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CR · Critical Reasoning
sub-505
Assumptions
Soaking chickpeas overnight before cooking them reduces cooking time. However, cooking without presoaking yields firmer chickpeas. Therefore, when a chickpea dish’s quality is more important than the need to cook that dish quickly, chickpeas should not be presoaked. Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?
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The firmer the chickpea, the better it tastes.
B
There are no dishes whose quality improves with faster cooking.
C
A dish’s appearance is as important as its taste.
D
None of the other ingredients in the dish need to be presoaked.
Firmer chickpeas enhance the quality of a dish.
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The argument states that when the quality of a chickpea dish is prioritized over cooking speed, chickpeas should not be presoaked because cooking without soaking yields firmer chickpeas. The assumption here is that firmer chickpeas enhance the quality of the…
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BTSFeb 24, 2025
Can someone explain it other way?
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CherylMar 24, 2025
how much time should this take to solve?
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AnhApr 5, 2024
taking my GMAT next month, this helps!
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YasaswiJul 27, 2024
thank you taking time to upload it!
What this question tests
What it tests
Whether you can identify the unstated assumption a critical-reasoning argument depends on.
Common trap
Picking an option that strengthens the argument or is merely relevant instead of one that is required.
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sub-505
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CR