A bakery in neighborhood X sells cakes that are very intricately created using a rare method that a bakery in nearby town Y used in previous years. Because of its complexity, the baking method is unlikely to have independently in both bakeries. One food critic theorized that the bakers at neighborhood X's bakery must have learned the method from the bakers at town Y's bakery.
The answer to which of the following questions would be most useful in evaluating the critic's theory ?
(A) Do the bakers ever leave their own bakeries in the order to socialize with other bakers ?
(B) Are the baked goods ever brought from bakery to bakery ?
(C) Do bakers in town Y's bakery still employ the same method to create cakes ?
(D) Do food critics personally travel to local bakeries to sample their baked goods ?
(E) Does the bakery in neighborhood X sell any other types of baked goods ?
Source: 1037.... Princeton Review
My Take: Author's theory is that "the bakers at neighborhood X's bakery must have learned the method from the bakers at town Y's bakery". There is a Premise - "Because of its complexity, the baking method is unlikely to have independently in both bakeries."
Option A - suggests how that learning of the baking process might have occurred. This choice seems most relevant.
Option B - Talks about the baked goods moving from one bakery to another. Does not talk about the baking methods.
Option C - Not relevant. Question, anyways, says that the method was employed in previous years. Does not imply any sharing of baking knowledge.
Option D - Food Critics have nothing to do with the theory of baking technique transmission.
Option E - Not relevant to baking methods.
Hence, IMO answer should be A. Invite others to share their thoughts.
As you might have guessed by now, that is not the answer given. OA B
The answer to which of the following questions would be most useful in evaluating the critic's theory ?
(A) Do the bakers ever leave their own bakeries in the order to socialize with other bakers ?
(B) Are the baked goods ever brought from bakery to bakery ?
(C) Do bakers in town Y's bakery still employ the same method to create cakes ?
(D) Do food critics personally travel to local bakeries to sample their baked goods ?
(E) Does the bakery in neighborhood X sell any other types of baked goods ?
Source: 1037.... Princeton Review
My Take: Author's theory is that "the bakers at neighborhood X's bakery must have learned the method from the bakers at town Y's bakery". There is a Premise - "Because of its complexity, the baking method is unlikely to have independently in both bakeries."
Option A - suggests how that learning of the baking process might have occurred. This choice seems most relevant.
Option B - Talks about the baked goods moving from one bakery to another. Does not talk about the baking methods.
Option C - Not relevant. Question, anyways, says that the method was employed in previous years. Does not imply any sharing of baking knowledge.
Option D - Food Critics have nothing to do with the theory of baking technique transmission.
Option E - Not relevant to baking methods.
Hence, IMO answer should be A. Invite others to share their thoughts.
As you might have guessed by now, that is not the answer given. OA B
