CR On Death Penalty

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manish.jaipatna: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 21; Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:54 pmFollowed by: 1 member

by manish.jaipatna » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:26 pm

The legislature of the Philippines voted recently to abolish the death penalty. In contrast, the death penalty remains legal in the United States. The difference in the legality of capital punishment demonstrates that the majority of American citizens believe in the death penalty, while the majority of Filipino citizens do not.

Which of the following is an assumption upon which the above argument depends?

A. There are more murders per year in the United States than in the Philippines.

B. The legal status of capital punishment in the United States and the Philippines aligns with how the majority of citizens in those respective countries view the death penalty.

C. There are not strong voices opposing the death penalty in the United States.

D. Most American citizens who believe in the death penalty think that it acts as a deterrent for potential criminals, while most Filipino citizens do not.

E. The legal standard used to determine whether a criminal should be sentenced to the death penalty in the United States is similar to the legal standard used in the Philippines before capital punishment was abolished there.

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by rohu27 » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:34 pm

B.
Argument links one thing to other. The countries have abolished/retained death penalty and this i linked to the citizens believes.
so the author assumes that the the majoority citizens in respective coutries are satisfied wth the decision.

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by Target2009 » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:52 pm

IMO B

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by abhishekpandey2002 » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:07 pm

IMO : B

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by manish.jaipatna » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:16 pm

Why the answer can't be D. Please explain me.

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by rohu27 » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:34 pm

Negate option D and see what happens. it infact stregthens the conclusion.
most american citizens support death sentence - it doesnt invalidate the conclusion.
but whne u negate B conclusion falls apart.

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by AIM GMAT » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:48 am

Which of the following is an assumption upon which the above argument depends?

A. There are more murders per year in the United States than in the Philippines. -- [This is irrelevant ]

B. The legal status of capital punishment in the United States and the Philippines aligns with how the majority of citizens in those respective countries view the death penalty. -- [This states that the condition prevalent for implementation of death penality is the same in Us as well in Phillipins ]

C. There are not strong voices opposing the death penalty in the United States. - [Its not affecting the argument in any way .]

D. Most American citizens who believe in the death penalty think that it acts as a deterrent for potential criminals, while most Filipino citizens do not. -- [What people believe is not going to affect the implementation of the law , people need to vote for the same just belief is not gonna help . ]

E. The legal standard used to determine whether a criminal should be sentenced to the death penalty in the United States is similar to the legal standard used in the Philippines before capital punishment was abolished there. -- [What and how people are convicted to crime is not to be discussed here that is bit out of scope here .]

IMO B.

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manish.jaipatna: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 21; Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:54 pmFollowed by: 1 member

by manish.jaipatna » Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:22 pm

Thanks rohu27 for your help. After redoing negation test several times now i can get things in my mind. Do you have any idea in such assumption question which part of sentence we need to negate. Like which two of below i should use and how will i determine which one to use.

1.Most American citizens who don't believe in the death penalty think that

2. Most American citizens who believe in the death penalty don't think that

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by rohu27 » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:04 pm

manish.jaipatna wrote:Thanks rohu27 for your help. After redoing negation test several times now i can get things in my mind. Do you have any idea in such assumption question which part of sentence we need to negate. Like which two of below i should use and how will i determine which one to use.

1.Most American citizens who don't believe in the death penalty think that

2. Most American citizens who believe in the death penalty don't think that

Well for this Q i would first go wth 2 as it talks about people who believe in death penalty.
Stimulus says "the majority of American citizens believe in the death penalty"

Get down to 2 options which both look contenders and then use this technique for assumption ones.

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by suraj2224r » Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:40 pm

Hi Manish,
You can refer to the LSAT Bible. This has an exhaustive coverage on Assumption Negation Technique, its uses as well as the way to aaply it.

manish.jaipatna wrote:Thanks rohu27 for your help. After redoing negation test several times now i can get things in my mind. Do you have any idea in such assumption question which part of sentence we need to negate. Like which two of below i should use and how will i determine which one to use.

1.Most American citizens who don't believe in the death penalty think that

2. Most American citizens who believe in the death penalty don't think that

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by tuanquang269 » Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:29 am

IMO B

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