CR challenge -7

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abhasjha: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 379; Joined: Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:17 amFollowed by: 11 members; Location: NY; Thanked: 28 times

by abhasjha » Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:14 am

Murray: You claim Senator Brandon has accepted gifts from lobbyists. You are

wrong to make this criticism. That it is motivated by personal dislike is shown by

the fact that you deliberately avoid criticizing other politicians who have done

what you accuse Senator Brandon of doing.

Jane: You are right that I dislike Senator Brandon, but just because I have not

criticized the same failing in others doesn't mean you can excuse the senator's

offense.

If Murray and Jane are both sincere in what they say, then it can properly be

concluded that they agree that

(A) Senator Brandon has accepted gifts from lobbyists

(B) it is wrong for politicians to accept gifts from lobbyists

(C) Jane's criticism of Senator Brandon is motivated only by personal dislike

(D) Senator Brandon should be criticized for accepting gifts from lobbyists

(E) one or more politicians have accepted gifts from lobbyists

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Source: Beat The GMAT — Critical Reasoning | Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:14 am

rookiez: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 132; Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:53 pm; Location: Gurgaon; Thanked: 1 times

by rookiez » Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:05 am

C

both state dislike and jane agrees on this

2010gmat: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 371; Joined: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:48 am; Thanked: 27 times; GMAT Score:740

by 2010gmat » Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:43 am

IMO E

a.) Murray has never accepted this
b.) not something that i could conclude from M's and Js arguments
c.) J does not agree with this
d.) M does not agree
e.) both agree to this...

winsome_vagabond: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 23; Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:04 am

by winsome_vagabond » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:15 am

IMO - B

Source and OA?

arorag: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 343; Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:28 pm; Thanked: 4 times

by arorag » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:31 am

Wrong and criticize are different in meaning
T.F> B can't be answer
Only E make sense here

gmatmachoman: Legendary Member; Posts: 2326; Joined: Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:54 amFollowed by: 2 members; Thanked: 173 times; GMAT Score:710

by gmatmachoman » Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:05 am

From the conversation I could understand that few politicians accept gifts from lobbyist.

E supports that.SO IMO E stands srong.

siddharth rastogi: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 66; Joined: Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:01 am; Thanked: 2 times

by siddharth rastogi » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:24 am

B/ E BOTH LOOKS FINE

GO WITH E

OA?

delhiboy1979: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 239; Joined: Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:50 am

by delhiboy1979 » Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:30 am

It has to be E, B may be implied but nothing on the stimulus that mentions this.

iwill: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 164; Joined: Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:34 pm; Location: Bangalore; GMAT Score:590

by iwill » Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:34 pm

IMO answer is B

Dear All ,
Please post the OA along with the questions

(A) Senator Brandon has accepted gifts from lobbyists - J agrees M disagress

(B) it is wrong for politicians to accept gifts from lobbyists - Both agrees.

(C) JaneÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s criticism of Senator Brandon is motivated only by personal dislike - M agrees - J disagrees

(D) Senator Brandon should be criticized for accepting gifts from lobbyists - not yet proved whether he accepted or not!

(E) one or more politicians have accepted gifts from lobbyists - not yet proved whether he accepted or not!

Thanks,
V

joseph32: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 303; Joined: Sat Aug 22, 2015 10:23 am

by joseph32 » Sun May 15, 2016 9:31 pm

Well I feel B is the answer. I guess I'm right. If some expert could throw light on the reasoning it would be a big help.

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