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by mehaksal » Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:32 am
At one time, European and Japanese companies tried to imitate their American rivals. Today, American appliance manufacturers import European scientists to lead their research staffs; American automakers design cars that mimic the styling of German, Italian, and French imports; and American electronics firms boast in their advertising of Japanese-style devotion to quality and reliability. In the world of high technology, America has lost the battle for international prestige.

Each of the following statements, if true, would help to support the claim above EXCEPT:

(A) An American camera company claims in its promotional literature to produce cameras as fine as the best Swiss imports.
(B) An American maker of stereo components designs its products to resemble those of a popular Japanese firm.
(C) An American manufacturer of video games uses a brand name chosen because it sounds like a Japanese word.
(D) An American maker of televisions studies German-made televisions in order to adopt German manufacturing techniques.
(E) An American maker of frozen foods advertises its dinners as Real European-style entrees prepared by fine French and Italian chefs.
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by vk_vinayak » Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:05 am
mehaksal wrote:At one time, European and Japanese companies tried to imitate their American rivals. Today, American appliance manufacturers import European scientists to lead their research staffs; American automakers design cars that mimic the styling of German, Italian, and French imports; and American electronics firms boast in their advertising of Japanese-style devotion to quality and reliability. In the world of high technology, America has lost the battle for international prestige.

Each of the following statements, if true, would help to support the claim above EXCEPT:

(A) An American camera company claims in its promotional literature to produce cameras as fine as the best Swiss imports.
(B) An American maker of stereo components designs its products to resemble those of a popular Japanese firm.
(C) An American manufacturer of video games uses a brand name chosen because it sounds like a Japanese word.
(D) An American maker of televisions studies German-made televisions in order to adopt German manufacturing techniques.
(E) An American maker of frozen foods advertises its dinners as Real European-style entrees prepared by fine French and Italian chefs.
I would go with E because except only E, all other options talk about high-technology.
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by techyrajeev » Sat Aug 11, 2012 8:45 am
I will go with 'C'. Word of the brand name has nothing to do with technology.
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by mehaksal » Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:25 am
m still confused!!
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by kheba » Sun Aug 19, 2012 2:58 am
I initially picked C, but I guess the answer is E. Look at the conclusion: In the world of high technology, America has lost the battle for international prestige. All choices refer to technology except for E.

What's the OA?
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by crisro » Sun Aug 19, 2012 1:42 pm
I think E is the best option.
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by hjafferi » Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:27 am
IMO E

We are talking about technology. Not food stuff. Option E is the odd one out.
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by mohan514 » Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:16 am
is it just because its not concerned with the technology or also because its logically
not to boast but to make it clear that they have dishes from all over the world..
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by vk_vinayak » Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:19 am
mohan514 wrote:is it just because its not concerned with the technology or also because its logically
not to boast but to make it clear that they have dishes from all over the world..
Exactly. These two reasons make E the correct answer.
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