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If I say, a recently aired news that the banks may get govt support raised doubts among investors.

Can I eliminate such considerations in GMAT, without a second thought?

by imskpwr

Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:29 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Premise Validity in GMAT: Help required David Sir
Replies: 7
Views: 2459

Premise Validity in GMAT: Help required David Sir

At times, we find that the argument has a Claim/Prediction functioning as a Premise for Main Conclusion.

Do we always consider those claims and predictions as TRUE?

If so, why? since they are not FACT and can be questioned.
If not, why? since Premise are not questioned in GMAT.

by imskpwr

Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:11 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Premise Validity in GMAT: Help required David Sir
Replies: 7
Views: 2459

Preliminary tests show that the drug known as Mephaline is useful in treating people experiencing memory loss due to Alzheimer's disease. These same tests showed that Mephaline did not appear to slow or reverse memory loss in people who experienced memory loss due to a brain injury. There must be s...

by imskpwr

Mon Nov 10, 2014 7:43 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Different CR
Replies: 5
Views: 5178

Weakener or Strengthner?

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?

is it a Weakener or Strengthner?

by imskpwr

Wed Oct 22, 2014 4:32 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Weakener or Strengthner?
Replies: 1
Views: 1409

Different CR

Preliminary tests show that the drug known as Mephaline is useful in treating people experiencing memory loss due to Alzheimer's disease. These same tests showed that Mephaline did not appear to slow or reverse memory loss in people who experienced memory loss due to a brain injury. There must be so...

by imskpwr

Wed Oct 22, 2014 4:28 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Different CR
Replies: 5
Views: 5178

Plan

Why Skill and Will of implementer is not considered a reason for plan success?

Plan is to achieve X.

CAN WE CONSIDER implementers skill/will as a factor in judging whether plan will be able to achieve its goal X?

by imskpwr

Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:51 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Plan
Replies: 3
Views: 1622

Prepositional Conundrum

CAN a preposition be followed by a non-finite clause?

expectations of a recovery BEING underway
many of her colleagues CONVINCED of

for/of/etc + Noun + Noun Modifier participle phrase.

by imskpwr

Tue Oct 21, 2014 4:47 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Prepositional Conundrum
Replies: 1
Views: 1188

I see that a couple of people have posted this question here or on GMATClub and have disagreed with the answer. That is fine, it is not an official question and you have the right to disagree with it. I will say that on this question 75% of the over 1600 people who have answered this one on the Ver...

by imskpwr

Wed Oct 15, 2014 9:54 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Controversial veritas Q
Replies: 6
Views: 2032

David@VeritasPrep wrote:I am happy to discuss this one.

What is controversial about it? The subject matter or the official answer?
OA is controversial.

How can a similar tax in SOme other countries SUPPORT the statement?

by imskpwr

Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:15 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Controversial veritas Q
Replies: 6
Views: 2032

Controversial veritas Q

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 imskpwr

Sun Oct 12, 2014 6:15 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Controversial veritas Q
Replies: 6
Views: 2032

OG 13 Q 134: "Recently implemented ""shift-work equations"" based on studies of the human sleep cycle have reduced sickness, sleeping on the job, and fatigue among shift workers while raising production efficiency in various industries." Suddenly a thought came in my m...

by imskpwr

Fri Oct 10, 2014 7:35 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Awkward: Part of Speech
Replies: 2
Views: 2341

Awkward: Part of Speech

OG 13 Q 134: "Recently implemented ""shift-work equations"" based on studies of the human sleep cycle have reduced sickness, sleeping on the job, and fatigue among shift workers while raising production efficiency in various industries." Suddenly a thought came in my mi...

by imskpwr

Thu Oct 09, 2014 9:18 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Awkward: Part of Speech
Replies: 2
Views: 2341

Hi again imskpwr, English often has sentences that contain verbs with different tenses. It happens when a sentence has more than one clause (a clause is a group of related words that have a subject and a verb). One clause might use one tense, while another clause has a different tense. Here is an e...

by imskpwr

Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:50 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Veritas SC. Doubt with Veritas Explanation
Replies: 4
Views: 2189

Ooops! My mistake.

I thought the first word was a name and the subject is COMPOUND( X and Y has/ instead here X and Y are adjectives only not Noun). I got it. No need of explanation. Let others try for their practice.

by imskpwr

Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:47 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Veritas Test: Unable to understand S-V Agreement
Replies: 3
Views: 1548

Veritas Test: Unable to understand S-V Agreement

Few composers have been celebrated for their lyric writing as much as the lyrics of Elizabethan composer and lutenist John Dowling. a. Few composers have been celebrated for their lyric writing as much as the lyrics of Elizabethan composer and lutenist John Dowling. b. Elizabethan composer and lute...

by imskpwr

Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:13 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Veritas Test: Unable to understand S-V Agreement
Replies: 3
Views: 1548