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by f2001290 » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:27 am
Rotelle: You are too old to address effectively the difficult issues facing the country, such as nuclear power, poverty, and pollution.
Sims: I don’t want to make age an issue in this campaign, so I will not comment on your youth and inexperience.

Rotelle is committed to which one of the following?

(A) Many old people cannot effectively address the difficult issues facing the country.
(B) Those at least as old as Sims are the only people who cannot effectively address the difficult issues facing the country.
(C) Some young people can effectively address the difficult issues facing the country.
(D) If anyone can effectively address the difficult issues facing the country, that person must be younger than Sims.
(E) Addressing the difficult issues facing the country requires an understanding of young people’s points of view.
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by discreet » Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:53 pm
A - "many old people" : Out of scope,cannot be concluded from this statement.
B - "are the only people" : again out of scope
C - "Some young people" : irrelevant
E - Generalized statement, appears like a universal truth.Cannot be concluded.There is no mention about "young people's point of view"

So,its D....

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by nishant_baranawal » Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:21 am
D............:D

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by sanabk » Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:28 pm
Doddering between options D and E.

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by Ozlemg » Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:17 pm
it is D.
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by vikram4689 » Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:30 pm
IMO D

A- Generalized statement, irrelevant
B- "ONLY" limits the scope in a way that is not required by argument OR is not assumed by Rotelle
C- Generalized statement, irrelevant
D- This clearly says that if there is anyone who can effectively solve the problem he must be younger than Sims OR people equal to or older than Sims CANNOT effectively solve the problem.
E- Irrelevant
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by cans » Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:22 am
IMO E
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