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Pronoun error
You have actually done a very good job, so why sound apologetic. Pronoun error as them does not refer to anything explicit. Eliminate A, B, E @4seasoncentre D can be eliminated as it appears the author is co-ordinated with her narratives ... Modifier error C is correct as the meaning is correct, she...
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:15 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Modifiers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2533
Economic or Economical
Economic Drain implies a drain on the economy of the country I have never read economical drain used in the same context but you could say an individual spends his finances economically. To elaborate that to a country is not correct. B, D, E are eliminated because economical changes the meaning of t...
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:44 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: So X that Y versus So X as to Y
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1906
No idiom called increases to
The plan is to add universities and thus increasing to ten the number of U.C schools.
C is correct.
There is no idiom like increases to, for anyone who said that B is idiomatic and hence correct.
B does not sound like a complete sentence
"which increase the number to ten U.C. schools"
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:56 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Univ. of California
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1987
subject-verb fans - were
fans thought the chances of a Spree ballet reunion were as likely as tank tops and short pants making a comeback I am not sure I understand why "were" is used in the above sentence. I thought 'reunion' is singlular & so it should be 'was', but didn't find it in any option. Can someone...
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:45 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Following the split in 1980
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1816
Let me try again :oops: ...Did you identify the conclusion and premise as below first .. Conclusion : The director assumes that ONLY 10 people expressed dis-interest about movie review show, and since the majority must have liked the show he decides to continue the show on FM channel. Premise: HThe ...
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:06 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: fm
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2692
Does this question have an answer
Feruza,
You are testing my powers of Causation and I am not getting far eliminating any of the answers. 
Pregnant Lady vs. Salesman vs. Newspaper vs. Student vs. Sportsman
Please help.
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:22 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Rafael vs. Roger
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4175
weaken questions .. need to think abstract
Premise: plastic sleds are harder to steer and slow compared to wooden sleds Conclusion: the number of children injured while sledding last winter was higher because of plastic sleds and not wooden sleds A is irrelevant to the argument B is correct :arrow: To weaken the argument, if the children wor...
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:53 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Plastic sleds
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14402
Daily Clarion is the voice of Gotham city, and Daily bulge couldn't care less about the people of Gotham city :twisted: To weaken this, you need to prove that either Daily Clarion is not the voice of Gotham or Daily bulge cares a lot of people of Gotham! :roll: A is irrelevant, not comparing the rev...
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:39 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: weaken question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2211
why the bank’s current reaction is different from last time
A is good because it says the company does not have sufficient funds to even pay off interest on re-valuation. B is out of scope, there are no projects mentioned in the argument C is bring borrowers into the argument, again out of scope D strengthens the reason why the bank should not offer a loan t...
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:15 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: 1000 CR test 13 Q 5
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3738
is this an analogy
There is no causal or statistical flaw here. The assumption I am making is that the analogy is the transfer of oxygen from lungs to the blood. premise: the only way to get oxygen into the bloodstream is through the lungs. conclusion: water would be useless in improving physical performance, A is irr...
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:45 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Super Oxy
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8405
I am going a little :x A is irrelevant B does not weaken the argument, because loyal customers can still increase the sales by just buying more having seen the ad on TV. Whether or not customers are loyal or not, does not have any impact on the argument C is justifying the ad campaign and also makin...
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:53 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Dietz foods
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7904
PoE works so does just CPA. Identify conclusion & premise and you can work the argument. Conclusion : Children who spend all their spare time playing these games have less experience in interpersonal communication than other children have. Premise : After-school hours spent playing computer game...
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:01 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Although computers can enhance people’s ability to communica
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6700
mayor defines this years' priority based on last year
Conclusion is reduction of turn around time Premise is top priority accidents are gun shot wounds and electrocutions A is not wrong but Does not strengthen the premise or argument B is irrelevant C is out of scope, there are no experts in the arg D other cities are not in scope E is correct - it str...
- by mharv
Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:45 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: MAYOR
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2248
Explanation needed for this question ?
A is a generalization and while could be true, is not a problem or mistake the director made B is the premise, and that can never be wrong. C is wrong, the director did not cite the discrepancy between the numbers - he simply ignored the listeners about the news. D is correct as it fixes the problem...
- by mharv
Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:55 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: fm
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2692
Conclusion question, can assume there is no flaw in argument
A would be correct The Premise is the photo cannot express the whole truth and, in that sense, is false. The conclusion based on this premise makes sense that whatever is false in the sense that it cannot express the truth, cannot furnish definitive proof. B is wrong C is wrong D is irrelevant as th...
- by mharv
Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:41 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: PHOTO
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1678