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by dumb.doofus » Tue May 26, 2009 9:13 pm
Columnist: Almost anyone can be an expert, for there are no official guidelines determining what an expert must know. Anybody who manages to convince some people of his or her qualifications in an area—whatever those may be—is an expert.

The columnist’s conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

(A) Almost anyone can convince some people of his or her qualifications in some area.
(B) Some experts convince everyone of their qualification in almost every area.
(C) Convincing certain people that one is qualified in an area requires that one actually be qualified in that area.
(D) Every expert has convinced some people of his or her qualifications in some area.
(E) Some people manage to convince almost everyone of their qualifications in one or more areas.
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by vinaynp » Tue May 26, 2009 9:46 pm
dumb.doofus wrote:Columnist: Almost anyone can be an expert, for there are no official guidelines determining what an expert must know. Anybody who manages to convince some people of his or her qualifications in an area—whatever those may be—is an expert.

The columnist’s conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

(A) Almost anyone can convince some people of his or her qualifications in some area.
(B) Some experts convince everyone of their qualification in almost every area.
(C) Convincing certain people that one is qualified in an area requires that one actually be qualified in that area.
(D) Every expert has convinced some people of his or her qualifications in some area.
(E) Some people manage to convince almost everyone of their qualifications in one or more areas.
A) Extreme.
B) Extreme.
E) Extreme.
D) I have a problem with the word some. Eliminated.

IMO C)
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by nervesofsteel » Tue May 26, 2009 10:20 pm
D for me...
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by amazonviper » Wed May 27, 2009 5:52 am
dumb.doofus wrote:Columnist: Almost anyone can be an expert, for there are no official guidelines determining what an expert must know. Anybody who manages to convince some people of his or her qualifications in an area—whatever those may be—is an expert.

The columnist’s conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

(A) Almost anyone can convince some people of his or her qualifications in some area.
(B) Some experts convince everyone of their qualification in almost every area.
(C) Convincing certain people that one is qualified in an area requires that one actually be qualified in that area.
(D) Every expert has convinced some people of his or her qualifications in some area.
(E) Some people manage to convince almost everyone of their qualifications in one or more areas.
I was able to narrow down to C or D.
But I would go with C since "Convincing your Qualifications" looks like the key item in the statement. Since only C talks about this , I choose the same.

Please do let us know the OA :-0. Very eager to know if my assumtions are any good :-).

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by dumb.doofus » Wed May 27, 2009 6:18 am
OA is A
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by rahulg83 » Wed May 27, 2009 9:04 am
What???
Can't believe this..
A is way too extreme.
IMO D..
Hey what's the source of this question??
Any OE?
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by Domnu » Wed May 27, 2009 11:39 am
Yeah, I initially chose D, but it now makes sense that A is the right answer. The columnist's conclusion is that "Almost anybody can become an expert."
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by dumb.doofus » Wed May 27, 2009 8:55 pm
rahulg83 wrote:What???
Can't believe this..
A is way too extreme.
IMO D..
Hey what's the source of this question??
Any OE?
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by mehravikas » Wed May 27, 2009 11:40 pm
answer is A and it is not extreme, in fact 'D' is too extreme

D says - Every expert has convinced....

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by nicolette » Sun May 15, 2016 3:04 pm
I would go with option D as the correct option
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