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old home vs new home

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by arora007 » Sat Jun 19, 2010 9:47 am
Source Peterson master GMAT test 1

Compared to older houses, new houses are sure to have newer, more efficient heating and cooling units, more modern kitchen appliances, and more contemporary-style bathroom fixtures. They also generally conform to current building-code regulations, whereas many older houses do not. Accordingly, it is always advantageous to purchase a new home rather than an old home.

Which of the following, if true, is the best criticism of the advice given in the argument above?

a)some people prefer more traditional styles of bathroom fixtures over contemporary styles.
b)whether a house has new equipment and fixtures and conforms to current code requirements are not the only factors home buyers consider important when choosing a house.
c)new houses are generally more expensive than older houses of comparable size.
d) when an older house is sold, correcting any code violations is the responsibility of the seller
e)In general, older houses have more of the kinds of details that lend charm to a home than do new houses.

B , but my answer choice was D, i was convinced by the explanation B is correct
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by sumanr84 » Sat Jun 19, 2010 9:58 am
The question is why do people prefer old house over new ones. Argument offers some facts about new house that makes new houses more attractive to buyers. But, still why do people prefer old house. As I finished reading this stimulus, the first thing that came to my mind was the "money factor". How much the new house costs with respect to old house ?
So, I eliminated D and E.
A - talks only about "bathroom fixtures"..that could be one of the reason but definitely not the most imp reason
C - talks only about money matter

B - Most general one, covers all aspects of A and C - Correct Answer
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by hardik.jadeja » Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:39 pm
Just like you, I was also confused between B and D. I choose B because B is addressing all the reasons provided in the argument. Whereas D addresses only one reason, others reasons could still be valid.
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by haveto » Sat Jun 19, 2010 4:26 pm
IMO B.

I don't know why you are considering D as a choice. For that matter, D supports the conclusion.
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by paes » Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:18 pm
I don't like Peterson GMAT questions.

In many posts, I have seen that the answers are very confusion. More than one choice looks appropriate.

Here also, if you see

b, c, d all are looking ok.
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by gmatmachoman » Sun Jun 20, 2010 11:25 pm
hardik.jadeja wrote:Just like you, I was also confused between B and D. I choose B because B is addressing all the reasons provided in the argument. Whereas D addresses only one reason, others reasons could still be valid.
This one is typical causal reasoning types.

We are asked to weaken the stem. SO naturally we need to "look for a alternate reason".

Option B rightly puts it that

whether a house has new equipment and fixtures and conforms to current code requirements are not the only factors home buyers consider important when choosing a house.

So there are some other factors(say cost/ legal issues/ proximity to city) that influence their choices to buy old homes rather than new homes.
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by arora007 » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:47 pm
paes wrote:I don't like Peterson GMAT questions.

In many posts, I have seen that the answers are very confusion. More than one choice looks appropriate.

Here also, if you see

b, c, d all are looking ok.
I have given a couple of Peterson GMAT tests... i find I am not scoring well on them either...
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by jaghsi » Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:16 am
The conclusion is that "it will always be advantageous to buy a new house than an old one."

C punctures the authors conclusion. D misses out on heating and blah blah. B doesn't weaken the conclusion. It states a different point and doesn't target "advantageous". The choices are confusing though.
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