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by sogmat » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:10 pm
Advertisement: Clark brand-name parts are made for cars manufactured in this country. They satisfy all of our government automotive test—the toughest such tests in the world. With foreign-made parts, you never know which might be reliable and which are cheap look-alikes that are poorly constructed and liable to cost you hundreds of dollars in repairs. Therefore, be smart and insist on brand-name parts by Clark for your car.
The argument requires the assumption that
(A) Clark parts are available only in this country
(B) foreign-made parts are not suitable for cars manufactured in this country
(C) no foreign-made parts satisfy our government standards
(D) parts that satisfy our government standards are not as poorly constructed as cheap foreign-made parts
(E) if parts are made for cars manufactured in our country, they are not poorly constructed

OA D
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Source: — Critical Reasoning |

by dendude » Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:13 am
(A) Clark parts are available only in this country - not supported in argument
(B) foreign-made parts are not suitable for cars manufactured in this country - Not true. Argument does suggest that foreign parts can be used for cars manufactured in this country
(C) no foreign-made parts satisfy our government standards - Too Extreme
(D) parts that satisfy our government standards are not as poorly constructed as cheap foreign-made parts - Right Answer. This is an assumption that can fairly be deduced from the argument. Is not extreme. Uses comparative term - "not as poorly constructed as"
(E) if parts are made for cars manufactured in our country, they are not poorly constructed - cannot be deduced by what's stated in the argument. If there was a comparative clause to this it probably would make sense

Hope this explanation makes sense.
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by poonam197 » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:24 am
Use the Negation Technique for Option D.

D) parts that satisfy our government standards are not as poorly constructed as cheap foreign-made parts

When you negate the option
parts that satisfy our government standards are as poorly constructed as cheap foreign-made parts.

If Clarks parts are as poorly constructed as the foreign-made parts then anyone buying Clarks parts will also land-up paying hundreds of dollars in repairs.
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by kris77 » Fri May 13, 2016 11:45 pm
Answer D seems to be logical one out of other answer choices
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