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Tough Assumption Question, Help Needed

by komal » Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:55 am
7. A political candidate committed to the principal tenets of a political party may not always explain the implications of his or her party commitment to the voters in full detail. Adele Richardson, for example, is a minor-party candidate in contention for a seat on the school board. She is not likely to inform conservative voters in her district that the national leadership of her party has recently recommended that school curricula be more closely monitored by agencies of the federal government.

Each of the following is assumed in the argument above EXCEPT:

(A) A political candidate is likely to be more interested in winning an election than in proselytizing the electorate.

(B) The candidate of any party is likely to support the policy decisions made by the national leadership.

(C) All candidates for such community positions as membership on the school board must have commitments to national parties.

(D) Conservatives in Adele Richardson's district do not support federal intervention in decisions made by community school officials.

(E) Voters in Adele Richardson's district are not fully aware of the policy statements made by the national leadership of her party.

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source : kaplan gmat800 2008-9

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by fibbonnaci » Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:50 am
Hey Komal, In assumption except questions, the stimulus is generally weak and many assumptions can be found.the best way is to approach the answer choices and see the best fix for the stimulus!

(A) A political candidate is likely to be more interested in winning an election than in proselytizing the electorate. [ why would a candidate not explain the implications of their party commitment? maybe if they reveal they might not win the election? here if you observe the topic of proselytizing the electorate does not occur. concealment as an opportunity to win is talked about. so this point is assumed by the author. Eliminated]

(B) The candidate of any party is likely to support the policy decisions made by the national leadership. [Perfect assumption. If a candidate of any party does not support the policy decisions made by the leadership, then there are greater chances that he/she will expose the implications of the party commitment rather than not.Eliminated!]

(C) All candidates for such community positions as membership on the school board must have commitments to national parties. [Perfect answer! No where the author mentions that commitments to national parties is necessary for positions on the school member board. Example is stated and the person in the example is also involved with a part. But that does not mean that a generalization can be drawn]

(D) Conservatives in Adele Richardson's district do not support federal intervention in decisions made by community school officials. [somebody conceals something from you only if you are not happy with the news. if you have no issues with the news then why would somebody conceal?? the fact that AR conceals the federal interventions proves that conservatives in the district do not support it. Eliminated!]

(E) Voters in Adele Richardson's district are not fully aware of the policy statements made by the national leadership of her party. [If the voters are already aware of the policy statements, Mr. AR concealing the info is not going to be of any use to him. So the author assumes that voters are not aware of the policy statements. Eliminated!]

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by sars72 » Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:46 pm
@ Komal, i don't mean to be condescending, but this is an easy cr question - the answer just hits you in the face.
CR will be a bit difficult to handle if you haven't got the basics ingrained so I would suggest you go through the Powerscore CR Bible. It is a godsend for GMAT CR. And trust me, you will get wayt tougher CR questions on the actual GMAT.
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by komal » Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:17 pm
sars72 wrote:@ Komal, i don't mean to be condescending, but this is an easy cr question - the answer just hits you in the face.
CR will be a bit difficult to handle if you haven't got the basics ingrained so I would suggest you go through the Powerscore CR Bible. It is a godsend for GMAT CR. And trust me, you will get wayt tougher CR questions on the actual GMAT.
I am on the 12th chapter of Powerscore CR Bible.... thx very much for the recommendation though.

As for considering this question easy, i congratulate u.... The source (KAPLAN GMAT 800) itself says it is ADVANCED PREP FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS - Intensive Practice For The Toughest Questions (u cud click on the image below for a larger view)

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by sars72 » Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:02 am
komal wrote: I am on the 12th chapter of Powerscore CR Bible.... thx very much for the recommendation though.

As for considering this question easy, i congratulate u.... The source (KAPLAN GMAT 800) itself says it is ADVANCED PREP FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS - Intensive Practice For The Toughest Questions (u cud click on the image below for a larger view)

thx n rgds

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Komal, i sense a tinge of sarcasm in you comments - i realize that i may have come across as arrogant. However, that was not my intention. As for the Kaplan GMAT 800, it is widely accepted that though it professes to contain only 700+ level questions, the level is in fact in the 600-700 range. I would not recommend using this book for the Verbal. It is quite useful for learning alternate methods of solving quant questions.
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by komal » Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:30 am
sars72 wrote:
Komal, i sense a tinge of sarcasm in you comments - i realize that i may have come across as arrogant. However, that was not my intention. As for the Kaplan GMAT 800, it is widely accepted that though it professes to contain only 700+ level questions, the level is in fact in the 600-700 range. I would not recommend using this book for the Verbal. It is quite useful for learning alternate methods of solving quant questions.
I dint know kaplan 800 contains 600-700 range questions. Can u recommend some verbal prep material that contains 700+ level questions.
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by sars72 » Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:41 am
I remember Dana recommending the LSAT CR guides for tougher problems. These are way tougher than the GMAT CRs.

However, theymay just end up messing with your head. If you are looking for a decent score, then the CR questions OG & verbal review should suffice. The problem with trying questions from other sources is that the reasoning may be flawed/ unlike that used by GMAC. However, if you still want some extra CR problems, then i would suggest the MGMAT CR Bank
Hope this helps :)
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