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GMAT Critical Reasoning Weaken — practice questions

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A factory cut waste 20%. Profits grew the same year. Therefore the cut caused the profit. Weaken?Read the answer and worked solution →Newspaper sales fell 30%. Editor concludes ads must rise. Weaken?Read the answer and worked solution →A claims 'X causes Y' because both rose. Best counter?Read the answer and worked solution →Add to weaken: 'Vitamin C prevents colds.'Read the answer and worked solution →Sales rep: 'Customers prefer X.' Weakens it most:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A factory cut waste 20%. Profits grew the same year. Therefore the cut caused the profit. Weaken?

  1. A new product launched mid-year.
  2. Waste figures match prior year.
  3. Workers worked fewer shifts.
  4. The factory remained the same size.
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Correct answer: A. A new product launched mid-year.

1. Alternative cause: new product. Weakens the implied causal link. _Source: 501-GMAT-Questions Ch 2 Critical Reasoning_

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Newspaper sales fell 30%. Editor concludes ads must rise. Weaken?

  1. Print cost dropped.
  2. Digital subs grew sharply.
  3. Editor took office last month.
  4. Competitor closed.
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Correct answer: B. Digital subs grew sharply.

1. Digital revenue offsets print loss → ad hike not needed. _Source: 501-GMAT-Questions Ch 2 Critical Reasoning_

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A claims 'X causes Y' because both rose. Best counter?

  1. Confounding variable Z drove both.
  2. Y often falls anyway.
  3. X is rare.
  4. Y rose earlier.
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Correct answer: A. Confounding variable Z drove both.

1. Common cause defeats direct causation. _Source: 501-GMAT-Questions Ch 2 Critical Reasoning_

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