissance.

IMO A.. here is my view:

conclusion: For centuries oceans and human eccentricity have been linked in the literary and artistic imagination

P - reason: European Renaissance practice of using ships as asylums for their socially undesirable.

T - reason: Oceans have always been viewed as mysterious and unpredictable- qualities that people have invariably associated with eccentricity.

if they agree that eccentric humans are undesirable humans their reasoning is same. so they should disagree that eccentric humans are socially undesirable...

so A is ans according to me.

if some one differs... plz point out fallacy in my reasoning.

YellowSapphire, It will be really good if you post the OA.
and any explanation if you have from the official source.

I'll Go With E.

one more for D
OA please?

YellowSapphire wrote:Source: Veritas Prep CR2
88. Paolo: For centuries oceans and human eccentricity have been linked in the literary and artistic imagination. Such linkage is probably due to European Renaissance practice of using ships as asylums for their socially undesirable.

Tajudeen: No. Oceans have always been viewed as mysterious and unpredictable- qualities that people have invariably associated with eccentricity.

Paolo's and Tajudeen"s statements lend the most support to the claim that they disagree about which one of the following statements?

A: Eccentric humans were considered socially undesirable during the European Renaissance.
B: Oceans have always been viewed as mysterious and unpredictable.
C: The linkage between oceans and eccentricity explains the European Renaissance customs of using ships as asylums.
D: People have never attributed the same qualities to oceans and eccentrics.
E: The linkage between oceans and eccentricity predates the European Renaissance.

OA: E

i will go with E
this CR is so tough

Above explanation is good however I can't see very good explanation.

I have posted OA. Can some expert explain it?