If OA is D, does it say anything that weakens the argument " carpenters worked with more skill ,care"?

After looking through options many times I came to E

I'm confused could anyone please post the original answer


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I'm confused could anyone please post the original answer


thank u

To me, the answer seems to be B. Please refer to the logic below:

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the guidebook writer's argument?
(A) The quality of original carpentry in hotels is generally far superior to the quality of original carpentry in
other structures, such as houses and stores.
-- Out of scope. Comparison with quality in building Houses & stores irrelevant.

(B) Hotels built since 1930 can generally accommodate more guests than those built before 1930.
-- Correct. This speaks about a factor which can stand for a decrease in quality. If hotels are more spacious, then thats a boon in spite of a decrease in quality.

(C) The materials available to carpenters working before 1930 were not signifi cantly different in quality from
the materials available to carpenters working after 1930.
-- Incorrect. This is an assumtion to compare quality.

(D) The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is to fall into disuse and
be demolished.
-- Incorrect. This is an evidence for the need of quality, somewhat irrelevant.

(E) The average length of apprenticeship for carpenters has declined signifi cantly since 1930.
-- Incorrect. This supports the argument in a sense that if the apprenticeship time is low, then manufacturers will get shorter time to master the art.

please post the OA.

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OA is D.. but i also think B is the best among choices..
any expert opinion?

Hey,
I am not expert but its easy to reach D.

Let us first negate B:
Hotels built since 1930 can generally accommodate more guests than those built before 1930. HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO THE PART WE WANT TO PROVE....ACOOMODATION IN A HOTEL AND CARPENTARY WORK.....DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE REASON? THIS IS LIKE CORELATING SOMEBODY'S BAD WRITING BECASUE HE/SHE READS FROM A BOOK CONTAINING EVERYTHING IN CURSIVE LETTERS
Choice D means that If good carpentary work is not prone to be demolished or broken, thAT would sustain....Which means the work which did not have superior quality would have been demolished.....The conclusion is that even in the past there were building which did not have good carpentary work but they got demolished.....So now when you compare, you compare current work to the excellent work of the past....Which is apple and oranges....


HTH

I think that the answer should be E

E says that the length of apprenticeship has declined and therefore if skill, care and effort remains same, the quality must have declined due to lack of time.