* help please. RC, women in industrial union organizations

[AnupamaW260]

Hello Sir

3. The author of the passage is primarily concerned with
A. presenting two views
B. reconciling two antithetical claims
C. assessing conflicting evidence
D. weakening a generally accepted argument
E. tracing the development of an ideology

OA: A ...... I selected A, but when can we use the terms used in other options? Could you please correct my understanding on the same.

A. presenting --- Just describing or stating
B. reconciling two claims ----- when author is trying to find similarities between two claims ?
C. assessing conflicting evidence -- when author is checking evidence is right or wrong ?
D. weakening a generally accepted argument ---when author tries to prove against something
E. tracing the development of an ideology --- when author explains some event on time line...how it emerged, what factors affected it, any significant changes etc.

Always thankful to you~

[RonPurewal]

B. reconciling two claims ----- when author is trying to find similarities between two claims ?

this one no.

if you have two things that seem to contradict each other, then 'RECONCILING' them means showing how both can simultaneously be true.

e.g.,
1/ This item costs $100.
2/ Ray bought it for $70.
these seem to contradict each other.
any of the following observations would RECONCILE them:
• ray had $30 in store credit
• ray got a %30 discount for some reason
• ray was able to haggle with the merchant
etc.

this has nothing to do with 'finding similarities'. given how well you understood all the other choices, i suspect that you may already have had this understanding, and that you were just using the wrong word(s) for it.

[RonPurewal]

A. presenting --- Just describing or stating

C. assessing conflicting evidence -- when author is checking evidence is right or wrong ?
D. weakening a generally accepted argument ---when author tries to prove against something
E. tracing the development of an ideology --- when author explains some event on time line...how it emerged, what factors affected it, any significant changes etc.

the rest of this is accurate.

the only (slight) quibble is that 'tracing' doesn't have to involve a literal 'timeline'.
e.g., to trace the history of an idea, the only thing that's essential is to describe the evolution of earlier ideas into the idea you're discussing. (what were the earlier ideas? how, and why, did they change into the current idea?)
it's not particularly important to say WHEN the changes occurred, unless the timeframe matters for some specific reason (e.g., 'these ideas changed in the late 18th century because of the French Revolution').

again this may be something that you totally understand already, but just making sure.

[750plus]

Which of the following can be inferred regarding the "gender ideology" mentioned in the highlighted text?

A. It prevented women from making significant contributions to the establishment of industrial unions
B. It resulted from the marginal ization of women in Industrial unions
C. It had a significant effect on the advancement of women's issues within industrial unions
D. Its primary tenets were nondiscrimination and inclusion
E. Its effects were mitigated by the growth of industrial unions

I still cannot understand why option A is incorrect ? Please if the instructor can explain. Thank You so much in advance.

Mr. Purewal

I think you missed my question. This was because there was a page break. Please if you can attend.

Thank You

[AnupamaW260]

A. presenting --- Just describing or stating

C. assessing conflicting evidence -- when author is checking evidence is right or wrong ?
D. weakening a generally accepted argument ---when author tries to prove against something
E. tracing the development of an ideology --- when author explains some event on time line...how it emerged, what factors affected it, any significant changes etc.

the rest of this is accurate.

the only (slight) quibble is that 'tracing' doesn't have to involve a literal 'timeline'.
e.g., to trace the history of an idea, the only thing that's essential is to describe the evolution of earlier ideas into the idea you're discussing. (what were the earlier ideas? how, and why, did they change into the current idea?)
it's not particularly important to say WHEN the changes occurred, unless the timeframe matters for some specific reason (e.g., 'these ideas changed in the late 18th century because of the French Revolution').

again this may be something that you totally understand already, but just making sure.

Hello Sir
Thank you. I completely understand now.

Regards ~

[RonPurewal]

you're welcome.

[Gaurav@GMAT]

Mr. Purewal

I think you missed my question. This was because there was a page break. Please if you can attend.

Thank You

Hi,

A good explanation is already given in very third poster by kd17.

A. It prevented women from making significant contributions to the establishment of industrial unions

The passage says 'to which women's contributions were so vital' and 'Faue stresses the importance of women's contribution to the development of unions'. This clearly shows that women actually did contribute, nothing prevented them from doing so.

[RonPurewal]

^^ yes.
please read the entire thread!

[750plus]

Mr. Purewal

I think you missed my question. This was because there was a page break. Please if you can attend.

Thank You

Hi,

A good explanation is already given in very third poster by kd17.

A. It prevented women from making significant contributions to the establishment of industrial unions

The passage says 'to which women's contributions were so vital' and 'Faue stresses the importance of women's contribution to the development of unions'. This clearly shows that women actually did contribute, nothing prevented them from doing so.

I did not understand kd17' reply. Please ignore my ignorance. I really couldn't get it even after reading it twice.

After that I tried reading the passage again and I could locate the answer by myself.

Thank You Team

[RonPurewal]

ie stresses the importance of women's contribution to the development of unions

^^ ...so women certainly weren't prevented from contributing.
text says x, choice A says not-x.

(a little later they say that the ideology made "the community base" less important—whatever the heck that means—but that's not the same thing as preventing contributions. plus, there's no need to look further afield anyway, since we've already found words that directly contradict that answer choice.)

[750plus]

Thanks. That resonates with my thinking.

Thank You again!

Warm Regards
Rajat Gugnani

[RonPurewal]

you're welcome.