[Gmat Aspirants] Vikram, answer to your query

[Nagendra Pratap]

A study of marital relationships in which one partner's sleeping and waking cycles differ from those of the

other partner reveals that such couples share fewer activities with each other and have more violent arguments

than do couples in a relationship in which both partners follow the same sleeping and waking patterns. Thus,

mismatched sleeping and waking cycles can seriously jeopardize a marriage.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?

(A) Married couples in which both spouses follow the same sleeping and waking patterns also occasionally

have arguments than can jeopardize the couple's marriage.

(B) The sleeping and waking cycles of individuals tend to vary from season to season.

(C) The individuals who have sleeping and waking cycles that differ significantly from those of their spouses

tend to argue little with colleagues at work.

(D) People in unhappy marriages have been found to express hostility by adopting a different sleeping and

waking cycle from that of their spouses.

(E) According to a recent study, most people's sleeping and waking cycles can be controlled and modified

easily.

Vikram,
Option (E) cannot be the answer. It tells us that the sleeping and waking cycle can be easily modified but will this does not weaken the argument. Moreover, we are not sure that modified 'sleep and wake cycle' will improve the behviour of the couples. It is also possible that modified behaviour (not natural) may lead to some other problems like worsening the relationship. So, we are not sure how option D will solve the problem. We need to weaken the argument of the conclusion, "Thus, mismatched sleeping and waking cycles can seriously jeopardize a marriage." So following this logic we need to highlight that it is not A that leads to be but B that leads to A. This line of reasoning is highlighted in option D.

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With Regards
Nagendra Pratap

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