bhumika.k.shah wrote:For a trade embargo against a particular country to succeed, a high degree of both international accord and ability to prevent goods from entering or leaving that country must be sustained. A total blockade of Patria's ports is necessary to an embargo, but such an action would be likely to cause international discord over the embargo. The claims above, if true, most strongly support which of the following conclusions?


(A) The balance of opinion is likely to favor Patria in
the event of a blockade.

(B) As long as international opinion is unanimously
against Patria, a trade embargo is likely to
succeed.

(C) A naval blockade of Patria's ports would ensure
that no goods enter or leave Patria.

(D) Any trade embargo against Patria would be likely
to fail at some time.

(E) For a blockade of Patria's ports to be
successful, international opinion must be
unanimous.

Whats wrong with E ?

bhumika.k.shah wrote:For a trade embargo against a particular country to succeed, a high degree of both international accord and ability to prevent goods from entering or leaving that country must be sustained. A total blockade of Patria's ports is necessary to an embargo, but such an action would be likely to cause international discord over the embargo. The claims above, if true, most strongly support which of the following conclusions?


(A) The balance of opinion is likely to favor Patria in the event of a blockade.
we are not sure about this....there is intrnl disscord that is some favours and sme not .and rule is to have a blocade + intnl accord...nothing is mentioned about whether its 50-50 or more
eliminated(B) As long as international opinion is unanimously against Patria, a trade embargo is likely to succeed.
for a trade embargo we need bth hence eliminated

(C) A naval blockade of Patria's ports would ensure that no goods enter or leave Patria.
may be or may be not wat if goods are entering thru air cargo
(D) Any trade embargo against Patria would be likely to fail at some time.
true
(E) For a blockade of Patria's ports to be successful, international opinion must be unanimous.
pasage mentions abt for a trade embargo we need blocade+intnl accord ; nthng abt blocade is mentioned in passage
eliminated

vijay_venky wrote: And looking at this in a formulaic perspective