When companies' profits would otherwise

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct82% picked this

   After the recent increase in the minimum wage, decreased job turnover in the fast-food industry allowed employers of fast-food workers to save enough on

   Why this is right

   This makes sure that the rule does not apply to the case at hand and resolves the apparent contradiction.

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

   82%
2. B

   Half Scope2% picked this

   If, in any industry, an increase in the minimum wage leads to the elimination of many jobs that pay the minimum wage, then higher-paying

   This does not apply to the counterexample.

   2%
3. C

   Out of Scope3% picked this

   With respect to its response to increases in the minimum wage, the fast-food industry does not differ significantly from other industries that employ

   Those other industries are not relevant to the apparent contradiction.

   3%
4. D

   Too Weak12% picked this

   A few employees in the fast-food industry were already earning more than the new, higher minimum wage before the

   A few employees could be so few that their impact on the counterexample is negligible.

   12%
5. E

   Enhances the Paradox2% picked this

   Sales of fast food to workers who are paid the minimum wage did not increase following the recent

   This makes it more puzzling that there were not job cutbacks, since this takes away at least one way in which companies could make up the new cost.

   2%