GMAT Question of the Day – Critical Reasoning

The only purpose for which a particular type of tape is needed is to hold certain surgical wounds closed for ten days—the maximum time such wounds need tape. Newtape is a new brand of this type of tape.
Newtape’s salespeople claim that Newtape will improve healing because Newtape adheres twice as long as the currently used tape does.
Which of the following statements, if true, would most seriously call into question the claim made by Newtape’s salespeople?
(A) Most surgical wounds take about ten days to heal.
(B) Most surgical tape is purchased by hospitals and clinics rather than by individual surgeons.
(C) The currently used tape’s adhesiveness is more than sufficient to hold wounds closed for ten
days.
(D) Neither Newtape nor the currently used tape adheres well to skin that has not been cleaned.
(E) Newtape’s adhesion to skin that has been coated with a special chemical preparation is
only half as good as the currently used tape’s adhesion to such coated skin.

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  1. PC says:

    E….If E is assumably be true, then the conclusion given in initial premise doesnt hold gud….

  2. ismitevijay says:

    c:

  3. sunil says:

    C but how can we confirm the answer

  4. kashmira bhoir says:

    I think (E) is the appropriate answer to this stimulus.

    Since (E) states that Newtape’s adhesion to skin that has been coated with a special chemical preparation is
    only half as good as the currently used tape’s adhesion to such coated skin. which is contradictory to the last sentence of the stimulus which mentions the claim of the salespeople.

  5. Govind says:

    (E) – As the statement not only says that current tape is good, but also brings in a special condition where the new tape doesn’t hold good.

  6. nishant_mba says:

    Again option A talks about -most surgical wounds- whereas the premise of argument is -certain surgical wounds-., which may ore may not lie in the domain of -most-.

  7. KKS_GmatTaker says:

    E

    bcz what is claimed is newtape will improve healing and E clearly puts that into question since tape is not even able to adhere to medically treated skin having chemicals on it.

  8. Satya says:

    Answer should be E.

    C –> Just says that the current tape is good enough. It does not weaken the arguement that the new tape heals wounds better.

    E –> Gives a good reason as to why the Newtape is not a good alternative.

  9. srimathy says:

    Option:E

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