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OG-12 CR Q-86 Compliance with new government

by ankit0411 » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:31 am
Keith: Compliance with new government regulations requiring the installation of smoke alarms and
sprinkler systems in all theaters and arenas will cost the entertainment industry $25 billion annually.Consequently, jobs will be lost and pro�ts diminished.Therefore, these regulations will harm the country's economy.

Laura: The $25 billion spent by some businesses will be revenue for others. Jobs and pro�ts will be gained as well as lost.
Laura responds to Keith by
(A) demonstrating that Keith's conclusion is based on evidence that is not relevant to the
issue at hand
(B) challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Keith's argument
(C) suggesting that Keith's argument overlooks a mitigating consequence
(D) reinforcing Keith's conclusion by supplying a complementary interpretation of the evidence Keith cites
(E) agreeing with the main conclusion of Keith's argument but construing that conclusion as
grounds for optimism rather than for pessimism.

I think Keith here is being pessimistic about the consequence because he thinks that it is a loss for the entertainment industry as well as loss of the jobs.
Therefore, Laura agrees to his conclusion but looks at the flip side of it.
Shouldn't the OA be E ?

Help appreciated.
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by spartacus1412 » Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:51 pm
Hi ankit,

I suppose here laura does not completely agree with Keith's conclusion.
keith concludes that there will be major losses while Laura cites there will be a mix of both profit and loss.

Hence, E doesn't represent Laura's response.

OptionA can be dicarded at hand as Laura doesnot find Keith's argument as irrelevant.
Option B - she did not challenge keith's argument but presented an alternate view of the consequences.
option C- Yes truely she tells keith that he has missed/ overlooked a mitigating consequence that there will also be profit for some.----lets keep this option for now.


Option D- discarded she did not reinforce Keiths conclusion but modified it appending to it parts that Keith had overlooked.

Hence, Option C it should be.

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by shantanu86 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:34 am
ankit0411 wrote:Keith: Compliance with new government regulations requiring the installation of smoke alarms and
sprinkler systems in all theaters and arenas will cost the entertainment industry $25 billion annually.Consequently, jobs will be lost and pro�ts diminished.Therefore, these regulations will harm the country's economy.

Laura: The $25 billion spent by some businesses will be revenue for others. Jobs and pro�ts will be gained as well as lost.
Laura responds to Keith by
(A) demonstrating that Keith's conclusion is based on evidence that is not relevant to the
issue at hand
(B) challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Keith's argument
(C) suggesting that Keith's argument overlooks a mitigating consequence
(D) reinforcing Keith's conclusion by supplying a complementary interpretation of the evidence Keith cites
(E) agreeing with the main conclusion of Keith's argument but construing that conclusion as
grounds for optimism rather than for pessimism.

I think Keith here is being pessimistic about the consequence because he thinks that it is a loss for the entertainment industry as well as loss of the jobs.
Therefore, Laura agrees to his conclusion but looks at the flip side of it.
Shouldn't the OA be E ?

Help appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Let's break up the Keith's argument first-

Conclusion-
New government regulations will harm the country's economy.

Reason-
Jobs will be lost and profits diminish because of 25B incurred annually.

Laura's remark-
25B spent will create new jobs and hence jobs are gained and lost.

From this breakup its clear that Laura is trying to reject Keith's conclusion by challenging the credentials of his reasoning. Therefore option is the correct one.
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by [email protected] » Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:28 am
Keith: Compliance with new government regulations requiring the installation of smoke alarms and
sprinkler systems in all theaters and arenas will cost the entertainment industry $25 billion annually.Consequently, jobs will be lost and pro�ts diminished.Therefore, these regulations will harm the country's economy.

Laura: The $25 billion spent by some businesses will be revenue for others. Jobs and pro�ts will be gained as well as lost.
Laura responds to Keith by
(A) demonstrating that Keith's conclusion is based on evidence that is not relevant to the
issue at hand
(B) challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Keith's argument
(C) suggesting that Keith's argument overlooks a mitigating consequence
(D) reinforcing Keith's conclusion by supplying a complementary interpretation of the evidence Keith cites
(E) agreeing with the main conclusion of Keith's argument but construing that conclusion as
grounds for optimism rather than for pessimism.


OA should be C and not E. Yes both the options are quiet confusing, but C is the winner.

ankit0411 see the options C and E carefully,

supposingly is say that the chimneys releasing the pollutants are increasing and hence increasing the pollution levels. And let us say that the other person says that the same thing is a sign that our industries are working harder and hence making our economy stronger.

So only one conclusion is interpreted one as positive and one as negative...

Whereas what is happening in the option C is that the author or Laura is accepting the argument's conclusion but going one step ahead not saying the positive.

That is the jobs being lost in one industry is one aspect but because of some of the reasons, there are jobs being gained in some other industry.

So Keith's conclusion acting as a premise for Laura's conclusion.

Whereas in option E the problem is as follows: One conclusion and two different interpretations.\

Eg: the increase in pollutants sign of increase in pollution and the same reason sign of increase in the economy.

Also one more sign of rejecting the option E is that: Option E says that Laura is deriving something optimistic rather than pessimistic. So if she is accepting it then she would never negate or not accept the pessimistic conclusion.

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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:58 am
ankit0411 wrote:Keith: Compliance with new government regulations requiring the installation of smoke alarms and
sprinkler systems in all theaters and arenas will cost the entertainment industry $25 billion annually.Consequently, jobs will be lost and pro�ts diminished.Therefore, these regulations will harm the country's economy.

Laura: The $25 billion spent by some businesses will be revenue for others. Jobs and pro�ts will be gained as well as lost.
Laura responds to Keith by
(A) demonstrating that Keith's conclusion is based on evidence that is not relevant to the
issue at hand
(B) challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Keith's argument
(C) suggesting that Keith's argument overlooks a mitigating consequence
(D) reinforcing Keith's conclusion by supplying a complementary interpretation of the evidence Keith cites
(E) agreeing with the main conclusion of Keith's argument but construing that conclusion as
grounds for optimism rather than for pessimism.
Laura offers additional evidence -- that the $25 billion spent by the entertainment industry will be REVENUE FOR OTHERS -- in order to WEAKEN Keith's conclusion that the overall economy will be hurt by the new regulations.

ID-THE-REASONING questions are a MATCH GAME.
MATCH EACH ANSWER CHOICE back to Laura's argument.
Eliminate any answer that DOESN'T MATCH.
If an answer choice is only 1/2 right, it is ALL WRONG.
We must be able to justify EVERY WORD in the answer choice.

(A) demonstrating that Keith's conclusion is based on evidence that is not relevant to the issue at hand
Laura does not claim that Keith's evidence is irrelevant.
Eliminate A.

(B) challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Keith's argument.
Laura does not claim that Keith's evidence is implausible.
Eliminate B.

(C) suggesting that Keith's argument overlooks a mitigating consequence.
Yes. Laura claims that Keith's argument OVERLOOKS that the $25 billion spent by the entertainment industry will be revenue for others -- a MITIGATING CONSEQUENCE of the new regulations.
Hold onto C.

(D) reinforcing Keith's conclusion by supplying a complementary interpretation of the evidence Keith cites.
Laura does not reinforce Keith's conclusion; she attempts to WEAKEN it.
Eliminate D.

(E) agreeing with the main conclusion of Keith's argument but construing that conclusion as grounds for optimism rather than for pessimism.
Laura does not agree with Keith's conclusion; she attempts to WEAKEN it.
Eliminate E.

The correct answer is C.
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by Crystal W » Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:00 pm
GMATGuruNY wrote:
ankit0411 wrote:Keith: Compliance with new government regulations requiring the installation of smoke alarms and
sprinkler systems in all theaters and arenas will cost the entertainment industry $25 billion annually.Consequently, jobs will be lost and pro�ts diminished.Therefore, these regulations will harm the country's economy.

Laura: The $25 billion spent by some businesses will be revenue for others. Jobs and pro�ts will be gained as well as lost.
Laura responds to Keith by
(A) demonstrating that Keith's conclusion is based on evidence that is not relevant to the
issue at hand
(B) challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Keith's argument
(C) suggesting that Keith's argument overlooks a mitigating consequence
(D) reinforcing Keith's conclusion by supplying a complementary interpretation of the evidence Keith cites
(E) agreeing with the main conclusion of Keith's argument but construing that conclusion as
grounds for optimism rather than for pessimism.
Laura offers additional evidence -- that the $25 billion spent by the entertainment industry will be REVENUE FOR OTHERS -- in order to WEAKEN Keith's conclusion that the overall economy will be hurt by the new regulations.

ID-THE-REASONING questions are a MATCH GAME.
MATCH EACH ANSWER CHOICE back to Laura's argument.
Eliminate any answer that DOESN'T MATCH.
If an answer choice is only 1/2 right, it is ALL WRONG.
We must be able to justify EVERY WORD in the answer choice.

(A) demonstrating that Keith's conclusion is based on evidence that is not relevant to the issue at hand
Laura does not claim that Keith's evidence is irrelevant.
Eliminate A.

(B) challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Keith's argument.
Laura does not claim that Keith's evidence is implausible.
Eliminate B.

(C) suggesting that Keith's argument overlooks a mitigating consequence.
Yes. Laura claims that Keith's argument OVERLOOKS that the $25 billion spent by the entertainment industry will be revenue for others -- a MITIGATING CONSEQUENCE of the new regulations.
Hold onto C.

(D) reinforcing Keith's conclusion by supplying a complementary interpretation of the evidence Keith cites.
Laura does not reinforce Keith's conclusion; she attempts to WEAKEN it.
Eliminate D.

(E) agreeing with the main conclusion of Keith's argument but construing that conclusion as grounds for optimism rather than for pessimism.
Laura does not agree with Keith's conclusion; she attempts to WEAKEN it.
Eliminate E.

The correct answer is C.
Thanks for your clear explanation. I have two quick questions. First, can you explain what's the meaning of "Jobs and profits will be gained as well as lost"? I am confused about "as well as lost". Second, in choice C, what's the meanig of "mitigating consequence"? Is that means Keith's conclusion is too serious?
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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Apr 03, 2016 2:53 am
Crystal W wrote:
GMATGuruNY wrote:
ankit0411 wrote:Keith: Compliance with new government regulations requiring the installation of smoke alarms and
sprinkler systems in all theaters and arenas will cost the entertainment industry $25 billion annually.Consequently, jobs will be lost and pro�ts diminished.Therefore, these regulations will harm the country's economy.

Laura: The $25 billion spent by some businesses will be revenue for others. Jobs and pro�ts will be gained as well as lost.
Laura responds to Keith by
(A) demonstrating that Keith's conclusion is based on evidence that is not relevant to the
issue at hand
(B) challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Keith's argument
(C) suggesting that Keith's argument overlooks a mitigating consequence
(D) reinforcing Keith's conclusion by supplying a complementary interpretation of the evidence Keith cites
(E) agreeing with the main conclusion of Keith's argument but construing that conclusion as
grounds for optimism rather than for pessimism.
First, can you explain what's the meaning of "Jobs and profits will be gained as well as lost"? I am confused about "as well as lost".
The phrase gained as well as lost implies the following:
While some jobs will be LOST, other jobs will be CREATED, with the result that the overall employment rate will not change much.
While some companies will LOSE profits, others will INCREASE profits, with the result that the overall amount of profit will not change much.
Second, in choice C, what's the meanig of "mitigating consequence"? Is that means Keith's conclusion is too serious?
Thanks in advance!
To mitigate X is to reduce the harmful effects of X.
A mitigating consequence of the regulations is an outcome that reduces the harmful effects of the regulations.
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