Reputation of the vineyard

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Reputation of the vineyard

by GmatKiss » Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:30 pm
In addition to the labor and materials used to make wine, the reputation of the vineyard where the grapes originate plays a role in determining the price of the finished wine. Therefore, an expensive wine is not always a good wine.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

A) The price of a bottle of wine should be a reflection of the wine's quality.

B) Price is never an accurate indication of the quality of a bottle of wine.

C) The reputation of a vineyard does not always indicate the quality of its wines.

D) The reputation of a vineyard generally plays a greater role than the quality of its grapes in determining its wines' prices.

E) Wines produced by lesser-known vineyards generally are priced to reflect accurately the wines' quality.

IMO: B
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by killer1387 » Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:45 pm
B imo

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:40 am
Beware of words like "never." B is wrong for that reason, we do not go into discussion on whether or not all wines are accurately priced.

Correct Answer: C

If reputation give you a high priced wine and not all high priced wine is good. Then reputation might not indicate good wine.
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by [email protected] » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:40 am
Correct answer should be C. Author says reputation of wineyard plays a role in price of wine. So if wine is expensive, it is very likely that it came from a reputed wineyard. But according to conclusion,an expensive wine is not always a good wine. So author assumes that reputed wineyard dont always produce a good quality wine.
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