Errors in Reasoning Questions - - Question 57

Why should the government, rather than industry or universities, provide the money to put a network of supercomputers...

b_theo October 31, 2019

Why not A?

Can someone please answer the questions in the initial thread asking for an explanation as to why A is incorrect.

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Ravi October 31, 2019

@b_theo,

Let's take a look at (A) and (E).

(A) says, "It does not furnish a way in which the dilemma concerning
the establishment of the network can be resolved."

The problem with (A) is that it's not a flaw; rather, it's the whole
point of the argument. There is no way that the dilemma can be
resolved in the private sector, so the government needs to step in and
foot the bill for the supercomputers. Because (A) is describing the
point of the argument and not a flaw of the argument, we can get rid
of this answer choice.

(E) says, "It overlooks the possibility that businesses or
universities, or both, could cooperate to build the network."

(E) looks great, as it captures the exclusivity flaw occurring in the
argument in the stimulus. Businesses and governments could easily
cooperate to build these supercomputers and networks, so the
government is not the only way to accomplish the job. (E) gets at this
flaw, so it's the correct answer choice.

Hope this helps. Let us know if you have any other questions!