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As per the study, Women gave 'most attractive' rating to men with feminine face and 'least attractive' rating to men with masculine face. Option (A)says 'facial features are not the criterion that most women use to decide whether a man is attractive'. This contradicts the premise in the argument, be...
- by umeshpatil
Tue Nov 27, 2012 5:55 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR Questions
- Replies: 15
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Premises: 1. When languages come together they mix. Languages come together, it means people come together for some reason with their native languages. This result in mixture of their language with their grammar and word formation. So, necessary condition for mixture of languages is that speakers of...
- by umeshpatil
Tue Nov 27, 2012 5:27 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: When languages come together, they mix
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1445
B is not the correct answer. Can anyone have other answer with justification. I am confused with this question ?
- by umeshpatil
Sun Nov 11, 2012 12:43 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: A tax on disposable plastic bags
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3270
Naveenchandra, thanks for your justification. I am agreed with your answer. but OA is C (provided by Veritas) Correct Answer: C Explanation: In answer choice A, "twice," an adverb, is incorrectly used as the object of the preposition "by." Answer choice B introduces ambiguity by ...
- by umeshpatil
Sun Nov 11, 2012 12:40 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The number of vehicles on the road
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3012
A tax on disposable plastic bags
Advocate: Millions of plastic shopping bags are discarded every day in the United States. Plastic bags present a problem for the environment because they do not readily decompose, but will remain intact for thousands of years. Policy makers agree that the best solution to the problem is to convince ...
- by umeshpatil
Sat Nov 10, 2012 7:19 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: A tax on disposable plastic bags
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3270
The number of vehicles on the road
The number of vehicles on the road classified as "light trucks" in the United States increased by more than twice from 1980 to 1992.
a)increased by more than twice
B)increased more than two times
C)more than doubled
D)was more than doubled
E)had more than doubled
- by umeshpatil
Sat Nov 10, 2012 4:29 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The number of vehicles on the road
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3012
Conclusion: Diatonic musical scale developed 1000 years before adopted by western musicians. Diatonic music-> 1000 years before Supportin clause: Flute->Diatonic music, Flute are used 1000 years before. I can strengthen this statement, with the proof that 1000 years before, Flute was used by Neander...
- by umeshpatil
Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:29 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: OG 12 | CR
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1047
It should be (E).
None of Capital Coffee's recently-closed stores had turned a profit in the last two years.
- by umeshpatil
Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:25 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: More Stores
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1847
Critics say that President has cancelled projects in districts under opposition party and left running his own projects. Answer (B) says this is not true. President's selection will be biased if he takes decisions in favor of someone
- by umeshpatil
Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:49 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Press Secretary
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9755
Can anyone could explain why (C) is correct? I also feel, E is more correct. Conclusion of premise is "price of chocolate is certain to increase within six months". If farmers are able to eliminate the fungus, then there won't be any shortfall of cacao beans. So, chances of price rise will...
- by umeshpatil
Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:21 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Bad Harvesting
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1779
After the negation of correct assumption, the conclusion drawn must fail. Negation of "stiff fines are not the only way to collect past due corporate taxes " is "stiff fines are the only way to collect past due corporate taxes" => There are no other way than stiff fines. (but, re...
- by umeshpatil
Mon Oct 01, 2012 8:32 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Taxes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1957
If B is false,critics over publishers becomes invalid. i.e. No one can blame publisher that he is covering models and movie start only for boosting sale. So, Answer B.
We are prone to chose E, but it is obvious fact from critic but can not be assumption.
- by umeshpatil
Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:30 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: assumption necessary for the argument made ???
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1156
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Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:00 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Nice One -->Each of the following, if true, weakens the a
- Replies: 1
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A) Many contagious diseases can be prevented with vaccines. Correct. This says, preventive measures will be useful. B) In 1988, for every three cents the United States spent on prevention, it spent 97 cents on curative treatment. There may be different reasons for this. For example, Any epidemic spr...
- by umeshpatil
Fri Sep 28, 2012 6:50 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: most strengthens the argument above?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1159
(D) The use of bronchial inhalers aggravates other diseases that frequently occur among asthma sufferers and that often lead to fatal outcomes even when the asthma itself does not. (E) Increased urban pollution, improved recording of asthma deaths, and the use of bronchial inhalers are the only poss...
- by umeshpatil
Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:48 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Aristotle LSAT CR - Q 14
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16643