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Strike as a noun is different from strike as a verb.

by nileshdalvi

Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:21 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: FORBID
Replies: 3
Views: 897
by nileshdalvi

Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:18 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: HABITATS
Replies: 1
Views: 861

We do not know who activates, maybe some mechanism which is not mentioned in the sentence. Hence, no clear antecedent.

by nileshdalvi

Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:27 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Got answer BUT confused by OG explanation
Replies: 4
Views: 1820

Despite forceful legal pleas for the restitution of expropritaed cultural artifacts to the place of their origin, the british Museum continues to rebuff the Greek authorities requesting that it should return the Parthenon marbles removed from the Acropolis by Lord Elgin in 1806 a. b. requesting them...

by nileshdalvi

Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:16 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: British Museum
Replies: 10
Views: 1880

A is incorrect because it does not affect the conclusions validity that thin women can significantly increase their chances of larger babies by taking zinc supplements. Adding other zinc sources would not make the conclusion valid.

by nileshdalvi

Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:37 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: thin pregnant woman
Replies: 6
Views: 2337

mysseo, Are you sure that B is the OA. Answer choice B looks more an Inference than an Assumption. Also negating it, does not affect the conclusion. None of the answer choices look good to me..:(

by nileshdalvi

Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:31 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: thin pregnant woman
Replies: 6
Views: 2337

This question actually explores the basic of Strengthening Question and also the fact that outside knowledge is detrimental to the success of CR. The question stem says that the main conclusion is supported ONLY "by/through". How do you support the conclusion???. By: 1. Validating the Assu...

by nileshdalvi

Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:42 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Strengthen_economic recovery
Replies: 13
Views: 1538

Thanks David for the reply on Strengthener Answer Choices in Assumption Questions.

by nileshdalvi

Sat Jan 07, 2012 9:37 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Computers Assisting Court Judges
Replies: 20
Views: 5897

Hi David, In your explanation , you did not negate the Strengthen Answer Choice. I would like to know as to what would be the effect of negating a Strengthen Answer Choice for Assumption Question. If such an answer choice takes the conclusion apart and if I dont realise it to be a Strengthen Answer,...

by nileshdalvi

Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:45 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Computers Assisting Court Judges
Replies: 20
Views: 5897

testluv, if that is a Sufficient Aassumption, then why does the correct answer choice on negation make the argument weak.
Also, is there any strategy to solve an Assumption Question of Sufficient when the answer choices contain both necessary and sufficient answer choices??

Thanks

by nileshdalvi

Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:09 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: sufficient assumption vs necceassry assumption
Replies: 2
Views: 3789

Negating D does make the conclusion less likely. Just substitute NOT in place of Occasionally. If the university that has the motive does not act on that motive, then the university does not suppress information even if it has a motive to do so. So, the conclusion that supressing is against the obli...

by nileshdalvi

Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:07 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: University
Replies: 9
Views: 1421

C does not weaken this enough because it says "The slop that swineologists predict for tomorrow is only expected to be distributed well outside the pigpen areas." The argument says that swineologists predicted slop starting tomorrow and the answer choice here says that the slop predicted f...

by nileshdalvi

Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:44 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: The futures market lets investors speculate
Replies: 13
Views: 2388

sachin_yadav, I could not somehow understand this statement quoted by you "This extension of life expectancy (40 to 80) has also affect the population. If people were dying earlier at the age of 40, then their life was short as compared to now. " Using a similar HYPOTHETICAL example,which ...

by nileshdalvi

Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:30 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: "Life expectancy" is the average age at death of t
Replies: 9
Views: 6432