this is why you have to read CR questions carefully.
Also, it is beneficial to write down a one line summary of what the argument is trying to say.

Let us see what the argument actually states -

Opening a factory in Country X --> increase profits in the long term.

A - let us see what A says - "will be able to obtain all necessary permits to open a factory in country X". This does not affect my argument because of the conditional nature of the argument. If it opens a factory in X then its profits will increase.

Even if you negate this option - Company Y will not be able to obtain necessary permits -, it does not weaken the argument that opening a factory would lead to increased profits. (whether the company opens the factory or not, the fact that such an action would increase profits still remains the same).
C - correct answer. If a sustainable market does not exist, then it means the company's country X operation would go into loss. negating C weakens the argument.

crackverbal wrote:this is why you have to read CR questions carefully.
Also, it is beneficial to write down a one line summary of what the argument is trying to say.

Let us see what the argument actually states -

Opening a factory in Country X --> increase profits in the long term.

A - let us see what A says - "will be able to obtain all necessary permits to open a factory in country X". This does not affect my argument because of the conditional nature of the argument. If it opens a factory in X then its profits will increase.

Even if you negate this option - Company Y will not be able to obtain necessary permits -, it does not weaken the argument that opening a factory would lead to increased profits. (whether the company opens the factory or not, the fact that such an action would increase profits still remains the same).
C - correct answer. If a sustainable market does not exist, then it means the company's country X operation would go into loss. negating C weakens the argument.

Thanks for this, crack verbal!!

Conclusion:"Opening a factory in Country X --> increase profits in the long term."

Correct me if wrong.
"if factory opens ->profits"
It is a conditional statement.(If A->B.)

Do we need to consider this as a fact/true ?


So choices, which on negation sound, like CeO is not young, so can't open factory or norms in the proposed country doesn't permit new comers easily etc don't having bearing on the conclusion ?

Second, for causals relations too(in the format 'because A->B'), any assumption that says that A will take place(on negation it gives A can't take place) can't be taken as an assumption ?