TOMMY: That Telephone Always Rings when I am in the Shower and Can’t Hear it.

QUESTION: TOMMY: That telephone always rings when I am in the shower and can’t hear it.
JUANITA: But you must be able to hear it; otherwise you couldn’t know that it was ringing.
Juanita’s response shows that she presupposes that

(A) the telephone does not ring when Tommy is in the shower
(B) Tommy’s callers never telephone except when he is in the shower
(C) Tommy’s callers sometimes hang up thinking he is not at home
(D) Tommy cannot tell that the telephone has rung unless he actually heard it
(E) the telephone does not always function properly.

‘‘TOMMY: That telephone always rings when I am in the shower and can’t hear it.’’- is a GMAT Critical reasoning question. This particular GMAT Critical Reasoning topic has been taken from the book ‘GMAT Prep Plus 2021’. In this particular topic, candidates need to choose the option that best suits the passage. GMAT critical reasoning tests the logical and analytical skills of the candidates. Critical reasoning in GMAT 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: D
Explanation: The GMAT Critical Reasoning tests a competitor's cognitive, logical, and scientific reasoning skills. The applicant must justify the right option by following the same right statement and removing irrelevant arguments.

To resolve this problem of the Ascension, we must separate the debate. The next sentence contains a proposition (must), so this is a decision and the main necessity is a reason.

Now let us check the option one by one:

1. The phone does not ring when Tommy is in the shower
   Incorrect
   No argument is made that the phone does not ring. The author could have chosen to give a short, simple direction that would have been more impactful. Instead, we have a long-winded direction that is simply incorrect.
2. Tommy’s callers never telephone except when he is in the shower
   Incorrect
   Out of topic (talk about callers). It is an argument to throw out the callers and focus on the conversation topic, a duty that a good moderator should complete before allowing callers to speak.
3. Tommy’s callers sometimes hang up thinking he is not at home
   Incorrect
   Out of topic (talk about callers). The direction is irrelevant because it doesn’t add anything to the text, and it is wrong. The direction is about the callers thinking that Tommy is not at home, and that is not the topic of the paragraph. The command let us know about the callers hanging up thinking he is not at home, which is not the topic of the question.
4. Tommy cannot tell that the telephone has rung unless he actually heard it
   Correct
   Juanita questions how can Tommy know the phone is ringing while he is in the shower if he didn't hear it. The shower is loud. The water pressure is weak. And the hot water is breaking off. So when the phone starts ringing in the shower, Tommy usually ignores it.
5. The telephone does not always function properly.
   Incorrect
   Didn't mention about the phone functioning. The phone has been malfunctioning lately. I called to complain, but the technician didn't fix the problem. I think there's something wrong with the connection. I've been trying to call, but the line keeps breaking.

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