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Source #OG12 Post Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:59 am
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    Guidebook writer: I have visited hotels throughout the
    country and have noticed that in those built before
    1930 the quality of the original carpentry work is
    generally superior to that in hotels built afterward.
    Clearly carpenters working on hotels before 1930
    typically worked with more skill, care, and effort than
    carpenters who have worked on hotels built
    subsequently.
    Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens
    the guidebook writer’s argument?
    (A) The quality of original carpentry in hotels is
    generally far superior to the quality of original
    carpentry in other structures, such as houses
    and stores.
    (B) Hotels built since 1930 can generally
    accommodate more guests than those built
    before 1930.
    (C) The materials available to carpenters working
    before 1930 were not signifi cantly different in
    quality from the materials available to
    carpenters working after 1930.
    (D) The better the quality of original carpentry in a
    building, the less likely that building is to fall into
    disuse and be demolished.
    (E) The average length of apprenticeship for
    carpenters has declined signifi cantly since 1930

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    Post Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:32 am
    IMO D Well i admit that i solved it by elimination method because the correct answer did not click to me but later i got how

    (A) The quality of original carpentry in hotels is generally far superior to the quality of original
    carpentry in other structures, such as houses and stores. - WRONG COMPARISON
    (B) Hotels built since 1930 can generally accommodate more guests than those built before 1930. - IRRELEVANT
    (C) The materials available to carpenters working before 1930 were not significantly different in
    quality from the materials available to carpenters working after 1930. - STRENGHTENS
    (D) The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is to fall into disuse and be demolished.- ALL BAD QUALITY BUILDING WERE DEMOLISHED & GOOD QUALITIES WER PRESENT WHICH MADE AUTHOR THINK THAT ALL OLD BUILDING WERE OF GOOD QUALITY
    (E) The average length of apprenticeship for carpenters has declined significantly since 1930 - STRENGTHENS

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    Post Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:10 am
    abhishek.pati wrote:
    Guidebook writer: I have visited hotels throughout the
    country and have noticed that in those built before
    1930 the quality of the original carpentry work is
    generally superior to that in hotels built afterward.
    Clearly carpenters working on hotels before 1930
    typically worked with more skill, care, and effort than
    carpenters who have worked on hotels built
    subsequently.
    Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens
    the guidebook writer’s argument?
    (A) The quality of original carpentry in hotels is
    generally far superior to the quality of original
    carpentry in other structures, such as houses
    and stores.
    (B) Hotels built since 1930 can generally
    accommodate more guests than those built
    before 1930.
    (C) The materials available to carpenters working
    before 1930 were not signifi cantly different in
    quality from the materials available to
    carpenters working after 1930.
    (D) The better the quality of original carpentry in a
    building, the less likely that building is to fall into
    disuse and be demolished.
    (E) The average length of apprenticeship for
    carpenters has declined significantly since 1930
    Learn to recognize the common flaws.
    This argument exhibits a change in scope.
    The premise is about a very limited sampling: the hotels that the guidebook writer has visited.
    The conclusion is about the whole: all hotels built before 1930.

    When an argument exhibits a change in scope, look for an answer choice that shows that sample ≠ whole.

    Answer choice D: The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is to fall into disuse and be demolished.. The implication is that the poorly constructed hotels have been demolished. Clearly, the guidebook writer could not have visited these hotels. Thus, the sampling (the hotels that the writer has visited) ≠ the whole (all hotels built before 1930).

    The correct answer is D.

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    Post Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:32 am
    I'll go with D

    Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the guidebook writer’s argument?
    Writer's Argument -> Quality of carpentry of hotels built in 1930 > Quality of carpentry of hotels built after 1930, as it's observed today.
    Catch phrases here are hotels, 1930
    To weaken the argument, we 'll have bring up something to do with hotels or 1930.

    (A) The quality of original carpentry in hotels is generally far superior to the quality of original
    carpentry in other structures, such as houses and stores. - This weakens the argument as the author has not taken in to account the quality of carpentry in houses. Valid candidate.

    (B) Hotels built since 1930 can generally accommodate more guests than those built before 1930. - Ok. But not related.

    (C) The materials available to carpenters working before 1930 were not significantly different in
    quality from the materials available to carpenters working after 1930. - It doesn't qualify the materials also it doesn't weaken the argument.

    (D) The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is to fall into disuse and be demolished. - This is shaking the foundation of the argument, questioning whether the author indeed visited all hotels over a long period of time. If pre-1930 hotels had bad carpentry, it would have been demolished and wouldn't have been included in the authors analysis - Valid candidate.

    (E) The average length of apprenticeship for carpenters has declined signifi cantly since 1930 - Irrelevant

    We have options A and D qualifying. Our question is what is the most serious of these two.
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    Post Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:46 am
    peelamedu wrote:
    (A) The quality of original carpentry in hotels is generally far superior to the quality of original
    carpentry in other structures, such as houses and stores. - This weakens the argument as the author has not taken in to account the quality of carpentry in houses. Valid candidate.
    I'm glad that you chose the correct answer, but be careful: A is not a valid candidate.
    The conclusion of the argument compares carpenters working on hotels before 1930 with carpenters who have worked on hotels built subsequently.
    The carpentry of other types of structures is beyond the scope of the argument.

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    Post Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:22 am
    OA is D

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    Post Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:12 am
    why not option B.Plz elaborate

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