Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT128 S2 Q5 Explanation

Human Resources Director: Some people

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Stimulus

Human Resources Director: Some people dislike their jobs but still go to work every day because they feel that it is ethically wrong to miss work. Others enjoy their jobs but sometimes miss work because they genuinely believe that they are too sick to work go to work. This makes it difficult to _______.

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
5.

Which one of the following most reasonably completes

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    determine whether employees absent from work more often than others are any less fearful of

  2. Trap1% picked this

    maintain accurate absenteeism records for all the different employees of

  3. Correct96% picked this

    draw any conclusions about an employee's job satisfaction from his or

    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. Trap2% picked this

    assess the trustworthiness of employees who claim that they must miss work because

  5. Trap1% picked this

    make any reliable predictions about an employee's future behavior from his or

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