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by neeti2711 » Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:53 am
The Metropolitan Cooking Academy surveyed prospective students and found that students wanted a curriculum that focused on today's healthy dining trends. In order to reverse the trend of declining interest in the school's programs, administrators propose a series of new courses focused on cooking exotic species of fish, alternative grains such as quinoa, and organically produced vegetables.

Which of the following, if true, supplies the best reason to suspect that the proposed new courses will increase interest in the Metropolitan Cooking Academy?

(A) Cooking fish, grains, and vegetables relies on the same culinary fundamentals as does the preparation of other ingredients.

(B) In the food and beverage industry, many employers no longer have time to train apprentices and therefore demand basic culinary skills from their new hires.

(C) Local producers in the area near the Metropolitan Cooking Academy are excellent sources of exotic fish and organic vegetables.

(D) Many other cooking schools have found a decline in the level of interest in their programs.

(E) Many advocates of healthy dining stress the importance of including fish, grains, and organically produced vegetables in one's diet.

OA: E

What does the question mean by "best reason to suspect"? I guess it is a weakening question. But OA seems to strengthen the conclusion.
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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Wed Jul 05, 2017 11:00 am
neeti2711 wrote:The Metropolitan Cooking Academy surveyed prospective students and found that students wanted a curriculum that focused on today's healthy dining trends. In order to reverse the trend of declining interest in the school's programs, administrators propose a series of new courses focused on cooking exotic species of fish, alternative grains such as quinoa, and organically produced vegetables.

Which of the following, if true, supplies the best reason to suspect that the proposed new courses will increase interest in the Metropolitan Cooking Academy?

(A) Cooking fish, grains, and vegetables relies on the same culinary fundamentals as does the preparation of other ingredients.

(B) In the food and beverage industry, many employers no longer have time to train apprentices and therefore demand basic culinary skills from their new hires.

(C) Local producers in the area near the Metropolitan Cooking Academy are excellent sources of exotic fish and organic vegetables.

(D) Many other cooking schools have found a decline in the level of interest in their programs.

(E) Many advocates of healthy dining stress the importance of including fish, grains, and organically produced vegetables in one's diet.

OA: E

What does the question mean by "best reason to suspect"? I guess it is a weakening question. But OA seems to strengthen the conclusion.
"Suspect," isn't used to mean "be suspicious of" or "doubt" here. Rather, it's used to convey something more akin to"believe." If I suspect Tim is cheating, I believe Tim is cheating.

We need to look at the subsequent relative clause to determine what we're tasked to find. In this case we want the best reason to suspect that the proposed new courses will increase interest, so we want something that, if true, would cause someone to believe that interest in courses would increase.
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by Ian Stewart » Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:12 pm
This is really a strengthening question. There's a missing connection between the plan and the goal:

plan: "new courses focused on cooking exotic species of fish, alternative grains such as quinoa, and organically produced vegetables."

goal: to appeal to students who want "a curriculum that focused on today's healthy dining trends."

The plan only achieves the goal if 'exotic fish, quinoa and organic vegetables' are among today's healthy dining trends, which is why E is right.
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:16 pm
Ian!!!
I thought you were just stepping out to get a pack of smokes, and then....2 years later... :-)
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by Ian Stewart » Fri Jul 07, 2017 3:08 pm
Hey Brent! Hope you've been doing well. :)

Just drop me a line if you ever want to catch up on Skype.
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