The passage mentions which of the following

[BrandenF768]

The passage mentions which of the following as a basic consideration in administering minority-based funding programs?

A) Coming up with funding for programs
B) Encouraging government agencies to assist in middle- and high-income minority entrepreneurs
C) Recognizing the profit potential of small service businesses in urban communities
D) Determining who should be the recipients of the funding
E) Determining which entrepreneurs are likely to succeed

Passage found here (Part 1): http://s1038.photobucket.com/user/brand ... 8.png.html and here (Part 2): http://s1038.photobucket.com/user/brand ... h.png.html

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I narrowed it down to B) and D), and ultimately chose B), which is an incorrect answer. D) is the correct answer.

First, the question itself is not completely clear once the answer choices are studied--what is a "basic consideration"? At first, I defined a basic consideration as simply "a thought that contributed to the decision-making process in administering minority-based funding programs". Then, after reading the answer choices, I realized none of them were "thoughts"...they were more like actions. Made me re-think what a "basic consideration" was.
Regardless, I was able to shift my thinking and look for the answer choice that represented an action in decision-making process of the funding programs. Immediately, I recognized that A), C), and E) were never mentioned in the passage. Only B) and D) were.

Ultimately, I chose B) because the passage mentioned that, "In that context, providing funding to minority entrepreneurs in middle-and high-income brackets seemed justified". However, in examining the correct answer after I took the practice test, I came to the conclusion that although the action represented in answer choice B) may have happened during the funding program, it was not a criterion in any type of decision making; rather, it was a natural result of the goal to decrease the ownership gap. Contrarily, the action represented by D) was an overarching category of criteria in the decision-making process--that is, who should get the funding?

Please evaluate my line of reasoning. I am hypersensitive to precision, so my tendency to "define terms" is quite strong

[RonPurewal]

please follow the forum rules, thanks.

1/
please search the forum for an existing thread on the passage in question, BEFORE posting.

this one already exists here:
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/foru ... 30617.html

2/
you MUST REPRODUCE THE PASSAGE IN FULL, •IN• THE THREAD.
it is not acceptable to link to image-posting websites.
(also, it's not efficient -- i mean, these passages are all on the internet! it would take you MUCH less time to just find the passages on the internet and then copy and paste them, than it would to do what you did here.)
any further threads that just contain pictures of passages will be deleted. thanks.