gmatv09 wrote:Below is an excerpt from a letter that was sent by the chairman of a corporation to the stockholders.
A number of charges have been raised against me, some serious, some trivial. Individuals seeking to control the corporation for their own purposes have demanded my resignation. Remember that no court of law in any state has found me guilty of any criminal offense whatsoever. In the American tradition, as you know, an individual is considered innocent until proven guilty. Furthermore, as the corporation's unbroken six-year record of growth will show, my conduct of my official duties as chairman has only helped enhance the success of the corporation, and so benefited every stockholder.
Which of the following can be properly inferred from the excerpt?
(A) The chairman believes that all those who have demanded his resignation are motivated by desire to control the corporation for their own purposes.
(B) Any misdeeds that the chairman may have committed were motivated by his desire to enhance the success of the corporation.
(C) The chairman is innocent of any criminal offense.
(D) The corporation has expanded steadily over the past six years.
(E) Any legal proceedings against the chairman have resulted in his acquittal

Why answer is D and not A

delhiboy1979 wrote:Is it D or E, they can both be inferred from the excerpt. Can we have the OE please.

duongthang wrote:inference must be true from arguement.inference canbe infered from 2 pieces of information or can be an old information which is paraphrased. in this case, inference is a paraphrased information. D is correct.

delhiboy1979 wrote:

duongthang wrote:inference must be true from arguement.inference canbe infered from 2 pieces of information or can be an old information which is paraphrased. in this case, inference is a paraphrased information. D is correct.

Could you elaborate on this please. I thought they are both paraphrased in the excerpt.

delhiboy1979 wrote:

duongthang wrote:inference must be true from arguement.inference canbe infered from 2 pieces of information or can be an old information which is paraphrased. in this case, inference is a paraphrased information. D is correct.

Could you elaborate on this please. I thought they are both paraphrased in the excerpt.

bluecollarhero wrote:

delhiboy1979 wrote:

duongthang wrote:inference must be true from arguement.inference canbe infered from 2 pieces of information or can be an old information which is paraphrased. in this case, inference is a paraphrased information. D is correct.

Could you elaborate on this please. I thought they are both paraphrased in the excerpt.

In the paragraph it states "Remember that no court of law in any state has found me guilty of any criminal offense whatsoever". This does not mean he has been acquitted, it could mean that the Chairman is going through the trial right now. The paragraph gives hints to this when it states, "In the American tradition, as you know, an individual is considered innocent until proven guilty".

Hope this helps.