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Edited: Now, let me take a stab at this... (1) Oil companies are undermining the governmental research about the degree of global warming. (2) At the same time, these oil companies are funding research to address LT climate change. Which of the following best explains the apparent discrepancy in the...
- by Somerandomguy
Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:53 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Certain oil Companies.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7408
Summary: PI. Topic: Recent feminist scholarship challenge two ideas in the 1920s: 1)Suffrage failed to produce long-term political gains for women 2)Suffrage failed because it didn't meet the expectation that women voting would bring about a corruption free government. PII Topic: [Scholar's View] H...
- by Somerandomguy
Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:04 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC in feminist schol
- Replies: 25
- Views: 16775
Re: Dear IMO fans, please do explain your answers
Dear BTGers, I am having hard time to understand why some of us just puts IMO X and leave their post with no explanation ? Please lets help each other, Thanks for understanding. Logitech Werd! :lol: Also, please explain why you eliminated the other choices. It helps to see how the thought process f...
- by Somerandomguy
Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:11 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Dear IMO fans, please do explain your answers
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2042
My understanding is that you only negate "necessary assumption" questions, not inference questions. Please comment.... You are absolutely correct that we apply negation technique to Assumption questions. Also, IMO, this question comes under category of either "Must be true" or &...
- by Somerandomguy
Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:00 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Pigeons
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4382
- by Somerandomguy
Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:54 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Flights
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4354
- by Somerandomguy
Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:43 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Pigeons
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4382
its b/w a and B I choose B A: stimulus said they are valuable without using electronic comm. it didn't say : they are prefferable. My summary of (A) states that it is valuable to use pigeons when sending classified electronic military information, because the information can be intercepted. Doesn't...
- by Somerandomguy
Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:40 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Pigeons
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4382
History textbooks frequently need to be revised. The reasons for this are clear: new discoveries of documents and remains, the discovery of mistaken inferences in prior histories, the discovery of previously unnoticed relationships among data, and the application of hitherto undiscovered principles ...
- by Somerandomguy
Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:21 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: History textbooks frequently
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2994
its b/w a and B I choose B A: stimulus said they are valuable without using electronic comm. it didn't say : they are prefferable. My summary of (A) states that it is valuable to use pigeons when sending classified electronic military information, because the information can be intercepted. Doesn't...
- by Somerandomguy
Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:09 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Pigeons
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4382
This would be an inference question. Therefore, you should be able to refer to the stimulus to check your answer. (a) The use of carrier pigeons is usually preferable to the use of portable electronic devices when a military unit needs a way to send classified military information. My choice. This ...
- by Somerandomguy
Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:04 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Pigeons
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4382
Hmm..is this an LSAT question? Yummy... 1) Weaken Q 2) Focus on the conclusion and its support. (A) The cost of collecting, sorting, and recycling discarded plastics is currently higher than the cost of manufacturing new plastics from virgin materials. Eliminate: Out of scope. Who cares about the c...
- by Somerandomguy
Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:40 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: disposable plastic containers
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4168
Hmm..is this an LSAT question? Yummy... 1) Weaken Q 2) Focus on the conclusion and its support. (A) The cost of collecting, sorting, and recycling discarded plastics is currently higher than the cost of manufacturing new plastics from virgin materials. Eliminate: Out of scope. Who cares about the co...
- by Somerandomguy
Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:40 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: disposable plastic containers
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4168
This would be an inference question. Therefore, you should be able to refer to the stimulus to check your answer. (a) The use of carrier pigeons is usually preferable to the use of portable electronic devices when a military unit needs a way to send classified military information. My choice. This ...
- by Somerandomguy
Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:57 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Pigeons
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4382
Guys, why not C? I believe C is carrying all the points the passage is talking abt. Statement 1: Pro-Tect cannot reduce the number of car-theft policies it carries , so cannot protect itself against continued large payouts that way. Statement 2: Therefore, Pro-Tect has decided to offer a discount t...
- by Somerandomguy
Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:34 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Bold Face CR
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10700
This would be an inference question. Therefore, you should be able to refer to the stimulus to check your answer. (a) The use of carrier pigeons is usually preferable to the use of portable electronic devices when a military unit needs a way to send classified military information. My choice. This i...
- by Somerandomguy
Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:53 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Pigeons
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4382