No nation in the world has experienced as significant a decline in Yucaipa tree population as our nation. Yet only our nation imposes a law prohibiting the use of Yucaipa tree-bark oil in cosmetics. The purpose of this law in the first place was to help maintain the Yucaipa tree population, at least in this nation. But the law is clearly unnecessary and therefore should be repealed.
Which of the following , if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion drwan in the passage?
A. This nation contains more Yucaipa trees than any other nations
B. Yucaipa tree-bark oil is not used for any consumer goods other than cosmetics
C. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuiing unabated in this nation
D. In other nations, labor used to harvest Yucaipa trees for cosmetics is less expensive than comparable labor in this nation.
E. In this nation, some wild animals eat Yucapa tree bark, thereby contributing to their destruction.
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A. This nation contains more Yucaipa trees than any other nations
Irrelevant
B. Yucaipa tree-bark oil is not used for any consumer goods other than cosmetics
So law is necessary!
C. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuiing unabated in this nation
Irrelevant
D. In other nations, labor used to harvest Yucaipa trees for cosmetics is less expensive than comparable labor in this nation.
Irrelevant - Labor is not discussed
E. In this nation, some wild animals eat Yucapa tree bark, thereby contributing to their destruction.
This actually strengthens the conclusion.
Irrelevant
B. Yucaipa tree-bark oil is not used for any consumer goods other than cosmetics
So law is necessary!
C. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuiing unabated in this nation
Irrelevant
D. In other nations, labor used to harvest Yucaipa trees for cosmetics is less expensive than comparable labor in this nation.
Irrelevant - Labor is not discussed
E. In this nation, some wild animals eat Yucapa tree bark, thereby contributing to their destruction.
This actually strengthens the conclusion.
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Hey why is C irrelevant - demand for cosmetics containing the oil increases - so more trees will be felled - hence the law to ban their use in the cosmetics is required.logitech wrote:A. This nation contains more Yucaipa trees than any other nations
Irrelevant
B. Yucaipa tree-bark oil is not used for any consumer goods other than cosmetics
So law is necessary!
C. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuiing unabated in this nation
Irrelevant
D. In other nations, labor used to harvest Yucaipa trees for cosmetics is less expensive than comparable labor in this nation.
Irrelevant - Labor is not discussed
E. In this nation, some wild animals eat Yucapa tree bark, thereby contributing to their destruction.
This actually strengthens the conclusion.
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I'm with (C).
logitech's explanation made no sense to me.
logitech's explanation made no sense to me.
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At least I have an explanation that does not make a sense. I don't see anything on your side other than infamous IMO crap.Bidisha800 wrote:I'm with (C).
logitech's explanation made no sense to me.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/11-t67953?sk=t&sd=a
According to this post OA is D.
hmmm
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Right. OA is D, but why
logitech wrote:At least I have an explanation that does not make a sense. I don't see anything on your side other than infamous IMO crap.Bidisha800 wrote:I'm with (C).
logitech's explanation made no sense to me.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/11-t67953?sk=t&sd=a
According to this post OA is D.
hmmm
