Yucaipa tree population

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by uptowngirl92 » Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:13 pm

No nation in the world has experienced as significant a decline in its Yucaipa tree population as our nation. Yet only our nation imposes a law prohibiting the use of Yucaipa tree-bark oil in cosmetics. The purpose of this law in the first place was to help maintain the Yucaipa tree population, at least in this nation. But the law is clearly unnecessary and therefore should be repealed.

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion drawn in the passage?

a. This nation contains more Yucaipa trees than any other nation.
b. Yucaipa tree-bark oil is not used for any consumer goods other than cosmetics.
c. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-bark oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuing unabated in this nation.
d. In other countries, labor used to harvest Yucaipa trees for cosmetics is less expensive than comparable labor in this nation.
e. In this nation, some wild animals eat Yucaipa tree bark, thereby contributing to their destruction.

So we have to find the answer that say the law is "necessary"
c. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-bark oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuing unabated in this nation.>>>Demand is continuing steady >>> Weaken
Right?

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Re: Yucaipa tree population

by umaa » Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:28 pm

uptowngirl92 wrote:No nation in the world has experienced as significant a decline in its Yucaipa tree population as our nation. Yet only our nation imposes a law prohibiting the use of Yucaipa tree-bark oil in cosmetics. The purpose of this law in the first place was to help maintain the Yucaipa tree population, at least in this nation. But the law is clearly unnecessary and therefore should be repealed.

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion drawn in the passage?

a. This nation contains more Yucaipa trees than any other nation.
b. Yucaipa tree-bark oil is not used for any consumer goods other than cosmetics.
c. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-bark oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuing unabated in this nation.
d. In other countries, labor used to harvest Yucaipa trees for cosmetics is less expensive than comparable labor in this nation.
e. In this nation, some wild animals eat Yucaipa tree bark, thereby contributing to their destruction.

So we have to find the answer that say the law is "necessary"
c. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-bark oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuing unabated in this nation.>>>Demand is continuing steady >>> Weaken
Right?

IMO B.

As you already know, A, D and E are wrong.

C is wrong because, Country X is trying to maintain Yucaipa tree population in it. It doesn't need to worry about other countries and the effect.

B is correct because, if Yucaipa tree oil is not used in any other consumer good other than cosmetics, then if X bans using Yucaipa tree oil for cosmetics, then it can maintain Yucaipa tree population.

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by sbasha » Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:29 pm

C top my list.

Unabated is what demand is increasing/existing/ etc..... so its C

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Re: Yucaipa tree population

by perfectstranger » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:09 am

uptowngirl92 wrote:No nation in the world has experienced as significant a decline in its Yucaipa tree population as our nation. Yet only our nation imposes a law prohibiting the use of Yucaipa tree-bark oil in cosmetics. The purpose of this law in the first place was to help maintain the Yucaipa tree population, at least in this nation. But the law is clearly unnecessary and therefore should be repealed.

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion drawn in the passage?

b. Yucaipa tree-bark oil is not used for any consumer goods other than cosmetics.-- THIS STRENGTHEN THE ARGUMENT SINCE THE ASSUMPTION UNDERLYING IS Yucaipa tree-bark oil is not used for any consumer goods other than cosmetics---

c. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-bark oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuing unabated in this nation. --- WRONG SINCE THE STEM USED PRESENT PERFECT HOWEVER THE CHOICE USES FUTURE TENSE SO IT IS OUT OF SCOPE--

e. In this nation, some wild animals eat Yucaipa tree bark, thereby contributing to their destruction.--IF THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS THAN PROHIBITING YUCAIPA TREE BECOME EXTINCT AS THIS FACTOR--

So we have to find the answer that say the law is "necessary"
c. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-bark oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuing unabated in this nation.>>>Demand is continuing steady >>> Weaken
Right?

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Re: Yucaipa tree population

by bignasty666 » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:43 am

uptowngirl92 wrote:No nation in the world has experienced as significant a decline in its Yucaipa tree population as our nation. Yet only our nation imposes a law prohibiting the use of Yucaipa tree-bark oil in cosmetics. The purpose of this law in the first place was to help maintain the Yucaipa tree population, at least in this nation. But the law is clearly unnecessary and therefore should be repealed.

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion drawn in the passage?

a. This nation contains more Yucaipa trees than any other nation.
b. Yucaipa tree-bark oil is not used for any consumer goods other than cosmetics.
c. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-bark oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuing unabated in this nation.
d. In other countries, labor used to harvest Yucaipa trees for cosmetics is less expensive than comparable labor in this nation.
e. In this nation, some wild animals eat Yucaipa tree bark, thereby contributing to their destruction.

So we have to find the answer that say the law is "necessary"
c. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-bark oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuing unabated in this nation.>>>Demand is continuing steady >>> Weaken
Right?

THINK THE ANSWER SHOULD BE E...BEST OF WORST CHOICES.

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by Spring2009 » Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:39 am

Should be C.
If the demand for the oil is high, the law is still necessary.
If the law is repealed, the tree population even decrease more.

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by mehravikas » Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:11 pm

IMO - C

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by pandeyvineet24 » Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:01 pm

C in my opinion.

The bold portion supports that necessity of the law.

The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-bark oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuing unabated in this nation.

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by arora007 » Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:51 am

This is a question which appeared in the "Peterson master GMAT test 2"

the orignal answer is D but i feel it should have been C.
Guys can anybody expalain if OA could be correct??

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by martin.jonson007 » Sat Jun 19, 2010 4:19 am

This ques seems to be wrongly copied at first place...

It is so strange that argument says But the law is clearly unnecessary and therefore should be repealed. WITHOUT GIVING A SINGLE REASON ....! HOW IT CAN USE WORD CLEARLY , WHEN NOT AN IOTA IS GIVEN TO JUSTIFY THAT...

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by hardik.jadeja » Sat Jun 19, 2010 4:41 am

uptowngirl92 wrote: So we have to find the answer that say the law is "necessary"
c. The demand for cosmetics containing Yucaipa tree-bark oil is expected to decline in the future in other nations while continuing unabated in this nation.>>>Demand is continuing steady >>> Weaken
Right?

Yes, your reasoning is correct. The answer must be C.

arora007 wrote: This is a question which appeared in the "Peterson master GMAT test 2"

the orignal answer is D but i feel it should have been C.
Guys can anybody expalain if OA could be correct??

Are you sure OA is D? Even MGMAT experts, including Ron, feel that the answer has to be C. Refer this thread: https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/gma ... t4404.html

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