blueseas wrote:
Zarrolou wrote:
Hi guys! This is a set of 3 CR Questions part of the "Verbal Challenge": the SC questions will be out tomorrow.
The solutions will be out in 4-5 days, kudos to correct answer and explanations!
The solutions will be out in 4-5 days, kudos to correct answer and explanations!
1)A certain baseball team has just completed its season. In stadiums that seat 20,000 or fewer people, the team averaged 1 home run -- a ball hit across the field of play and over the opposing fence, called the outfield wall -- per game. In stadiums that seat between 20,000 and 40,000 people, the team averaged 2 home runs per game. Finally, 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 leagues largest stadium.
D) In order to create seating for the additional fans, the outfield walls in the larger stadiums were constructed closer to where the batter stands.
E) The teams announcer cited crowd noise as a major motivator for the team.
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 leagues largest stadium.
D) In order to create seating for the additional fans, the outfield walls in the larger stadiums were constructed closer to where the batter stands.
E) The teams announcer cited crowd noise as a major motivator for the team.
IMO D
CONCLUSION:the excitement of playing in front of large crowds motivated the team to hit more home runs.
we have to weaken the argument in other words we have to show that increase in home runs was due to some other factor and not because of he excitement of playing in front of large crowds.
clearly D does that:
D) In order to create seating for the additional fans, the outfield walls in the larger stadiums were constructed closer to where the batter stands.==>the overall length is being reduced everytime there is an increase in number of crowds in order capacitate them.....hence players are hitting more home runs.
A) The team's leading home run hitter hit more home runs in mid-sized stadiums than in large stadiums.==>just stating the fact for leading home run hitter.
B) The fans in the larger stadiums often cheered against the team.===>even if the fans are cheering the opposite team..we are not sure ...whether the home team is getting excited or not....hence misses the point.
C) The team averaged only 2 home runs per game when playing in the leagues largest stadium.===>we are not worried about the largest or smallest stadium.
D) In order to create seating for the additional fans, the outfield walls in the larger stadiums were constructed closer to where the batter stands.==>correct
E) The teams announcer cited crowd noise as a major motivator for the team.====>thiS rather strenghtens..hence not correct
waiting OA
Why can't the answer be E...
CONCLUSION:the excitement of playing in front of large crowds motivated the team to hit more home runs.
Maybe its not the large crowds, but the crowd's noise that motivates the players to score well..
Maybe people are sitting quiet, and not creating any noise..