Maria won this year's local sailboat race by beating Sue,
the winner in each of the four previous years. We can
conlcude from this that Maria trained hard.
The conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is
assumed ?
A. Sue did not train as hard as Maria
B. If Maria trained hard, she would win the sailboat race.
C. Maria could beat a four-time winner only if she trained hard.
D. If Sue trained hard, she woud win the sailboat race.
E. Sue is usually a faster sailboat racer than Maria
OA C Why not B [spoiler]In fact C has the extreme word 'only'[/spoiler]
the winner in each of the four previous years. We can
conlcude from this that Maria trained hard.
The conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is
assumed ?
A. Sue did not train as hard as Maria
B. If Maria trained hard, she would win the sailboat race.
C. Maria could beat a four-time winner only if she trained hard.
D. If Sue trained hard, she woud win the sailboat race.
E. Sue is usually a faster sailboat racer than Maria
OA C Why not B [spoiler]In fact C has the extreme word 'only'[/spoiler]
