tailieunhanh - Wiley the official guide for GMAT Episode 2 Part 7

Tham khảo tài liệu 'wiley the official guide for gmat episode 2 part 7', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Critical Reasoning Answer Explanations 114. Guidebook writer I have visited hotels throughout the country and have noticed that in those built before 1930 the quality of the original carpentry work is generally superior to that in hotels built afterward. Clearly carpenters working on hotels before 1930 typically worked with more skill care and effort than carpenters who have worked on hotels built subsequently. Which of the following if true most seriously weakens the guidebook writer s argument A The quality of original carpentry in hotels is generally far superior to the quality of original carpentry in other structures such as houses and stores. B Hotels built since 1930 can generally accommodate more guests than those built before 1930. C The materials available to carpenters working before 1930 were not significantly different in quality from the materials available to carpenters working after 1930. D The better the quality of original carpentry in a building the less likely that building is to fall into disuse and be demolished. E The average length of apprenticeship for carpenters has declined significantly since 1930. Argument Evaluation Situation The original carpentry in hotels built before 1930 shows superior care skill and effort to that in hotels built after 1930. This leads to the conclusion that carpenters working on hotels before 1930 were superior in skill care and effort to those that came after. Reasoning Which option most seriously weakens the argument The argument draws an inference from a comparison between carpentry in hotels of different eras to a judgment about the carpenters working on hotels in those eras. One way to weaken this inference is by finding some way in which the carpentry in the hotels may be unrepresentative of the skill care and effort of the carpenters working in the eras. The comparison is between the carpentry evident in hotels of the two eras that still exist. Thus if there is some reason to think that hotels with .