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A certain baseball team has just completed its season.

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A certain baseball team has just completed its season.

by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:54 am
A certain baseball team has just completed its season. In stadiums that seat 20,000 or fewer people, the team averaged 1 home run per game; in stadiums that seat between 20,000 and 40,000 people, the team averaged 2 home runs per game; and, in stadiums that seat 40,000 or more people, the team averaged 3 home runs per game. Obviously, the excitement of playing in front of large crowds motivated the team to hit more home runs.

Assuming that all stadiums during the season were filled to capacity, which of the following, if true, most undermines the argument above?

(A) The team's leading home run hitter hit more home runs in mid-sized stadiums than in large stadiums.
(B) The fans in the larger stadiums often cheered against the team.
(C) The team averaged only 2 home runs per game when playing in the league's largest stadium.
(D) In order to create seating for the additional fans, the outfield walls in the larger stadiums were constructed closer to home base.
(E) The team's announcer cited crowd noise as a major motivator for the team.
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by deloitte247 » Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:25 pm
Option A - INCORRECT.
The increase in number of capacity of the stadium is the reason why there is an increase in home run in the mid-sized stadium which also implies to the large stadium too.

Option B - INCORRECT.
If the fans in the larger stadium often cheered against the team then there wont be an increase in the hit run achieved.

Option C - INCORRECT.
This statement is the same as the assumption of the author. When the is an increase in audience capacity then there will be an increase in the home runs per game.

Option D - CORRECT.
This statement most undermine the argument above. The creation of additional seating has been constructed closer to home base, this construction will aid a closer relationship between the player and its fans and this this aid the team to hit more home runs.

Option E - INCORRECT.
This assumption may be true because the more the audience capacity is filled up then it is certain that there will be motivation from the cheer leader that will motivate the players to win more games.
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