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by kc_raj » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:17 am
IMHO C
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by gmatv09 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:36 am
IMO A
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by [email protected] » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:42 am
IMO C
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by rainmaker » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:14 am
I vote for E.
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by riteshbindal » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:23 am
I think C. OA plz.
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by DanaJ » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:14 pm
necessitate = require. One more vote for C.
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by avenus » Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:49 am
OA C
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Re: Politician's argument

by vikram_k51 » Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:40 am
avenus wrote:..
Will go with C.
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by PAB2706 » Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:03 am
why isnt anyone providing explanations?

does the new BTG format state "no explanation shud be given for CR question"

this is still a forum right?

coming back to the CR problem....pls explain why is A wrong?
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by rookiez » Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:38 am
Whats wrong with A?
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by DanaJ » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:39 am
A expresses absolute necessity, while C expresses a condition.
Think of it this way: the government imposes a bridge tax. Is it a required measure to fix a problem? No, it's not an absolute requirement, it just helps raise money. If the town decides to devote 100k to organizing a new festival, is that a measure that fixes an issue? This is why A is out, IMHO. Some measures are not taken to solve problems, but for other purposes.
Now, if you have to raise taxes because public debt is out of control, it's a measure required to fix a problem. You have to do it, because it's the only way to raise money...

I hope this makes it a bit more clear...
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by sanp_l » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:58 am
I am still lost.
Stepping in of government and providing homeless with homes is the measure. Increase in taxation is the necessity for the measure. Hence I go with Option E.

How is this wrong?
Can anyone please explain again?
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Re: Politician's argument

by shahdevine » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:21 am
avenus wrote:..
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Validity is about form...the form of the argument is about sufficiency --> "necessitates" and how if something is necessary or sufficient it should be adopted ---> "increase taxation."
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by DanaJ » Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:01 pm
sanp_l wrote:I am still lost.
Stepping in of government and providing homeless with homes is the measure. Increase in taxation is the necessity for the measure. Hence I go with Option E.

How is this wrong?
Can anyone please explain again?
The increase in taxation is not a necessity for a measure, it's the measure itself. Don't let the use of the word "steps" get in the way: even though E repeats that word, that doesn't make it valid. Most of the time, options that will just use phrases from the text are wrong.
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