Dear All,
Regarding below strengthen the argument question; i have few doubts on the OA- let me know what you think:
Q32 (Verbal Diagnostic Test):
For years the beautiful Renaissance buildings in Palitito have been damaged by exhaust from the many tour buses that come to the city. There has been little parking space, so most buses have idled at the curb during each stop on their tour, and idling produces as much exhaust as driving. The city has now provided parking that accommodates a third of the tour buses, so damage to Palitito's buildings from the buses' exhaust will diminish significantly.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument?
(A) The exhaust from Palitito's few automobiles is nota significant threatto Palitito's buildings.
(B) Palitito's Renaissance buildings are not threatened by pollution other than engine exhaust.
(C) Tour buses typically spend less than one-quarter of the time they are in Palitito transporting passengers from one site to another.
(D) More tourists come to Palitito by tour bus than by any other single means of transportation.
(E) Some of the tour buses that are unable to find parking drive around Palitito while their passengers are visiting a site.
The OA choice is C.
The official guide argument for the above answer is as follows:
The argument that the official guide presents is that the statement of answer choice C "properly cites a factor that supports the argument: since most of the buses' time has been spent producing damaging exhaust, the new parking should reduce the damage significantly".
My argument/reasoning as i was solving was as follows :
Does answer choice C really mean that the buses spend most of the time producing damaging exhaust?
Even though less than one quarter of the time was spent transporting passenger, you could still argue that the remaining time was not necessarly spent engine idling next to the curb of bus stops. It could have been that most of the remaining time was spent parked somewhere in Palitito while the engine was switched off (for example, when the bus is parked outside the hotel accommodation in Palitito at night time).
It seems me that answer choice C simply did not provide sufficient information to strengthen the argument.
Let me know what you guys think.
BR ,
MJ
Regarding below strengthen the argument question; i have few doubts on the OA- let me know what you think:
Q32 (Verbal Diagnostic Test):
For years the beautiful Renaissance buildings in Palitito have been damaged by exhaust from the many tour buses that come to the city. There has been little parking space, so most buses have idled at the curb during each stop on their tour, and idling produces as much exhaust as driving. The city has now provided parking that accommodates a third of the tour buses, so damage to Palitito's buildings from the buses' exhaust will diminish significantly.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument?
(A) The exhaust from Palitito's few automobiles is nota significant threatto Palitito's buildings.
(B) Palitito's Renaissance buildings are not threatened by pollution other than engine exhaust.
(C) Tour buses typically spend less than one-quarter of the time they are in Palitito transporting passengers from one site to another.
(D) More tourists come to Palitito by tour bus than by any other single means of transportation.
(E) Some of the tour buses that are unable to find parking drive around Palitito while their passengers are visiting a site.
The OA choice is C.
The official guide argument for the above answer is as follows:
The argument that the official guide presents is that the statement of answer choice C "properly cites a factor that supports the argument: since most of the buses' time has been spent producing damaging exhaust, the new parking should reduce the damage significantly".
My argument/reasoning as i was solving was as follows :
Does answer choice C really mean that the buses spend most of the time producing damaging exhaust?
Even though less than one quarter of the time was spent transporting passenger, you could still argue that the remaining time was not necessarly spent engine idling next to the curb of bus stops. It could have been that most of the remaining time was spent parked somewhere in Palitito while the engine was switched off (for example, when the bus is parked outside the hotel accommodation in Palitito at night time).
It seems me that answer choice C simply did not provide sufficient information to strengthen the argument.
Let me know what you guys think.
BR ,
MJ
