Bmals24 wrote:Sorry guys for posting it as an image, i was feeling too lazy to type the whole thing out
OA to follow after some quality discussions. Feel free to explain your choices
All others are irrelavant to me
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IMO B.
The key here is the comparison between country's X and country's Y foreign aid.
To weaken, we have to find a comparison which will weaken. Only B is giving this answer.
The key here is the comparison between country's X and country's Y foreign aid.
To weaken, we have to find a comparison which will weaken. Only B is giving this answer.
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i thought it was C
Y's arg is that their efforts to help 'other countries ' has 'grown'. well if the the most recent amount is a fraction of the original initial amount, then we cant gurantee that their efforts have grown.
B is compelling too, for the same reason that iamcste mentions. the other choices are BS.
EDIT - OOPS, i just saw that i mixed up X and Y. the answer HAS to be B.
Y's arg is that their efforts to help 'other countries ' has 'grown'. well if the the most recent amount is a fraction of the original initial amount, then we cant gurantee that their efforts have grown.
B is compelling too, for the same reason that iamcste mentions. the other choices are BS.
EDIT - OOPS, i just saw that i mixed up X and Y. the answer HAS to be B.
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X: 125
Y: 100
This is the usual trend.
Option C says that X spent 48 % much of what they spent before:
Xnew = 60
So now even tough it looks like Y spent more than X their contribution did not increase, which weakens the conclusion
Hence, C
Y: 100
This is the usual trend.
Option C says that X spent 48 % much of what they spent before:
Xnew = 60
So now even tough it looks like Y spent more than X their contribution did not increase, which weakens the conclusion
Hence, C
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IMO B
eracnos - what is the correlation between the spending of Country X and Y's commitment to help other Countries? It is not defined anywhere in the stem..Are they dependent?
eracnos - what is the correlation between the spending of Country X and Y's commitment to help other Countries? It is not defined anywhere in the stem..Are they dependent?
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Just logically, the fact that Country Y spent more on foreign aid than Country X happened because Country X's spending slumped.
Example.
1945 1990
X 1000 100
y 125 125
Country Y's spending remains at the constant, while the country X's fell to 100. ====> Country Y's spending is not growing as it's leaders are arguing.
Though correlation between spending and commitment is not stated, in my opinion C is the most logical one.
PLZ post the OA!
Example.
1945 1990
X 1000 100
y 125 125
Country Y's spending remains at the constant, while the country X's fell to 100. ====> Country Y's spending is not growing as it's leaders are arguing.
Though correlation between spending and commitment is not stated, in my opinion C is the most logical one.
PLZ post the OA!
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Y did not change. The X dropped.Tryingmybest wrote:Hi Logitech,
According to your explanation Ynew< 60%?? If so ,how ? Please explain
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