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. abhishek says:

    in my opinion.,”B”
    can someone tell me the answer and the explanation
    According to me “E ” is out of scope,”D ” also is out of scope..we are not talking about social order.
    A doesnt seem to be the answer as it doesnt weaken the argument.

  2. Dear abhishek,
    Thanks for replying your answer here. TakeGMAT team provides answer after 24-48 hours of the publication of the question.

    We give this time for discussion at here.

  3. V Pat says:

    Ans B) Even though all wrongs cannot be compensated for, some wrongs can be.

    The next closest I think is D.

  4. rdstyle says:

    I think its E

  5. (B) The argument states that there can be no compensation for “all the wrongs in history,” but the argument is about just one wrong of history. Even though all wrongs cannot be compensated for, some wrongs can be.

  6. ipodstori says:

    “B”…

  7. ipodstori says:

    how do we get to know what are the answer to this question

  8. Bill says:

    B … Nothing else is close

  9. nidhi soni says:

    its b

  10. Domnu says:

    Why not E? I was stuck between B and E.

  11. Binita says:

    yes answer is B

  12. ritesh says:

    I think its B

  13. shubratha says:

    I think its B. there’s no other option that is relavnt to the question. E seems to be very vague.

  14. Sagar Saran Lal says:

    B or C, the options are realky vague

  15. Kofi DL says:

    A…

    B is flawed in wording: “Even though ALL wrongs cannot be compensated for, some wrongs can be.”

    B could have been: “Even though MOST wrongs cannot be compensated for, some wrongs can be.” to be correct.

  16. krishna74 says:

    A

  17. dharm says:

    Option B

  18. Ronak says:

    Its ‘B’

  19. Ankit says:

    I think B

  20. deepak says:

    I will go with option C

  21. Binita says:

    yes its B

  22. daniella sankar says:

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

  23. Aman says:

    Why Can’t it be ‘D’??

  24. kingfisher says:

    B

  25. Ashish Khandelwal says:

    IMO B…

    TakeTheGmat team: i have noticed that you don’t provide answers many a lot time.. hence i left using the forum..

    So would be great if you can provide the answer on time.. 24-48 hrs..

  26. ginger says:

    I think it’s A.

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

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