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Soumita Ghosh: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 111; Joined: Sat Apr 14, 2012 11:09 amFollowed by: 7 members; Thanked: 1 times

by Soumita Ghosh » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:02 pm

Can anyone explain me why E is better choice than D??

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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:04 am

Both answers D and E seem to give good reasons why face-to-face communication can be better for business pitches than telephone, e-mails, etc. However, answer D states that the company wins 65% of business it pitches in person. We have no idea whether 65% is a lot or a little. We have no point of reference to compare this percentage with. Maybe the company wins 90% of business it pitches over the phone. There is no data. However, if non-verbal communication is important (answer E), this is a fact that undoubtedly shows that face-to-face pitches are much more effective and thus this statement shows the weakness of the new model.

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