Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT105 S4 Q7 Explanation

Willett: Lopez and Simmons, a

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TopicsPrinciple-Strengthen

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Stimulus

Willett: Lopez and Simmons, a married couple, have both been offered jobs at Evritech Corporation. Because Evritech has a rule against hiring more than one member of the same family, Lopez and Simmons have decided to reveal their marriage to Evritech. Their decision is foolish, however, since it will mean that one hired: Evritech has no policy of terminating one of two employees who marry each other.

What this question is testing

Principle-Strengthen

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
7.

Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to support the reasoning

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    Corporations that have rules against hiring more than one member of the same family should also prohibit their

  2. Trap1% picked this

    Corporations should adopt a policy of refusing to hire more than one member of the same family if that policy promotes overall

  3. Trap4% picked this

    Job applicants are no more entitled to withhold information that is requested on application forms than they are entitled to

  4. Trap0% picked this

    Job candidates should refuse to accept positions in corporations whose personnel policies they

  5. Correct92% picked this

    Job candidates have no obligation to reveal to a prospective employer personal information such as marital status, regardless

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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