Ninja Festival- Assumption Question

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dhanraj_86: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:57 am

by dhanraj_86 » Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:34 am

In recent years, a village outside Osaka, Japan has taken to hosting a ninja festival, a celebration of Japan’s heritage that reflects on its feudal past while exalting its pop culture driven present. But clearly only children take this festival seriously, for they are the only attendees who bother to dress up as ninjas.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

A) Any attendee who dresses up as a ninja takes the festival seriously.
B) No attendee who takes the festival seriously would fail to dress up as a ninja.
C) Anyone who is not dressed up as a ninja is not attending the festival
D) The festival organizers have instituted a ninja-themed dress code.
E) If an attendee is not dressed as a ninja, then that attendee will not be taken seriously by other attendees.

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by ice_rush » Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:16 am

I'd pick B here.

OA and source?

Ugo2602: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 5; Joined: Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:36 am

by Ugo2602 » Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:37 am

I am really hesitating between A and B. But I would answer A.

Does anyone has the OA please?

snigdha1605: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 43; Joined: Fri Feb 22, 2013 10:41 pm; Thanked: 3 times

by snigdha1605 » Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:12 am

IMO - B

OA plz.
Also can anyone suggest how we would use the negation technique for choices [spoiler]A and B[[/spoiler]

Gaurav 2013-fall: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 307; Joined: Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:45 pm; Thanked: 12 times; GMAT Score:700

by Gaurav 2013-fall » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:37 pm

IMO B

B) No attendee who takes the festival seriously would fail to dress up as a ninja.
[spoiler]negating B, that is, attendees who takes the festival seriously would fail to dress up as a ninja. so negating B, the arg falls flat. Hence, B
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by theunheardmelody » Sat Jun 22, 2013 5:17 pm

I would choose B

OA please

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