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by maihuna » Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:15 am
Since a rhinoceros that has no horn is worthless to poachers, the Wildlife Protection Committee plans to protect selected rhinoceroses form being killed by poachers by cutting off the rhinos’ horns.
The Wildlife Protection Committee’s plan assumes that
(A) poachers do not kill rhinos that are worthless to them
(B) hornless rhinos pose less of a threat to humans, including poachers, than do rhinos that have horns
(C) rhinos are the only animals poachers kill for their horns
(D) hornless rhinos can successfully defend their young against nonhuman predators
(E) imposing more stringent penalties on poachers will not decrease the number of rhinos killed by poachers
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by cramya » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:31 pm
Torn between A and E.

A wins if u negate that the conclusion that rhinos can be protected from poachers by cutting off thier horns falls apart.

If u negate E) imposing more stringent penalties on poachers will decrease the number of rhinos k!IIed by poachers, this still does not support the concusion that rhinos can be protected from poachers by cutting off thier horns falls apart

I go wiht A)
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by logitech » Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:47 pm
Cramya when you reply people's questions in the wrong section of the forums ( as you did on beat the gmat page ), people will keep doing the same thing. So please let us play with the rules of BTG.
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by logitech » Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:48 pm
maihuna - this is CR section. Please post your SC questions in SC section. Thanks. Let's keep the forum organized.
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by cramya » Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:51 pm
Cramya when you reply people's questions in the wrong section of the forums ( as you did on beat the gmat page ), people will keep doing the same thing. So please let us play with the rules of BTG.

maihuna - this is CR section. Please post your SC questions in SC section. Thanks. Let's keep the forum organized.



Dude Logitech,
Stop smoking that CRA _ _ OR CRA _ when u r browsing the forum atleast. Will u? :-) Jus kidding..

This is indeed the CR section of the forum and its a CR QUESTION(ASSUMPTION)

Wake up man(the straightword puzzle /fill in the blanks is to help u wake up)!




Maihuna,
Never mind. U posted in the right section. Ignore my buddy Logitech's comments.

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by logitech » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:05 pm
I should stop smoking :)




People are strange when you're a stranger,
Faces look ugly when you're alone.
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted,
Streets are uneven when you're down.

When you're strange
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When you're strange
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When you're strange,
When you're strange,
When you're strange.

All right, yeah!
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by cramya » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:08 pm
I should stop smoking
Jus kidding man!

Hats off to u for ur excellent cut/copy/paste skills . Which book or webpage do all the lines after the "I should stop smoking " line come from, seriously?

:-)

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by logitech » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:11 pm
The Doors - People Are Strange

Come On!!!
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by cramya » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:14 pm
All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy or a dull girl!

Let's have a crack at this hilarious post (not really but turned hilarious) till the fun lasts!
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Re: Since a rhinoceros that has no horn is worthless to

by vittalgmat » Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:23 pm
maihuna wrote:Since a rhinoceros that has no horn is worthless to poachers, the Wildlife Protection Committee plans to protect selected rhinoceroses form being k!IIed by poachers by cutting off the rhinos’ horns.
The Wildlife Protection Committee’s plan assumes that
(A) poachers do not kill rhinos that are worthless to them
(B) hornless rhinos pose less of a threat to humans, including poachers, than do rhinos that have horns
(C) rhinos are the only animals poachers kill for their horns
(D) hornless rhinos can successfully defend their young against nonhuman predators
(E) imposing more stringent penalties on poachers will not decrease the number of rhinos k!IIed by poachers
IMO it is A.
E looks close but "imposining more stringent penalities" is Out of scope in the strictest sense.
The argument talks about "protect selected rhinos from getting killed by poachers". A directly addresses that point by saying the removing the horns will render the rhinos useless to poaches and so they will not kill rhinos.

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by raunekk » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:42 am
A for me too,,
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by maihuna » Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:07 am
OA is O only. But E is important, remember its an Assumption question and a answer that kills an alternate is well a correct answer and E is an excellent option from that perspective see that option omce more:

imposing more stringent penalties on poachers will not decrease the number of rhinos k!IIed by poachers

Doesn't it kill an alternate that imposing more stringent rule itself will not have desired effects, willn't one choose E if A is not there?

If your answer is affirmative then can one provide merit of A over E, remember extreme or outside or new information is acceptable in assmption question, any way assumptions are not stated premises...logitech what is ur take on this
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by ashley.com » Fri May 13, 2016 2:41 am
A for me is the best
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