Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT114 S2 Q3 Explanation

David: Forbidding companies from

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Stimulus

David: Forbidding companies from hiring permanent replacements for striking employees would be profoundly unfair. Such companies would have their negotiations with strikers.

Lin: No, the companies would still have sufficient leverage in negotiations if temporary replacements.

What this question is testing

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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
3.

Which one of the following statements is most strongly supported by the exchange between

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    David does not believe that the freedom to hire temporary replacements gives companies any leverage in

  2. Trap7% picked this

    David and Lin believe that companies should be allowed as much leverage in negotiations as

  3. Correct82% picked this

    David and Lin disagree over the amount of leverage companies lose in their negotiations with strikers by not being

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap7% picked this

    David and Lin disagree over how much leverage should be accorded companies in their

  5. Trap1% picked this

    Lin believes it is unfair to forbid companies from hiring permanent replacements for

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