Verbal Question of the Day: 35
CR- Conclusion
Q. Over the past 18 months, big-name retailers sharply scaled back on stocking the products made by Ivanka Trump’s fashion company. Online sales of her brand fell nearly 55% in the 12 months to June. It’s hard to pinpoint the precise reason for the brand’s decline: her own manifest amorality, her father’s coarse and destructive Presidency, or the poor USP of her products. Given that the segment under which Ms.Trump’s products sold is influenced by branding, rather than price or product differentiation, it is difficult to escape the notion that the first two were major factors in the falling sales of her company.
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the paragraph above?
- The falling sales of Ivanka Trump’s fashion company can largely be accredited to her amoral conduct and her father’s style of governance.
- The lack of focus on branding has been the primary factor responsible for the decline in sales of Ivanka Trump’s fashion company.
- Ivanka Trump’s fashion company can stem its falling sales by improving the products’ USP and investing in its branding.
- The problems ailing Ivanka Trump’s fashion brand can be narrowed down to her own amorality, her father’s crude Presidency, and the products’ attributes.
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Hi Surbhi, please choose an option from the four options that have been provided in the question 🙂
Option 1
Option 1 and 4 are close. However, Option 4 also talks about product’s attribute due to which we can rule out this option.
Well done, Pranshu!
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Hi Surbhi, please choose an option from the four options that have been provided in the question 🙂
Aayushi*. Sincere apologies.
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2- It talks about lack of branding as major issue which is against premise
3- Investing in product USP will not help much as it is not the main problem major contributor are other factors
Now 4 and 1 are close ones. But we see that passage says bad governance and amorality are major contributor to failure of firm in a sector which is dominated by packaging. So clearly he hints that packaging is important and so are others .
In 1 it just mention 2 things but there are other factors as well so 4 is better .
Option 1 and option 4 are close but I think option 1 is correct.
It’s great to see that you’re thinking through the questions, Mayank. It’s got you close to the answer. Do have a look at my explanation below. And attend a CR-4 class, even if in a different batch- you’ll enjoy doing these questions after. 🙂
Sure sir thank you
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As it concludes the major point and deals with fashion brand whereas 1 revolves around decline in sale
Hi Priyanka, please have a look at the answer’s explanation in my comment below.
Option 2 talks about lack of focus on branding, which is not talked about in the passage.
Option 3 is ruled out as it directs towards improving the products’ USP, which is again not talked about.
Option 4 misleads with the words ‘ products’ attributes’.
So, option 1 is the answer.
Excellent, Varnika 🙂
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Option 4 can be ruled out because of ‘product attributes’. That introduces an external variable.
Well done, Ridhima!
A slight correction- product differentiation is closely connected with the products’ attributes. Thus, products’ attributes cannot be said to be a foreign variable.
Option 1
The answer is 1. The paragraph provides data and facts to show that the sales of Ivanka Trump’s fashion company have been falling. It narrows down to three reasons for the same. The argument concludes by attributing the decline in sales to primarily two factors, the reason being that fashion products are influenced by branding.
Option 2 is beyond the scope of the argument as ‘lack of focus on branding’ is a foreign variable.
Option 3 is also beyond the purview of the argument as the paragraph does not talk of ways in which Ivanka Trump’s company can limit its falling sales.
4 is a peripheral or secondary point of the argument.
There are 16 correct answers and 8 wrong ones. I’m clearly back to winning this game. Before I let my hubris take over, I must congratulate everyone who answered the question correctly. Keep it up 🙂
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An interesting parajumble for today (I’ll tell you all some trivia about it tomorrow).
http://tathagat.mba/verbal-question-of-the-day-36/
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