Sarah: Our regulations for staff

Answer choices

1. A

   Unrelated to Goal5% picked this

   Performance that falls only somewhat below expectations results in disciplinary measures

   This answer has nothing to do with a supervisor wielding their undefined powers to fire someone, based on disagreeing with their personal views.

   5%
2. B

   Correct63% picked this

   Interpreting regulations is a prerogative that belongs solely

   Why this is right

   This answer has barely anything to do with a supervisor wielding their undefined powers to fire someone, based on disagreeing with their personal views. But it does! If we were skeptical about the story the author is presenting, that supervisors are going to just make up a story about unsatisfactory performance in order to get rid of an employee they hate, we might object, "There are oversight processes that prevent arbitrary or vengeful firings. The supervisor has to write a written explanation of why the employee's performance is unsatisfactory, backed up with documentation." Thus, we can strengthen this argument by arguing against those objections. - No there isn't an oversight process seeing whether these firings are legit - No the supervisor doesn't have to write a lengthy, substantiated report. They just have to click on a dropdown, "Reason for Firing: Unsatisfactory Performance". In a similar vein, - The supervisor is the only person with the prerogative to interpret what "unsatisfactory" means. There's no higher level management that has told the supervisor how to interpret that. There's no review committee that assesses the legitimacy of how the supervisor interpreted these regulations. Thus, the supervisor is free to wield blunt power however she/he would like to.

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

   63%
3. C

   One Word Off11% picked this

   A vague regulation can be used to make those subject to it answer

   If this answer ended by saying, ... answer for their personal views then it would be great. It would connect Evidence language with Conclusion language. This answer has a good Evidence match (a vague regulation) but a poor Conclusion match because this answer is talking about getting fired because of your performance and the Conclusion was talking about getting fired because the boss doesn't like your personal views.

   11%
4. D

   Unrelated to Goal13% picked this

   A vague regulation can be used to keep those subject to it

   This answer has nothing to do with a supervisor wielding their undefined powers to fire someone, based on disagreeing with their personal views. This would only be talking about using power to keep someone from being promoted.

   13%
5. E

   Unrelated to Goal9% picked this

   Employees usually consider specific regulations to be fairer than

   This answer has nothing to do with making us more inclined to believe that a supervisor would wield their undefined powers to fire someone, based on disagreeing with their personal views.

   9%