Critical Reasoning

scoobydooby wrote:would go for D

A, B, E are out of scope.

C: we do not know if the mentioned mergers happened in the carpet industry, and if the same will happen to the carpet industry. the carpet industry may well be unique

D. price cutting=> other firms leave=>market share increases for the firms that go for price cutting. gives an alternate way of increasing market share. weakens the conclusion

IMO D too.. here i would like to add something about statement C..
In C, the profit has been mentioned but not the market share.. in the stimuli the issue is regarding less market share..i think stimuli never talked about the profit of the carpet industry..

Scooby, regarding the physician question, could u please tell me what is wrong with E?

I would go for C

A – other floor coverings are irrelevant in the argument
B – brand names and varieties marketed are irrelevant in our case
C – is CORRECT as it clearly states negative effects of M&A deals in the carpet industry
D- supports rather than weakens the conclusion of the argument. if price reductions established by major carper producers are causing other producers to leave the market altogether, it is likely that dominant companies will buy such leaving companies.
E – how resistant consumers are to new styles in the carper design is irrelevant in our case

scoobydooby wrote:would go for D

A, B, E are out of scope.

C: we do not know if the mentioned mergers happened in the carpet industry, and if the same will happen to the carpet industry. the carpet industry may well be unique

D. price cutting=> other firms leave=>market share increases for the firms that go for price cutting. gives an alternate way of increasing market share. weakens the conclusion

It is D guys.
Please see the bold part for explanation

Next one about pollinators.

gmat740 wrote:Next one about pollinators.

IMO E

IMO B

B shows that there is a relation between pollinators and Flower species..

would go for E

A. out of scope

B. not mentioned in the passage whether non-pollination is the only way plants become extinct.

C. gets it wrong. passage says some plants are pollinated by a single species of bees

D. gets it wrong. passage says some blossoms are pollinated by a single species of bees

E. correct. since some bees depend only on nectars of certain species of plants, destruction of habitats of those plants will eliminate the only source of food for the bees leading to extinction of the species of bees.

IMO B,
In E it is mentioned that if some species of plants is destroyed then some species of bees will also be destroyed.. but here SOME makes it ambiguous..whether "some" refers to the same species of bees that support those "some" plant species.. i mean it is possible that some bees might affect from the plant species but there might be no relationship between them regarding the pollination..

But in B it is very clear that certain type of species of bees are related to the plant it support and thus shows that they are related..but E doesn't do that..

A, C and D are out of scope.
So we remain between B and E.

B states that if the sole pollinator of plants is in no danger, the plant species are unlikely to become extinct... In this case it is very extreme to as that they are unlikely because other factors, apart from pollination, can affect the extinction of the plant

E states that the total destruction of some plant species could cause some bee species to become extinct. This is the right answer as in the argument some pollinating species can feed only from a sole class of plants. Thus the extinction of such plants will probably cause the extinction of pollinating species

E is right answer

OA is E

Official Explanation for B :

(B) This choice confuses necessity and sufficiency. While the “sole pollinator” species may be necessary to the plant’s survival, it’s not necessarily sufficient to guarantee its survival. The bees could be alive and well but some other factor, like a drought, for example, could still kill the flowers

Are these questions enough or you guys need more

More questions please

ranell wrote:More questions please

Going with the flow.

The next question is......

looks like (C) since most sycamores are older than all Dogwoods...

last one is E questions are getting easier karan:p