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Punchbowl

by krishnapavan » Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:02 pm
Marvin's behavior at the party last night is fascinating in that there is no evidence that he drank the entire container of punch despite the fact that he was the only person known to have been by the punchbowl between the time it was filled and the time it was observed to be empty. If Marvin had drunk the entire bowl, then some of the punch would inevitably have spilled on the tile, but I examined the tile carefully and found no evidence of spilled punch. Thus Marvin must not have drunk the entire punchbowl.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

A.Most large drinks that have been imbibed at parties result in significant spillage.
B.The person examining the tile for evidence of spilled punch has been able to detect such evidence in considerably more obscure, hidden places.
C.Marvin's behavior at the party was observed for the first time by the examiner.
D.Many of the other telltale signs of a punchbowl's being consumed were found.
E.At certain raucous parties like the party in question, some punchbowls are merely thrown out the window as part of a prank.
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by tarunjohri » Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:11 pm
IMO B?

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by saurabhdhakad » Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:52 pm
Is OA A?

Because in option A , which states that At Most parties if a drink is large it will spell out , which strengthen the author's assumption that Marvin hasn't drank the whole of it as there was no spillage.

B: It states that whether he examined it in other areas or not. But since argument already states he has done it carefully for the tile , other areas are out of question.

C:Marvin's behavior for first time wont affect whether has drank the Punchbowl or not, it may be due to many other reason's.

D: This weaken's the argument as it shows that examiner has not analyzed the floor properly.

E: Out of scope.Argument is about whether he drank whole of it or not and since nobody was seen near to the Punchbowl, throwing doesn't strengthen it.

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by vinay1983 » Tue Aug 20, 2013 8:56 am
B should be correct!

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by Nitin.811g » Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:15 pm
I think A it should be.