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by Sharma_Gaurav » Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:50 pm
clearly C is the answer.
Argument says nations are either lender ( sets the term) or borrower.

If conclusion is to be provced, we HAVE to assume that any nation which does not sets term of dealing HAS NOT to be a world leader. Remember we have to bridge the gaps b/n argument premise and conclusion. option C does exactly that.
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by ronnie1985 » Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:06 am
(C) seems to be right
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by heymayank08 » Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:58 am
IMO: B

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by ice_rush » Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:58 pm
(C) it is.
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by heymayank08 » Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:44 pm
can somebody pls post the explanaion here...
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by spartacus1412 » Tue May 01, 2012 1:10 am
I woul dgo with C juts that your choices need some editing
(C) A nation that has the terms of its dealings with another action set by that
nation cannot be a world leader.

replace action by nation
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by nanushka » Mon May 21, 2012 5:56 am
I also think answer choice C needs to be edited. It seems correct but is not 100% clear,the word action makes much confusion.
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by Lifetron » Sat Aug 25, 2012 7:45 pm
I arrived at C through elimination

A - Far-fetched
B - Too certain
D - Wrong direction
E - Far-fetched

Hence C. But I don't fully get the meaning of the sentence. Can someone explain the meaning of opt.C !
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by Ganesh hatwar » Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:33 pm
I usually eliminate answer choice which i find difficult understand.. this time held patience went through all the choices rereading the question and got C

But took 3 mins
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by Prashant Ranjan » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:03 pm
(C) is answer here.
(B) cannot be. It has nuances of conditional logic.
We don't that (B) is true or not.
A nation that owes money cannot be a world leader. This doesn't imply that a leading nation is the only one which lends money. Any nation can do so, since there is no restriction on lending money to other nations.


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by dipti.oec » Tue May 07, 2013 6:29 pm
Answer: C
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by Java_85 » Sat Oct 26, 2013 9:38 am
I'd say C too, other choices aren't even close.
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by ixthoughtxso » Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:12 am
rkanthilal wrote:IMO C

P1: Economic considerations color every aspect of international dealings.
P2: Nations are just like individuals in that the lender sets the terms of its dealings with the borrower
C1: A nation that owes money to another nation cannot be world leader.

(C) A nation that has the terms of its dealings with another action set by that nation cannot be a world leader. Correct. This answer states the assumption behind the conclusion. This answer states that a nation that is beholden to the terms of another nation cannot be a world leader.
Straightforward explanation. Thank you.
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by vinitkhicha » Fri Dec 12, 2014 5:04 am
As per the Powerscore CR, this is a Supporter type of assumption in that it lends support to and fills a gap between the premise that the lender sets the terms and the conclusion that who follows the term can't be a world leader , implying that who sets or rules the terms can be a world leader. The option C is doing exactly that. Ya but I agree the options are confusing enough.
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by jaspreetsra » Fri Dec 26, 2014 12:29 am
Economic considerations colour every aspect of international dealings, and nations are just like individuals in that the lender sets the terms of its dealings with the borrower. That is why a nation that owes money to another nation cannot be world leader.

The reasoning in the passage assumes which one of the following?

(A) A nation that does not lend to any other nation cannot be a world leader.
(B) A nation that can set the terms of its dealings with other nations is certain to be a world leader.
(C) A nation that has the terms of its dealings with another action set by that nation cannot be a world leader.
(D) A nation that is a world leader can borrow from another nation as long as that other nation does not set the terms of the dealings between the two nations.
(E) A nation that has no dealings with any other nation cannot be world leader.
B or C? and why?
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