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1000 CR - Test 2 - Q 1

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by gmat.aspirant » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:58 am
Below is an excerpt from a letter that was sent by the chairman of a corporation to the stockholders.
A number of charges have been raised against me, some serious, some trivial. Individuals seeking to control the corporation for their own purposes have demanded my resignation. Remember that no court of law in any state has found me guilty of any criminal offense whatsoever. In the American tradition, as you know, an individual is considered innocent until proven guilty. Furthermore, as the corporation’s unbroken six-year record of growth will show, my conduct of my official duties as chairman has only helped enhance the success of the corporation, and so benefited every stockholder.
Which of the following can be properly inferred from the excerpt?
(A) The chairman believes that all those who have demanded his resignation are motivated by desire to control the corporation for their own purposes.
(B) Any misdeeds that the chairman may have committed were motivated by his desire to enhance the success of the corporation.
(C) The chairman is innocent of any criminal offense.
(D) The corporation has expanded steadily over the past six years.
(E) Any legal proceedings against the chairman have resulted in his acquittal.


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by lvincy » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:12 pm
Ans: E
He was not found guilty of criminal offense.
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by chidcguy » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:36 pm
I initially felt C, but after I read E it is clearly E. C says innocent of any criminal offense which traps bu extending the scope. We also don't know whether he is innocent or not. we know that he has not been proven guilty which is NOT equal to innocence.

E stands as the best choice.
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by john1234 » Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:33 pm
The answer should be D.
This is a MUST BE TRUE question.D is the only answer that can be inferred from the passage.
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by suchit » Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:53 pm
Agree, only D seems correct here
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by loki.gmat » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:40 pm
i think A C D n E are all restatements or premises already mentioned in the passage.

A - same as "Individuals seeking to control the corporation for their own purposes have demanded my resignation".
C - same as "Remember that no court of law in any state has found me guilty of any criminal offense whatsoever".
D - same as "as the corporation’s unbroken six-year record of growth ..........."
E - same as C.

B - i think the word "may" is very important here. B says that misdeeds, assume if at all, may have been conducted by the chairman for the betterment of the company. now this is a fair enough inference from the passage.


hence IMO B.


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by Aldiablo » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:58 pm
Stuck between A and B.

Although IMO : A.

Problems with other options in my opinion.

B. the crimes that he may have committed, were in interest of company.
Slightly Stronger, goes out of scope.
C. is Innocent or not, does not depend only on courts of every state. that too only for criminal offense.
D. expanded steadily means constant growth although stem indicates it has just expanded in 6 years, may be intermittently.
E. "Legal proceedings" has much more scope than "criminal trials by different courts". Other thing is acquittal. Acquittal means person is found not guilty and the case is over. In stem it says no court has found him guilty (as of now), may be the cases are still going on him.
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by gmat.aspirant » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:28 am
The Official Answer is D. Thanks for all explanation.
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by bigfernhead » Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:39 am
What's the Official Explanation on why it's D?
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by kiranlegend » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:51 pm
pls provide explanation as to why D is correct? What is wrong in A?
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by kiranlegend » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:58 am
any explanations on this pls?
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by peter.p.81 » Wed May 11, 2016 12:33 am
Answer D seems to be logical one out of other answer choices
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