Some of The World's Most Beautiful Cats are Persian Cats. However, It Must be Acknowledged that All Persian Cats are Pompous, and Pompous Cats are Invariably Irritating.

Question: Some of the world's most beautiful cats are Persian cats. However, it must be acknowledged that all Persian cats are pompous, and pompous cats are invariably irritating.

If the statements above are true, each of the following must also be true on the basis of them EXCEPT:

(A) Some of the world's most beautiful cats are irritating.
(B) Some irritating cats are among the world's most beautiful cats.
(C) Any cat that is not irritating is not a Persian cat.
(D) Some pompous cats are among the world's most beautiful cats.
(E) Some irritating and beautiful cats are not Persian cats.

“Some of the world's most beautiful cats are Persian cats. However, it must be acknowledged that all Persian cats are pompous, and pompous cats are invariably irritating” – is a GMAT Critical question. This particular GMAT Critical Reasoning topic has been taken from the book ‘GMAT Official Guide Verbal Review, 2016 Edition’. This weakens the argument type of GMAT CR question. To answer the question, a candidate can by either finding a piece of evidence that would weaken the argument or have logical flaws in 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: E

Explanation: GMAT critical reasoning tests the reasoning skills along with the candidate's logical and analytical thinking abilities. The candidate has to deduce the correct option by finding the logically correct argument.

The given statement is - Some of the world's most beautiful cats are Persian cats. However, it must be acknowledged that all Persian cats are pompous, and pompous cats are invariably irritating.

Analysing the given paragraph, the passage boils down to three important statements.

Firstly it is given that beautiful cats are Persian cats, which means Persians = beautiful

Secondly, it is given that all Persian cats are pompous. Persians = pompous

Also, it is given that pompous cats are invariably irritating.

Pompous = irritating

The three key points from the given paragraph are -

Persians => beautiful , Persians = pompous and pompous => irritating

Now we will check each of the options and see which conditions are satisfied.

A) True. it's given within the paragraph that a number of the world's most beautiful cats are Persian which all Persian cats are irritating. It satisfies that Persians = beautiful. This statement doesn’t violate the three key points.
B) True. this is often just the alternative of A, it's written in passive. Persian => are some of the world’s cats and therefore they can be irritating.
C) True. All Persian cats are pompous and every one pompous cat is irritating implying that all Persian cats are irritating. So if there's a Persian cat, it has to be irritating.
D) True. This is often identified as Persians = beautiful and also pompous = Persians. Every Persian cat is irritating, therefore if a cat is not irritating then it is not Persian.
E) Not necessarily true. From the given statements we cannot conclusively decide that there are irritating and delightful cats apart from Persian cats. - Correct

This directly violates the argument that Persian cats are not beautiful, but we inferred from the passage that Persians => beautiful

Suggested GMAT Critical Reasoning samples

• Turtles, like Other Reptiles, can Endure Long Fasts, in their Ability to Survive on Weekly
• A Diet High in Saturated Fats Increases a Person's Risk of Developing Heart Disease
• Carol is Shorter Than Juan, But She is Taller than Ed. Sandra is Shorter than Juan, and She is Shorter than Ed
• Ethicist: It Would be a Mistake to Say that Just Because Someone is Inclined to do Otherwise
• According to a study, after a week of high-altitude living, twenty men had slimmed down.
• Shelby Industries Manufactures and Sells the Same Gauges as Jones Industries.
• Building a space station, in which astronauts would live for a considerable time
• The interview is an essential part of a successful hiring program because, with it, job applicants who have personalities that are unsuited to the requirements of the job will be eliminated from consideration.
• According to a recent study, retirees in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children as to receive it from them.
• Using oil-based paints to paint walls or furniture requires the use of turpentine and each coat takes a long time to dry.
• President of the United States: I have Received over 2,000 Letters on this Issue, and the Vast Majority of them Support my Current Position.
• Roland: The alarming fact is that 90 percent of the people in this country now report that they know someone who is unemployed.
• TOMMY: That telephone always rings when I am in the shower and can’t hear it.
• A major network news organization experienced a drop in viewership in the week
• Experienced pilots often have more trouble than novice pilots in learning to fly
• It is Difficult to Keep Deep Wounds Free of Bacteria.
• Jane drinks 4 Cups of Coffee Every Day.
• Johnson is on Firm Ground When he Asserts that the Early Editors of Dickinsons Poetry Often Distorted her Intentions
• One Reason why European Music has had Such a Strong Influence Throughout the World
• The Elk City Garbage Dumps are so Full that Elk City has Been Forced to Pay a Large Sum to Caribou City to Accept much of Elk City’s Garbage.