MGMAT CAT CR question stem discrepancy.

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MGMAT CAT CR question stem discrepancy.

by dhonu121 » Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:36 am
Company Spokesperson: This year, more than 70% of the guests who stayed with us over the past summer are planning to return to our resorts for a summer vacation. Therefore, I believe that we are well-positioned for another strong and profitable quarter.

Industry Analyst: This is not necessarily true. Nearly three quarters of the company's profits come from the attendance of its theme parks located at its major resorts, and it is not certain how this segment will perform this summer.

Which of the following statements, if true, would support the criticism of the Industry Analyst?


The company's management possesses more accurate financial information than is accessible to industry analysts.

The industry analyst represents an independent investment firm, which is not affiliated with the company.

The company's revenues and profits have more than doubled over the past 3 years.

Because of the seasonality in the vacation travel and theme park attendance, summer is the most important season for the firm's operations, accounting for over half of the firm's annual profits.

The vast majority of guests who visit the company's resorts attend its theme parks only once, usually during their first week of stay.

OA:E

Here, isn't the question stem wrongly written ?
Which of the following statements, if true, would support the criticism of the Industry Analyst?

Would support the criticism of Industry Analyst seems to say that, we need to chose something that would go against the Industry Analyst. Isnt it ?

If I am supporting the criticism of somebody, aren't I criticising him ?
On the other hand, If I am supporting the criticism by somebody, I am supporting the views of that somebody.

Somebody correct me if I am wrong.
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by sandeep_thaparianz » Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:39 am
Even I feel its poorly written.
Question should be
If true, Would undermine the industry analyst's viewpoint

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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:55 am
There might have been a misprint.

The right usage of the word criticism can be observed in the following examples:

My main criticism of the scheme is that it does nothing to help families on low incomes.
There has been widespread criticism of the decision.
His actions provoked severe criticism from civil rights groups.
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:24 am
I think it works. "criticism of the analyst" is possessive; it is the criticism offered by the analyst.
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by dhonu121 » Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:27 am
Bill@VeritasPrep wrote:I think it works. "criticism of the analyst" is possessive; it is the criticism offered by the analyst.
It sure works. But the whole problem is that it works both ways.
It seems to be ambiguous at best.
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