CAT 2024 Slot 3 VARC Question 14

Type-in-the-answer (no negative marking) · Verbal Ability · Odd One Out · Try it, then check the answer and solution below.

Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1
Part of the appeal of forecasting is not just that it seems to work, but that you don't seem to need specialized expertise to succeed at it.
2
The tight connection between forecasting and building a model of the world helps explain why so much of the early interest in the idea came from the intelligence community.
3
This was true even though the latter had access to classified intelligence.
4
One frequently cited study found that accurate forecasters' predictions of geopolitical events, when aggregated using standard scientific methods, were more accurate than the forecasts of members of the US intelligence community who answered the same questions in a confidential prediction market.
5
The aggregated opinions of non-experts doing forecasting have proven to be a better guide to the future than the aggregated opinions of experts.
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Answer and solution

Answer: 2

Step-by-Step Explanation:
1
Identify the Main Theme: The paragraph discusses how forecasting is appealing because it doesn't require expertise and how non-experts' aggregated opinions are more accurate than experts', particularly in the intelligence community.
2
Analyze Each Sentence:
Sentence 1: Introduces the appeal of forecasting without needing expertise.
Sentence 5: Supports the main theme by stating non-experts are better.
Sentence 4: Provides evidence from a study comparing forecasters to the intelligence community.
Sentence 3: Contrasts the intelligence community's access to classified intelligence with the study's findings.
Sentence 2: Explains the intelligence community's interest in forecasting, which is a separate point not directly supporting the argument about non-experts' effectiveness.
3
Determine the Odd Sentence: Sentence 2 discusses the intelligence community's interest, which is a background point rather than directly contributing to the argument about non-experts being better forecasters. It introduces a different angle, making it the odd one out.
Correct Answer: 2

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