In order to increase production,

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope4% picked this

   the employees who prefer a flextime schedule are the most productive employees

   Out of Scope: prefer Too Strong: most The argument isn't assuming anything about the specific subgroup of employees who prefer flextime. She's only assuming that making flextime an option will lead to higher employee morale, which will lead to more productivity.

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2. B

   Correct92% picked this

   an increase in the morale of ABC Company’s employees could lead

   Why this is right

   This answer should be lovable because it connects a New Concept in the Conclusion (increased production) to wording in the evidence (increased morale). The author's recommendation was picturing that offering flextime would increase employee morale, which would then lead to increased production. That's how she's arguing that "to increase production, ABC should implement a flextime schedule". The negation of this, "increased morale cannot lead to increased production", would badly weaken the argument because it would make it seem like the Plan had nothing to do with the Goal.

   Skill tested: Necessary Assumption · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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3. C

   Out of Scope: lateness / absenteeism2% picked this

   flextime schedules tend to be associated with reduced lateness

   The author never brought up reduced lateness or absenteeism, so we have no grounds for accusing them of assuming something about these ideas. Even if flextime schedules tend to have the same rate of lateness and absenteeism, the author can still recommend them (since they increase employee morale, which would potentially increase productivity).

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4. D

   Weakens Too Strong: most / all0% picked this

   employees are most productive during the part of the day when all

   Not only is the strong language a toxic turn-off, but this answer also goes against the author's plan. With employees on a flextime schedule, they will all be present much less often than with employees on a fixed schedule. Currently, they're all there from 9-5, but once it's flextime you might rarely have all employees in the office at the same time, and according to this answer that would be mean that you're rarely at your most productive. So how would a flextime schedule increase production?

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5. E

   Out of Scope: competitors0% picked this

   companies that are in competition with ABC Company also use a

   The argument never says or insinuates anything about competing businesses, so we can't accuse the author of assuming anything about competitors.

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