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brightside: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 9; Joined: Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:49 am; GMAT Score:760

by brightside » Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:59 pm

Bands that are signed to recording contracts with major record
labels generate higher average record sales than do bands who
sign contracts with independent labels. The characteristics of
the record label, such as marketing expertise and promotional
budgets, must be a more important causative factor in record
sales than are characteristics of the band, such as musical
talent and ambition.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the
argument above?

a A band's musical talent is a more important factor in
selling records than its ambition.
b Some independent record labels have as much marketing
expertise as do major labels.
c Consumers state that musical talent is their top criterion in
determining which records to buy.
d Some bands signed to contracts with independent labels
produce top-selling records.
e Major record labels base their decisions to sign bands on
characteristics of the band, including musical talent and
ambition.

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Deepthi Subbu: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 298; Joined: Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:09 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 2 times

by Deepthi Subbu » Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:36 pm

OA E .

The stem says its the promotion technique and marketing edge that the band shines rather than talent . What if the big labelled recording company chooses only bands with good music talent ? .This is a cause and effect in disguise .

A causes B ,but if you can prove B causes A or something else causes B ,you have got the right answer.

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by mundasingh123 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:10 am

D Some bands signed to contracts with independent labels
produce top-selling records.
In causation scenarios if we wish to weaken a conclusion that X cause Y , we can show that the same effect Y could be replicated in the absence of X
D says that even independent labels have record sales . Record sales occur in the absence of a Major Record Label

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by mundasingh123 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:14 am

E is in accordance with the conclusion .
E states that the major record labels also associate with musical talent and ambition . But the same can be said to be true of independent labels .Therefore E doesn't prove anything

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by killer1387 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:09 am

IMO: E

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by mundasingh123 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:17 am

where did u get this CR from ? I didnt get a single trace of this CR on Google

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brightside: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 9; Joined: Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:49 am; GMAT Score:760

by brightside » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:59 am

I also could not find it while looking for an answer. It's from Princeton review GMAT Manual(harder CR problems)

brightside: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 9; Joined: Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:49 am; GMAT Score:760

by brightside » Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:16 am

Deepthi Subbu wrote:OA E .

The stem says its the promotion technique and marketing edge that the band shines rather than talent . What if the big labelled recording company chooses only bands with good music talent ? .This is a cause and effect in disguise .

A causes B ,but if you can prove B causes A or something else causes B ,you have got the right answer.

Is Original Answer E?
Can you please explain how other choices can be eliminated?

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by GmatKiss » Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:18 am

IMO: E

if E is not given, then is it D/C ?? I will go for C!

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by winniethepooh » Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:23 am

Hey Brightside, how can you attempt a question without even knowing that the question provider has the answer to the question?

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by StoneBlack » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:15 am

I find C as the most probable answer.

Record sales are generated by consumers and if it is true that consumers buy because of musical talent then the sales of any record whether from independent labels or major labels are justified.

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by mundasingh123 » Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:11 am

winniethepooh wrote:Hey Brightside, how can you attempt a question without even knowing that the question provider has the answer to the question?

brightside , did you flick the manual from somewhere

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by navami » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:14 am

E ...

This time no looking back!!!
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by brightside » Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:12 am

mundasingh123 wrote:
winniethepooh wrote:Hey Brightside, how can you attempt a question without even knowing that the question provider has the answer to the question?
brightside , did you flick the manual from somewhere

https://www.amazon.com/Princeton-Review- ... B000VVJ5W2

this is a manual from TPR, which they use in class. The problem here is a classwork problem that would be discussed in class by the instructors. But I am not a student of TPR, and just got this manual as I heard it has good prep structure.

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