Question: At present the Hollywood Restaurant has only standard-height tables. However, many customers come to watch the celebrities who frequent the Hollywood, and they would prefer tall tables with stools because such seating would afford a better view of the celebrities. Moreover, diners seated on stools typically do not stay as long as diners seated at standard-height tables. Therefore, if the Hollywood replaced some of its seating with high tables and stools, its profits would increase.
The argument is vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it gives reason to believe that it is likely that
(A) some celebrities come to the Hollywood to be seen, and so might choose to sit at the tall tables if they were available.
(B) the price of meals ordered by celebrities dining at the Hollywood compensates for the longer time, if any, they spend lingering over their meals.
(C) a customer of the Hollywood who would choose to sit at a tall table would be an exception to the generalization about lingering
(D) a restaurant's customers who spend less time at their meals typically order less expensive meals than those who remain at their meals longer
(E) with enough tall tables to accommodate all the Hollywood's customers interested in such seating, there would be no view except of other tall tables.
“At present the Hollywood Restaurant has only standard-height tables.” is a GMAT Critical Reasoning topic. This particular GMAT Critical Reasoning topic has been taken from the book ‘GMAT Official Guide , 2021’. It is a version of a “weaken” question, and that means that we must have a conclusion in here somewhere. In this particular topic, candidates need to choose the option that best suits the passage and supports the argument. GMAT critical reasoning tests the logical and analytical skills of the candidates. This topic requires candidates to find the strengths and weaknesses of the argument, or find the logical flaw in the argument. The GMAT CR section contains 10 -13 GMAT critical reasoning questions out of 36 GMAT verbal questions.
Answer: C
Explanation:
The passage does not connect the evidence to the conclusion. The supporting evidence is this:
1) "customers... would prefer tall tables with stools because such seating would afford a better view of the celebrities."
2) "diners seated on stools typically do not stay as long as diners seated at standard-height tables."
Let us check each and every options one by one:
Statement A: some celebrities come to the Hollywood to be seen, and so might choose to sit at the tall tables if they were available.
- The passage does not state any such thing to prove the statement correct. There is no information about celebrities coming to hollywood to be seen. Hence, we can rule this out.
Statement B: the price of meals ordered by celebrities dining at the Hollywood compensates for the longer time, if any, they spend lingering over their meals
- We can see multiple reasons to prove why this is wrong. The passage does not "give us reason to believe" that this would be true, for starters. There is nothing to undermine the conclusion. The spending by celebrities is not the main issue here – or the main source of revenue for the restaurant. Hence, B is not a valid one.
Statement C: a customer of the Hollywood who would choose to sit at a tall table would be an exception to the generalization about lingering.
- The passage indicates that watching celebrities is the reason why customers come to the restaurant. The customers can sit at the standard heighted tables. However, most who want to see celebrities sit at tall tables to get a better view. Hence, this seems to ve a valid option.
Statement D: a restaurant’s customers who spend less time at their meals typically order less expensive meals than those who remain at their meals longer.
- There is no prove of this fact from the passage. Hence, we can rule out this option.
Statement E: with enough tall tables to accommodate all the Hollywood’s customers interested in such seating, there would be no view except of other tall tables.
- The passage does not state any such information. Tall tables are for better view but that does not mean standard tables will not have a view. Hence, we can rule this out.
Since C is the closest, it is the correct answer.
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