Hi all,
Today I took Kaplan's GMAT premiere program 2008 CAT 2 and came across this CR question that I think is a bit odd. I want to see what everyone thinks about this question:
Congress is considering a "National Service" program under which high school graduates who need federal assistance for college would serve for two years in the military or on a community service program rather than receive and repay a government-sponsored loan. Proponents say that it will show the nation's youth that everyone benefiting from the rights of a democratic society must also recognize his or her responsibilities to that society. Which one of the following points would be most useful to an opponent of the National Service program?
1) Students who choose not to go to college should not be obligated to participate in a National Service program.
2) Women would have fewer choices of positions in the military.
3) Students well-off enough not to need federal financial assistance could forego National Service
4) The federal assistance offered by a National Service program would not be adequate to completely pay for a college education.
5) Today's youth are greatly lacking in civic values and social responsibility.
The official answer is 3.
Even though I read the answer explanations, I am still not convinced that official answer is correct. I don't see how students who do not need financial assistance for college have anything to do with this proposed "National Service" program. IF the argument of the proponent is about the responsibilities EVERYONE in a democratic society should have, then the students described in answer choice (1) should be included as well. What I am trying to say is that the student group in (1) and (3) are essentially the same: they are those who do NOT need this financial assistance.
I thought 4 was the "best" answer to this question. What does everyone else think? Thanks
Today I took Kaplan's GMAT premiere program 2008 CAT 2 and came across this CR question that I think is a bit odd. I want to see what everyone thinks about this question:
Congress is considering a "National Service" program under which high school graduates who need federal assistance for college would serve for two years in the military or on a community service program rather than receive and repay a government-sponsored loan. Proponents say that it will show the nation's youth that everyone benefiting from the rights of a democratic society must also recognize his or her responsibilities to that society. Which one of the following points would be most useful to an opponent of the National Service program?
1) Students who choose not to go to college should not be obligated to participate in a National Service program.
2) Women would have fewer choices of positions in the military.
3) Students well-off enough not to need federal financial assistance could forego National Service
4) The federal assistance offered by a National Service program would not be adequate to completely pay for a college education.
5) Today's youth are greatly lacking in civic values and social responsibility.
The official answer is 3.
Even though I read the answer explanations, I am still not convinced that official answer is correct. I don't see how students who do not need financial assistance for college have anything to do with this proposed "National Service" program. IF the argument of the proponent is about the responsibilities EVERYONE in a democratic society should have, then the students described in answer choice (1) should be included as well. What I am trying to say is that the student group in (1) and (3) are essentially the same: they are those who do NOT need this financial assistance.
I thought 4 was the "best" answer to this question. What does everyone else think? Thanks
