GMAT Question of the Day: Critical Reasoning

Former prisoners of Japanese internment camps seeking monetary reparations from the government are often told, “There is neither wealth nor wisdom
enough in the world to compensate in money for all the wrongs in history.” Which of the following most weakens the argument above?

A) Prior wrongs should not be permitted as a justification for present wrongs.
B) Even though all wrongs cannot be compensated for, some wrongs can be.
C) Since most people committed wrongs, the government should compensate for wrongs with money.
D) Monetary reparations upset social order less than other forms of reparation.
E) Since money is the basic cause of the wrongs, should it not be the cure?

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  1. ginger says:

    I think it’s A.

    B isn’t talking about money necessarily. The argument is that money cannot compensate for wrongs.

  2. Ashish Khandelwal says:

    IMO B…

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  3. Aman says:

    Why Can’t it be ‘D’??

  4. daniella sankar says:

    B is the answer. The fact that some wrongs can be compensated for weakens the argument.

  5. Binita says:

    yes its B

  6. deepak says:

    I will go with option C

  7. Ankit says:

    I think B

  8. Ronak says:

    Its ‘B’

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