Logical Reasoning

PT126 · S3 · Q8 Department store manager: There

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Department store manager: There is absolutely no reason to offer our customers free gift wrapping again this holiday season.

Evidence

If most customers take the offer (free gift wrapping), it will be expensive and time-consuming for us.

On the other hand, if only a few customers want it, there is no advantage in offering it.

Conclusion

There is absolutely no reason to offer our customers free gift wrapping again this holiday season.

Evaluate

The argument points out two extreme cases where there is no advantage in offering free gift wrapping this season. But there are other possible cases. If the number of customers is more than a few and less than most, there may be good reason to offer free gift wrapping this season.

8.

Which one of the following is an assumption required by the department store manager's argument?

  1. Gift wrapping would cost the

    Too Strong

    In the extreme case that only a few customers want gift wrapping, the cost could be lower and the argument would not be undermined.

    5% picked this

  2. Anything that slows down shoppers

    Out of Scope

    The argument does not suggest that gift wrapping slows down customers.

    3% picked this

  3. It would be to the

    Out of Scope

    The issue is not whether to offer gift wrapping service, but rather whether to offer free gift wrapping service. Charging customers for gift wrapping is not relevant to the argument.

    6% picked this

  4. It would be expensive to

    Too Specific

    Even if the cost to inform customers of the service is minimal, providing the service could still be expensive and time-consuming.

    4% picked this

  5. Correct

    Either few customers would want

    Why this is right

    This defends the argument from the possibility that a number of customers that take the offer is somewhere between the two extreme cases presented.

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

    82% picked this

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