E: Expand by introducing their current customers to new products and services.
The stimulus says their focus is on expanding its current customer base whereas E says their focus is on expanding their business via current customers, which is what makes it right.
I dont understand how am i supposed to assume that E is referring to their existing customers. Its saying "expand" and then the conclusion says "enlarge" so to me that AC was strengthening the conclusion id don't understand how its even a weakened #solost
Wow. I was so attracted to E but I made the same subconscious assumption that their preferences cannot change... and I literally picked C knowing that assumption too, but removing E left me with C.
Sheesh these weakening questions are kicking my butt comparable to MBT, MSS, and RRE.
I don't think this works for every weakening question but for ones like this, this is how I solved it correctly the first time around:
I took the "therefore" and plugged in the answer choices until I decided on E because it made the most sense logically that gave an alternative explanation.
If you plug in A, B, C, or D, after "therefore", they either don't make sense or don't offer an alternative explanation. Like I said, I wouldn't do this for every weakening question but it works for one that is set up like this :) hopefully this helped someone!
Got this wrong first time around even though I predicted the correct answer by having the same hypothesis as E. However, I got the right answer during the blind review at least. My reading comprehension REALLY needs to improve :'(
Any tips on how to improve reading comprehension so I can read for meaning quickly?
Can someone explain weaken questions to me like I'm 5 years old. I keep getting them wrong and now I'm questioning whether I understood how to answer this question type.
#feedback I think there's a typo in the written explanation for answer choice E: "the stimulus already foreclosed the hypothesis that Travaillier's current customers' preferences have changed." Should that instead be "have not changed"?
for weaken the argument questions is it okay to go about these questions by trying to find an alternate hypothesis for why the stimulus says it is the way it is, and find the alternate one that is the most supported?
tfw got it right really quickly b/c I ignored the part about the customers preferences being unchanging and didn't connect it to E. I didn't even notice the trap! xD
I was a little confused by the explanation. Just to confirm, the conclusion in the paragraph is essentially saying "the travel company must be trying to expand & bring in NEW customers, because our current customers don't want to change their preferences." Then E (the correct AC) is saying an alternative explanation that essentially states "No, the travel company is actually attempting to change their CURRENT customers minds by providing them with new travel options." So this makes E correct because it weakens the argument presented in the paragraph regarding expansion/attracting new customers.
But do you not have to assume that Travaillier listens to their industry consultants? And it also says "typically recommends", not always recommend. I feel like this is a worse assumption to make than the assumption for answer choice C which is that the new employees are not actually working on bus tours
Always has me stressing whenever I'm eliminating answers and it's getting near the end of the list like this one LOL
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C was tempting. But I went with E. But the explanation for C being wrong is still confusing to me. Can someone please explain?
This was tough but I understand now. E weakens the argument because the answer choice focuses on CURRENT CUSTOMERS and not NEW CUSTOMERS
Can anyone help explain this?
Feels good to get these higher difficulty questions in right around a minute!
Stimulus: Expand by attracting new customers.
E: Expand by introducing their current customers to new products and services.
The stimulus says their focus is on expanding its current customer base whereas E says their focus is on expanding their business via current customers, which is what makes it right.
So proud of myself for getting this right WOOOOOO
how does this weaken? It only explains why they are offering a new product (bus) in order to expand/enlarge. In other words, it supports the argument.
I dont understand how am i supposed to assume that E is referring to their existing customers. Its saying "expand" and then the conclusion says "enlarge" so to me that AC was strengthening the conclusion id don't understand how its even a weakened #solost
Wow. I was so attracted to E but I made the same subconscious assumption that their preferences cannot change... and I literally picked C knowing that assumption too, but removing E left me with C.
Sheesh these weakening questions are kicking my butt comparable to MBT, MSS, and RRE.
I completely overlooked "very difficult time" and though E was the better option, it seemed so subtle that I chose A.
Hypothesis: Travaillier wants to make its shareholders happy
Was stuck between A and E and chose the wrong one ugh!!!! praying and manifesting I get the hang of this section
I don't think this works for every weakening question but for ones like this, this is how I solved it correctly the first time around:
I took the "therefore" and plugged in the answer choices until I decided on E because it made the most sense logically that gave an alternative explanation.
If you plug in A, B, C, or D, after "therefore", they either don't make sense or don't offer an alternative explanation. Like I said, I wouldn't do this for every weakening question but it works for one that is set up like this :) hopefully this helped someone!
The wrong pronunciation of travaillier is killing me every time it’s said
Got this wrong first time around even though I predicted the correct answer by having the same hypothesis as E. However, I got the right answer during the blind review at least. My reading comprehension REALLY needs to improve :'(
Any tips on how to improve reading comprehension so I can read for meaning quickly?
Can someone explain weaken questions to me like I'm 5 years old. I keep getting them wrong and now I'm questioning whether I understood how to answer this question type.
#Help
Blind review had me doubt myself :(
#feedback I think there's a typo in the written explanation for answer choice E: "the stimulus already foreclosed the hypothesis that Travaillier's current customers' preferences have changed." Should that instead be "have not changed"?
WHOOP I got it right
for weaken the argument questions is it okay to go about these questions by trying to find an alternate hypothesis for why the stimulus says it is the way it is, and find the alternate one that is the most supported?
tfw got it right really quickly b/c I ignored the part about the customers preferences being unchanging and didn't connect it to E. I didn't even notice the trap! xD
I was a little confused by the explanation. Just to confirm, the conclusion in the paragraph is essentially saying "the travel company must be trying to expand & bring in NEW customers, because our current customers don't want to change their preferences." Then E (the correct AC) is saying an alternative explanation that essentially states "No, the travel company is actually attempting to change their CURRENT customers minds by providing them with new travel options." So this makes E correct because it weakens the argument presented in the paragraph regarding expansion/attracting new customers.
Am I understanding this correctly? #help
I feel like i am having such a hard time trying to grasp and fully get these weakened questions. does anyone have any general tips that helped them??
But do you not have to assume that Travaillier listens to their industry consultants? And it also says "typically recommends", not always recommend. I feel like this is a worse assumption to make than the assumption for answer choice C which is that the new employees are not actually working on bus tours
Always has me stressing whenever I'm eliminating answers and it's getting near the end of the list like this one LOL