Critical Reasoning

By Abhishek Tomar on Aug 18, 2009 with Comments 0

GMAT MBA Critical Reasoning is one of the three parts of verbal Section. Here you will find basic knowledge of Critical Reasoning question and learn how to solve them. The solution will be provided on detailed analysis bases. .

Basic Facts of GMAT MBA Critical Reasoning

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 14-15

TEST SECTION: In the 75-Minute Verbal Ability section, along with Sentence Correction and Reading Comprehension questions

FORMAT: Multiple-choice (you select one of 5 choices by clicking on an oval)

SKILLS TESTED: Your ability to understand, criticize, and draw reasonable conclusions from arguments

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best of the answer choices.

GMAT Critical Reasoning : Sample Question

Some of our federal legislators are opposed to government endowments or other financial support for photography as an art form on the basis that much of modern photography portrays nudity and is thus obscene. These legislators are mistaken, however, since even they would agree that Michelangelo’s works of art, most of which depict nudity, are not obscene.

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Which of the following statements, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument above?

A) The artistic level of the works of the vast majority of modern photographers does not approach that of Michelangelo’s works.

B) Many modern photographic works of art have been displayed in museums alongside Michelangelo’s works.

C) The majority of Michelangelo’s work was not funded or otherwise supported by the government.

D) What these legislators consider to be obscene does not coincide with what the general citizenry views as obscene.

E) The works of Michelangelo that portray nudity are considered not obscene due to their relatively high artistic value.

Quick Tip:

Step 1: Quickly find out what is Premise and conclusion

Step 2: Read the question carefully

Step 3: Try the refute the statement i.e. if the question wants to find out the weak argument try to find all those option that strengthen the conclusion or argument

Step 4: Finally you reach the solution

Now to the Solution

Step 1: Premise: Michelangelo’s works portray nudity.

Premise: Michelangelo’s works are not considered obscene.

Intermediate Conclusion: A work of art that portrays nudity is not necessarily obscene.

Final Conclusion: The legislators are mistaken about why they should not provide funding for photographic art that portrays nudity.

Step 2 : read all option carefully

Step 3: we have to find out which option weakens the conclusion

A= Support legislators i.e. Weakens the argument

B= No relevance with Statement

C= No relevance with Statement

D= No relevance with Statement

E= Weakens the argument, it directly weakens the Michelangelo works on which the whole conclusion was based

Hurrrrrrrrry we have done it.