Critical Reasoning

Some of the greatest American entrepreneurs of the 20th century started their business ventures while they were still in college, and could not complete their education as a result. It is possible that had they started their businesses any later, they would not have been as successful.

From the above two statements, it can only be proven that

(A) sometimes, it can be worthwhile to sacrifice an immediate gain for a larger benefit.

(B) education is not always useful.

(3) it pays not to complete an education.

(D) entrepreneurs who start their ventures after completing their education are not as successful as those who start off while still in college.

(E) you do not have to be educated to be an entrepreneur.

imo:A


The rest are too strong in language or just out of scope...

let me know if u have any doubt..

I would choose E...

What is the correct answer?

What does IMO stand for??New to this !

Hi shivani..

IMO= In My Opinion.



I would answer why E is wrong after we get the OA.

thanks.

IMO: A

What is the oficial answer?

inference question

E must be correct from evidence, so is answer

I go with B.

I think E cannot be correct, bcoz the word education has a very basic meaning, a college drop out doesn't mean he is not educated.
It could be either A and B.

Whats the OA answer?

I'd go for A.

OA A. why not E?

Well, I think extreme answers are definately out on the GMAT.

Shivani Varma wrote:Well, I think extreme answers are definately out on the GMAT.

I think as a general rule you are right but i wouldn't make the mistake of applying generalized rules in this exam as it can throw you off at times.

IMO E is wrong (and in my list it was a close contender to A as well) coz it doesn't take into account the truthiness (stephen colbert anyone!!) in the 2nd statement which is that timing was of the essence here. 1st statement does assert that education is not required to be an entrepreneur but how about the 2nd one, E doesn't take that into account at all. So while true, E still doesn't include the overarching message in those 2 statements.

Point noted thanks!

I am pretty sure that the right Answer is A