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is this a GMAT CR candidate ????

by himu » Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:24 am
The new nation of Rimbaria has a parliament that is divided into two houses, upper and lower. For a bill to become law, two-thirds of the upper house and one-half of the lower house must approve the bill. The president, however, can block passage of the bill. A new bill that would legalize casino gambling has received unanimous approval from the upper house, and majority approval from the lower house. In addition, the president does not plan to block the bill, in which case it must therefore become law.

Which of the following best identifies a logical weakness in the argument above?

The author assumes that a particular criterion for the passage of a bill into law will be met, though this is not made certain.

The author has not clarified the full criteria for the passage of a bill into law.

The author does not take into account the opinions of the citizens of Rimbaria.

The conclusion is actually contrary to the evidence provided.

The author does not take into account whether the passage of the bill into law would be sufficient to guarantee the success of casino gambling in Rimbaria.
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by Ankur87 » Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:59 pm
IMO : B
As there can be other criteria involved for eg.
Maybe a citizen vote is also required OR a trial period.

C is wrong because it specifies only one condition.

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by Unlimitedgmat » Tue Apr 23, 2013 1:25 pm
The answer is B, because the conclusion is drawing a 'hard' generalisation i.e. "it must therefore become law". We do not know what other criteria a bill must go through, or even how the process works, so we cannot make such a strong conclusion without more information. If it simply said "the bill is likely to go through," then it would not have this problem.
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