The increasing use of colloquialisms (slang expressions) is degrading the English language. A phrase such as "she was like, 'No way!', you know?" - a meaningless collection of English words just a few decades ago - is commonly understood today to mean "she was doubtful." No language can have such imprecise word usage without a corresponding decrease in the quality of expression.
The argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?
A. Colloqualisms (slang expressions) always evolve out of a meaningless collection of words.
(A) is incorrect because the source of colloquial or slang expressions is not germane to the argument; the argument concerns their effect on the language, not where they come from or the reasons why they are used. The example provided in the stimulus arose out of "a meaningless collection of words," but even if they come from other sources as well, the claim that they degrade the language is still viable.
B. The slang expressions in common use today make the English language imprecise on a large scale.
(B) is correct. The argument makes a very broad statement with far-reaching implications, based on what appears to be a very small sample. The only way the argument holds water is if this is a large-scale problem; that slang usage is so pervasive that it degrades the language itself, not just the people who speak or write using slang.
C. The Russian, French and German languages do not contain as many colloquialisms as English.
(C) is incorrect because the author makes no attempt to compare English to any other language, let alone these three specific ones, nor indeed to other languages in general. The quantity of colloquialisms in other languages has no bearing on the effect colloquial usage has on English.
D. The English language would not lose any of its quality or precision if there were no alternative, informal way to say "she was doubtful."
(D) is incorrect because the author implies that widespread and insidious use of slang expressions is degrading the language, not this example alone. Even if one could argue that the language would not be degraded if there were no colloquialisms at all, the author is certainly not assuming that this one expression alone degrades the language all by itself, or that the problem could be fixed by limiting this expression to those three words.
E. The widespread use of slang expressions is the worst thing that could possibly happen to the English language.
(E) is incorrect because it's an opinion, and an opinion cannot be an underlying assumption.
November 23, 2009
Homework #33
Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the argument in Homework #32?
A. Most people who use slang expressions in conversation understand what they mean.
B. Many slang expressions that appeared in earlier forms of the English language disappeared over time, as the people who used them were assimilated into larger groups that used different expressions.
C. Whether a new word or phrase is widely used in the media and entertainment is an important factor in whether the word or phrase will become common slang.
D. Slang expressions are more likely to be invented by children and adolescents than by any other segment of the population.
E. Languages of the highest quality often evolve over time out of a collection of slang expressions woven into the formal dialect of a given people.
A. Most people who use slang expressions in conversation understand what they mean.
B. Many slang expressions that appeared in earlier forms of the English language disappeared over time, as the people who used them were assimilated into larger groups that used different expressions.
C. Whether a new word or phrase is widely used in the media and entertainment is an important factor in whether the word or phrase will become common slang.
D. Slang expressions are more likely to be invented by children and adolescents than by any other segment of the population.
E. Languages of the highest quality often evolve over time out of a collection of slang expressions woven into the formal dialect of a given people.
November 21, 2009
Homework #31 Answer
Albert: The CEO's proposal to conduct free career seminars for high school students doesn't make much sense. Teenagers do not use our products, since they don't have enough extra spending money to buy luxury items.
Bill: I disagree. Anything we do to make the company look better can lead to us making more money in the long run. The good publicity we'll get from having these seminars will make us look very good to the general public. Good publicity, it has been proven, increases sales significantly.
Albert and Bill disagree about whether
A. the business has suffered from recent bad publicity.
(A) is incorrect. Neither Albert nor Bill expressed this idea. The key to a question like this is to read the answer choice, and ask whether one of the speakers would say yes while the other would say no; whether one speaker would agree with the statement and the other would disagree. Here, the stimulus doesn't indicate whether either Albert or Bill would agree with this statement. Bill thinks the seminars will generate good publicity, but nothing he says indicates that the company's recent publicity has been bad. Albert does not mention publicity at all.
B. the CEO's plan to offer career seminars to high school students makes financial sense for the company.
(B) is correct. Bill would agree with this statement, while Albert would disagree. Albert thinks that the company would be wasting its time providing seminars for teenagers who don't buy the company's products; Bill thinks the positive publicity will generate long-term business. Therefore Albert does not think the seminars make financial sense, and Bill does.
C. the publicity they get from the seminars will be good.
(C) is incorrect because while Bill would agree with it, we cannot say that Albert would disagree with it based on what he says in the stimulus. Albert doesn't seem to have an opinion one way or another about whether the publicity generated by the seminars will be good or bad.
D. the advice given in the seminars will enable teenagers to buy the company's products.
(D) is incorrect because while Albert might disagree with it, Bill doesn't have an opinion one way or another. Albert is concerned that teenagers don't buy the company's products, so the seminars would be a waste of time and money; this implies that he doesn't think the seminars will get the teenagers to buy the products. Bill likes the seminar idea not because he thinks teenagers will buy the products after the seminars, but that the seminars will be beneficial to the company in other ways over the long term.
E. teenagers would be more likely to buy the company's products if the company improved its public image.
(E) is incorrect because neither Albert nor Bill expresses an opinion on either the need for the company to "improve" its public image, or whether doing so would make teenagers more likely to buy the company's products. Bill might agree with this, although the benefits he foresees are more generalized, but it does not appear that Albert would disagree with it. Albert's statement does not indicate or imply any connection between the company's public image and the likelihood that teenagers will buy its products.
Bill: I disagree. Anything we do to make the company look better can lead to us making more money in the long run. The good publicity we'll get from having these seminars will make us look very good to the general public. Good publicity, it has been proven, increases sales significantly.
Albert and Bill disagree about whether
A. the business has suffered from recent bad publicity.
(A) is incorrect. Neither Albert nor Bill expressed this idea. The key to a question like this is to read the answer choice, and ask whether one of the speakers would say yes while the other would say no; whether one speaker would agree with the statement and the other would disagree. Here, the stimulus doesn't indicate whether either Albert or Bill would agree with this statement. Bill thinks the seminars will generate good publicity, but nothing he says indicates that the company's recent publicity has been bad. Albert does not mention publicity at all.
B. the CEO's plan to offer career seminars to high school students makes financial sense for the company.
(B) is correct. Bill would agree with this statement, while Albert would disagree. Albert thinks that the company would be wasting its time providing seminars for teenagers who don't buy the company's products; Bill thinks the positive publicity will generate long-term business. Therefore Albert does not think the seminars make financial sense, and Bill does.
C. the publicity they get from the seminars will be good.
(C) is incorrect because while Bill would agree with it, we cannot say that Albert would disagree with it based on what he says in the stimulus. Albert doesn't seem to have an opinion one way or another about whether the publicity generated by the seminars will be good or bad.
D. the advice given in the seminars will enable teenagers to buy the company's products.
(D) is incorrect because while Albert might disagree with it, Bill doesn't have an opinion one way or another. Albert is concerned that teenagers don't buy the company's products, so the seminars would be a waste of time and money; this implies that he doesn't think the seminars will get the teenagers to buy the products. Bill likes the seminar idea not because he thinks teenagers will buy the products after the seminars, but that the seminars will be beneficial to the company in other ways over the long term.
E. teenagers would be more likely to buy the company's products if the company improved its public image.
(E) is incorrect because neither Albert nor Bill expresses an opinion on either the need for the company to "improve" its public image, or whether doing so would make teenagers more likely to buy the company's products. Bill might agree with this, although the benefits he foresees are more generalized, but it does not appear that Albert would disagree with it. Albert's statement does not indicate or imply any connection between the company's public image and the likelihood that teenagers will buy its products.
November 20, 2009
Homework #32
The increasing use of colloquialisms (slang expressions) is degrading the English language. A phrase such as "she was like, 'No way!', you know?" - a meaningless collection of English words just a few decades ago - is commonly understood today to mean "she was doubtful." No language can have such imprecise word usage without a corresponding decrease in the quality of expression.
The argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?
A. Colloqualisms (slang expressions) always evolve out of a meaningless collection of words.
B. The slang expressions in common use today make the English language imprecise on a large scale.
C. The Russian, French and German languages do not contain as many colloquialisms as English.
D. The English language would not lose any of its quality or precision if there were no alternative, informal way to say "she was doubtful."
E. The widespread use of slang expressions is the worst thing that could possibly happen to the English language.
The argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?
A. Colloqualisms (slang expressions) always evolve out of a meaningless collection of words.
B. The slang expressions in common use today make the English language imprecise on a large scale.
C. The Russian, French and German languages do not contain as many colloquialisms as English.
D. The English language would not lose any of its quality or precision if there were no alternative, informal way to say "she was doubtful."
E. The widespread use of slang expressions is the worst thing that could possibly happen to the English language.
November 19, 2009
Homework #30 Answer
Jacques Dessens, the food critic who writes for the magazine Dining Today, was wrong in his review of Fabri's restaurant. He criticized the cold strawberry soup because it contained cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes. But Fabri's roasted chicken dish contains cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes, and Mr. Dessens awarded that dish the highest rating possible. Clearly, such blatant inconsistency proves that Mr. Dessens is not qualified to be a food critic.
The argument above is based upon which of the following assumptions?
A. Some of Fabri's customers don't like the roasted chicken dish.
(A) is incorrect because whether it is true or not it does not affect the author's argument. Remember, any choice whose subject is "some," "most," "many" or "few" of something, and not "all" or "none," is probably not the correct answer to an assumption question. The same is true if the verb is qualified by "sometimes," "often," "rarely" or "seldom," as opposed to "always" or "never." Even if every single one of Fabri's customers likes the roasted chicken dish, it is still possible that Mr. Dessens' criticism of the strawberry soup was unfair.
B. The evaluation of the cold strawberry soup should not suffer just because Mr. Dessens does not like some of the ingredients.
(B) is incorrect because it's an opinion, and therefore cannot be an underlying assumption. It's also an idiotic statement; this is exactly what food critics do, so if Mr. Dessens does not like the soup or its ingredients then of course it will receive a poor evaluation, as it should. That is the whole point of his job. This choice reminds me of a student who once said to me, in response to my criticism of then-President George W. Bush's language skills (or lack thereof), in these exact words: "Just because he doesn't speak well doesn't mean he's a bad speaker." Actually, I replied, it means precisely that.
C. As flavor-enhancing ingredients, cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes are better for main courses than for appetizers.
(C) is also incorrect because it's also an opinion, and also tends to support the substance of Mr. Dessens' review and refute the author's criticism thereof. The argument is that Mr. Dessens' review of the strawberry soup was "wrong," because it was "blatant[ly] inconsisten[t]" for him to dislike the strawberry soup but like the roasted chicken when they both contained the same flavor-enhancing ingredients. If those ingredients are better for main courses than for appetizers, then his review was not inconsistent at all. Many students chose this answer because it supports Mr. Dessens' review; however, the substance of his review is NOT the argument being made by the stimulus, and further, this is an assumption question.
D. Cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes enhance the flavor of the roasted chicken and the cold strawberry soup in essentially the same way.
(D) is correct. The argument is that Mr. Dessens' review of the restaurant contained a "blatant inconsistency," i.e., a criticism of the strawberry soup based on its containing cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes, alongside praise for the roasted chicken dish containing the same ingredients. The argument assumes that these ingredients have the same essential effect on the flavor of each dish in question. If the ingredients effect the flavors of different dishes in different ways, then there is nothing inconsistent or "wrong" about Mr. Dessens' review.
E. Cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes are best used in chicken dishes that are not roasted.
(E) is incorrect because it's an opinion, and does not affect the validity of the argument whether it is true or false. The argument is not concerned with the appropriateness of using these ingredients in any particular dish, let alone one outside the scope of the argument.
The argument above is based upon which of the following assumptions?
A. Some of Fabri's customers don't like the roasted chicken dish.
(A) is incorrect because whether it is true or not it does not affect the author's argument. Remember, any choice whose subject is "some," "most," "many" or "few" of something, and not "all" or "none," is probably not the correct answer to an assumption question. The same is true if the verb is qualified by "sometimes," "often," "rarely" or "seldom," as opposed to "always" or "never." Even if every single one of Fabri's customers likes the roasted chicken dish, it is still possible that Mr. Dessens' criticism of the strawberry soup was unfair.
B. The evaluation of the cold strawberry soup should not suffer just because Mr. Dessens does not like some of the ingredients.
(B) is incorrect because it's an opinion, and therefore cannot be an underlying assumption. It's also an idiotic statement; this is exactly what food critics do, so if Mr. Dessens does not like the soup or its ingredients then of course it will receive a poor evaluation, as it should. That is the whole point of his job. This choice reminds me of a student who once said to me, in response to my criticism of then-President George W. Bush's language skills (or lack thereof), in these exact words: "Just because he doesn't speak well doesn't mean he's a bad speaker." Actually, I replied, it means precisely that.
C. As flavor-enhancing ingredients, cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes are better for main courses than for appetizers.
(C) is also incorrect because it's also an opinion, and also tends to support the substance of Mr. Dessens' review and refute the author's criticism thereof. The argument is that Mr. Dessens' review of the strawberry soup was "wrong," because it was "blatant[ly] inconsisten[t]" for him to dislike the strawberry soup but like the roasted chicken when they both contained the same flavor-enhancing ingredients. If those ingredients are better for main courses than for appetizers, then his review was not inconsistent at all. Many students chose this answer because it supports Mr. Dessens' review; however, the substance of his review is NOT the argument being made by the stimulus, and further, this is an assumption question.
D. Cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes enhance the flavor of the roasted chicken and the cold strawberry soup in essentially the same way.
(D) is correct. The argument is that Mr. Dessens' review of the restaurant contained a "blatant inconsistency," i.e., a criticism of the strawberry soup based on its containing cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes, alongside praise for the roasted chicken dish containing the same ingredients. The argument assumes that these ingredients have the same essential effect on the flavor of each dish in question. If the ingredients effect the flavors of different dishes in different ways, then there is nothing inconsistent or "wrong" about Mr. Dessens' review.
E. Cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes are best used in chicken dishes that are not roasted.
(E) is incorrect because it's an opinion, and does not affect the validity of the argument whether it is true or false. The argument is not concerned with the appropriateness of using these ingredients in any particular dish, let alone one outside the scope of the argument.
Homework #31
Albert: The CEO's proposal to conduct free career seminars for high school students doesn't make much sense. Teenagers do not use our products, since they don't have enough extra spending money to buy luxury items.
Bill: I disagree. Anything we do to make the company look better can lead to us making more money in the long run. The good publicity we'll get from having these seminars will make us look very good to the general public. Good publicity, it has been proven, increases sales significantly.
Albert and Bill disagree about whether
A. the business has suffered from recent bad publicity.
B. the CEO's plan to offer career seminars to high school students makes financial sense for the company.
C. the publicity they get from the seminars will be good.
D. the advice given in the seminars will enable teenagers to buy the company's products.
E. teenagers would be more likely to buy the company's products if the company improved its public image.
Bill: I disagree. Anything we do to make the company look better can lead to us making more money in the long run. The good publicity we'll get from having these seminars will make us look very good to the general public. Good publicity, it has been proven, increases sales significantly.
Albert and Bill disagree about whether
A. the business has suffered from recent bad publicity.
B. the CEO's plan to offer career seminars to high school students makes financial sense for the company.
C. the publicity they get from the seminars will be good.
D. the advice given in the seminars will enable teenagers to buy the company's products.
E. teenagers would be more likely to buy the company's products if the company improved its public image.
November 18, 2009
Homework #29 Answer
Six months ago, a blight destroyed the cattle population in the town of Cebra, destroying the town's beef supply. Since that time, the only meat available to eat in Cebra has been poultry, fish, lamb and pork.
If the above statements are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of those statements?
A. Villagers in the town of Cebra consume only beef raised by Cebra farmers.
(A) is incorrect, even though it could be true. The key is that the argument concerns the availability of beef, not the consumption of beef. Whether Cebra villagers are partial to Cebra beef, i.e., whether they are willing to eat non-Cebra beef, has no bearing on its availability. It still could be available even if they're not willing to eat it. Therefore this does not HAVE to be true.
B. Cebra villagers like lamb and poultry better than beef.
(B) is incorrect because it also does not have to be true (or false) based on the argument presented in the stimulus. As with (A), the villagers' dietary preferences and culinary tastes have no bearing on the availability of any particular food product. Whether they like it or not has no bearing on whether they can or can't get it.
C. The town of Cebra has not imported any beef from other towns in the past six months.
(C) is correct. At issue is the availability of beef in the wake of the blight. The argument claims that no beef has been available in Cebra for six months, but this can only be true if they had no other source of beef besides their own cattle that were destroyed in the blight. If they imported beef from elsewhere, then it WAS available.
D. Most of the residents of Cebra are meat eaters.
(D) is incorrect because it doesn't matter whether it's true or not. In addition, the fact that the condition is attributed to "most" Cebra residents, instead of "all" or "none," indicates that it likely cannot be the correct answer to an assumption question.
E. Before the blight occurred, Cebra villagers ate more beef than any other type of meat.
(E) is incorrect because it doesn't have to be true. Based on the way the facts are presented in the stimulus it seems likely, but what Cebra residents tended to eat before the blight is beyond the scope of the argument. The argument is concerned only with the availability of beef AFTER the blight.
If the above statements are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of those statements?
A. Villagers in the town of Cebra consume only beef raised by Cebra farmers.
(A) is incorrect, even though it could be true. The key is that the argument concerns the availability of beef, not the consumption of beef. Whether Cebra villagers are partial to Cebra beef, i.e., whether they are willing to eat non-Cebra beef, has no bearing on its availability. It still could be available even if they're not willing to eat it. Therefore this does not HAVE to be true.
B. Cebra villagers like lamb and poultry better than beef.
(B) is incorrect because it also does not have to be true (or false) based on the argument presented in the stimulus. As with (A), the villagers' dietary preferences and culinary tastes have no bearing on the availability of any particular food product. Whether they like it or not has no bearing on whether they can or can't get it.
C. The town of Cebra has not imported any beef from other towns in the past six months.
(C) is correct. At issue is the availability of beef in the wake of the blight. The argument claims that no beef has been available in Cebra for six months, but this can only be true if they had no other source of beef besides their own cattle that were destroyed in the blight. If they imported beef from elsewhere, then it WAS available.
D. Most of the residents of Cebra are meat eaters.
(D) is incorrect because it doesn't matter whether it's true or not. In addition, the fact that the condition is attributed to "most" Cebra residents, instead of "all" or "none," indicates that it likely cannot be the correct answer to an assumption question.
E. Before the blight occurred, Cebra villagers ate more beef than any other type of meat.
(E) is incorrect because it doesn't have to be true. Based on the way the facts are presented in the stimulus it seems likely, but what Cebra residents tended to eat before the blight is beyond the scope of the argument. The argument is concerned only with the availability of beef AFTER the blight.
Homework #30
Jacques Dessens, the food critic who writes for the magazine Dining Today, was wrong in his review of Fabri's restaurant. He criticized the cold strawberry soup because it contained cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes. But Fabri's roasted chicken dish contains cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes, and Mr. Dessens awarded that dish the highest rating possible. Clearly, such blatant inconsistency proves that Mr. Dessens is not qualified to be a food critic.
The argument above is based upon which of the following assumptions?
A. Some of Fabri's customers don't like the roasted chicken dish.
B. The evaluation of the cold strawberry soup should not suffer just because Mr. Dessens does not like some of the ingredients.
C. As flavor-enhancing ingredients, cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes are better for main courses than for appetizers.
D. Cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes enhance the flavor of the roasted chicken and the cold strawberry soup in essentially the same way.
E. Cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes are best used in chicken dishes that are not roasted.
The argument above is based upon which of the following assumptions?
A. Some of Fabri's customers don't like the roasted chicken dish.
B. The evaluation of the cold strawberry soup should not suffer just because Mr. Dessens does not like some of the ingredients.
C. As flavor-enhancing ingredients, cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes are better for main courses than for appetizers.
D. Cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes enhance the flavor of the roasted chicken and the cold strawberry soup in essentially the same way.
E. Cilantro and sun-dried tomatoes are best used in chicken dishes that are not roasted.
Homework #28 Answer
The Brooklyn Museum has a totem pole that was too tall to be stored in the museum's temperature-controlled storage vault. Fortunately, the totem pole can now be stored in the temperature-controlled vault thanks to the efforts of restoration artists, who have discovered a way to separate the pole into two parts for storage purposes. The artists' method allows the totem pole to be reassembled later without any noticeable change in its appearance.
The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions?
A. Neither of the two separated parts of the totem pole is too tall to fit into the vault.
(A) is correct. The argument is concerned primarily with the totem pole being too tall to fit into the vault, a problem which could be corrected by separating the pole into two or more segments. However, if those segments are themselves too tall to fit into the vault, or even if one of them is, then separating the pole into segments won't solve the problem.
B. The totem pole can be separated into two equal-sized parts.
(B) is incorrect because the segments do not have to be equal-sized in order to fit into the vault. For example, if the vault ceiling is 10 feet high and the pole is 12 feet high, a pair of 6-foot segments would fit, but so would an 8-foot segment and a 4-foot segment.
C. The procedure for separating the two parts of the totem pole will not cost more than it would cost to replace the totem pole if it deteriorated.
(C) is incorrect because it is beyond the scope of the argument. The argument is only concerned with how to fit the totem pole into the vault. Whether the procedure for separating the pole into segments is cost-effective is a separate question. Even if the procedure does cost more than the totem pole is worth, it is still possible that separating the pole into segments will allow it to fit into the vault.
D. Placing the two parts of the totem pole into the vault would not require them to remove other key artifacts from the vault.
(D) is also incorrect for the same reason as (C); it is beyond the scope of the argument. The argument is not concerned for the well-being of other key artifacts, and again, whether removing such artifacts from the vault is worthwhile in the interests of preserving the totem pole is a separate question. Even if they do have to remove other artifacts from the vault, it is still possible that separating the pole into segments will allow it to fit into the vault.
E. The vault can be set to the proper temperature required to preserve totem pole.
(E) is incorrect because the argument is concerned only with the size of the vault, not any other characteristics. While this is an important consideration, the stimulus is proposing a solution to the height problem, nothing more. Even if the vault can't be set to the proper temperature, it is still possible that separating the pole into segments will allow it to fit into the vault.
The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions?
A. Neither of the two separated parts of the totem pole is too tall to fit into the vault.
(A) is correct. The argument is concerned primarily with the totem pole being too tall to fit into the vault, a problem which could be corrected by separating the pole into two or more segments. However, if those segments are themselves too tall to fit into the vault, or even if one of them is, then separating the pole into segments won't solve the problem.
B. The totem pole can be separated into two equal-sized parts.
(B) is incorrect because the segments do not have to be equal-sized in order to fit into the vault. For example, if the vault ceiling is 10 feet high and the pole is 12 feet high, a pair of 6-foot segments would fit, but so would an 8-foot segment and a 4-foot segment.
C. The procedure for separating the two parts of the totem pole will not cost more than it would cost to replace the totem pole if it deteriorated.
(C) is incorrect because it is beyond the scope of the argument. The argument is only concerned with how to fit the totem pole into the vault. Whether the procedure for separating the pole into segments is cost-effective is a separate question. Even if the procedure does cost more than the totem pole is worth, it is still possible that separating the pole into segments will allow it to fit into the vault.
D. Placing the two parts of the totem pole into the vault would not require them to remove other key artifacts from the vault.
(D) is also incorrect for the same reason as (C); it is beyond the scope of the argument. The argument is not concerned for the well-being of other key artifacts, and again, whether removing such artifacts from the vault is worthwhile in the interests of preserving the totem pole is a separate question. Even if they do have to remove other artifacts from the vault, it is still possible that separating the pole into segments will allow it to fit into the vault.
E. The vault can be set to the proper temperature required to preserve totem pole.
(E) is incorrect because the argument is concerned only with the size of the vault, not any other characteristics. While this is an important consideration, the stimulus is proposing a solution to the height problem, nothing more. Even if the vault can't be set to the proper temperature, it is still possible that separating the pole into segments will allow it to fit into the vault.
November 17, 2009
Homework #29
Six months ago, a blight destroyed the cattle population in the town of Cebra, destroying the town's beef supply. Since that time, the only meat available to eat in Cebra has been poultry, fish, lamb and pork.
If the above statements are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of those statements?
A. Villagers in the town of Cebra consume only beef raised by Cebra farmers.
B. Cebra villagers like lamb and poultry better than beef.
C. The town of Cebra has not imported any beef from other towns in the past six months.
D. Most of the residents of Cebra are meat eaters.
E. Before the blight occurred, Cebra villagers ate more beef than any other type of meat.
If the above statements are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of those statements?
A. Villagers in the town of Cebra consume only beef raised by Cebra farmers.
B. Cebra villagers like lamb and poultry better than beef.
C. The town of Cebra has not imported any beef from other towns in the past six months.
D. Most of the residents of Cebra are meat eaters.
E. Before the blight occurred, Cebra villagers ate more beef than any other type of meat.
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