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Confusing CR!!!!

by [email protected] » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:46 am
Analyst: The pace of technological development brings a constant stream of new devices to the market, and many of them enjoy commercial success. But announcing new technology too soon after the introduction of a successful device can backfire. Once consumers hear about the new device, they may stop buying the one currently on sale. So, if a company wishes to announce the upcoming sale of a new device, it should wait until purchases of the old device have begun to decline.

Which of the following, if true, would best support the analyst's main assertion?

A] New technology often becomes less expensive after an initial surge in sales.

B] Media outlets, such as television programs and magazines, often report on the planned introduction of new devices while the sales of old devices are still strong.

C] Many consumers are unable to determine whether new technology is superior to current technology.

D] Surveys have shown that some consumers make only one or two technology purchases per year, whereas others make more frequent purchases.

E] Consumers tend to be loyal to technology companies whose products they enjoy using.




OA is B.


What is wrong with A, Could anybody explain this particular question...
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by pemdas » Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:25 am
choice A is very true if the intention of the company would be to introduce new devices in sales. In fact, this could be very teaching question for sales introduction conclusion. The unstated premise would be "new device sales cannot offset old device sales, therefore the new devices should not be introduced in sales" and then choice A would provide "cheep prices of the new devices" which automatically means lower offsetting level at the same level of demand.

However, the intention was ~ consumers only hear about new devices, and they already don't buy old devices. So we are looking for the choices which provide something like 'consumers will never hear about new devices while the old devices are in sales'. If they hear about new devices, they may not buy old devices.

@Amit, brother sorry for my criticism; again I have to conclude about this question as being --- no more comments, seriously. One bombastic poster from Manhattan GMAT's forum old thread, highly evaluated by another MGMAT staff member, called this question as one strengthening conclusion, as if the choice B) here, would strengthen the conclusion by supplying the additional premise. In fact, the choice B) supplies only relevant premise for this argument. The premise does neither strengthen nor hurt the argument's conclusion. It is just the relevant one and nothing else.

p.s. I'm pretty new to the verbal forum at BTG, yet surprised how many *rigged* questions are posted and discussed frequently here on these days. I am asking the BTG site moderators in the face of Eric: Is there any way we can adjust the CR forum rules for us, users to know the source of each question posted in advance so that people may filter out fluff and do not waste their precious time devoted for the exam preparation? I am sure, most people would support me, as we all need to gain benefit from participating in the BTG forums and not to dig into some weird content questions with the unknown sources.
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by StoneBlack » Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:30 am
I think A is out of scope. B provides support on how consumers might "hear about new devices being introduced in the market".