Manager: I recommend that

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Stimulus

Manager: I recommend that our company reconsider the decision to completely abandon our allegedly difficult-to-use computer software and replace it companywide with a new software package advertised as more flexible and easier to use. Several other companies in our region officially replaced the software we currently use with the new package, and many continue to use their former software as much as possible.

What this question is testing

Most Supported

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

25.

Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the

Answer choices

Unsupported Comparison3% picked this
The current company software is as flexible as the proposed new
The new software might be more flexible than the current software, but employees may prefer the current software to the new software for another reason.
3%
Unsupported Comparison35% picked this
The familiarity that employees have with a computer software package is a more important consideration in selecting software than flexibility
The reason why some employees might prefer the current software to the new software does not have to be their familiarity with it. Maybe the current software does this one thing that just a few people really love.
35%
Too Strong8% picked this
The employees of the manager's company would find that the new software package lacks some of the capabilities
The statements do not indicate the reason why employees at other companies that have replaced their software continue to use the former software as much as possible. It could be that there are capabilities in the former software or it could be that the screen layout is simply more interesting.
8%
Contradiction3% picked this
Adopting the new software package would create two classes of employees, those who can use it
The third statement suggests that all employees would likely be able to learn the new software package.
3%
Correct51% picked this
Many of the employees in the manager's company would not prefer the new software package to the
Why this is right
The statement can be negated to see that it is supported by the statements. The recommendation assumes this is true. If all of the employees in the manager’s company prefer the new software package to the software currently in use, there would be nothing to lose by abandoning the allegedly difficult-to-use computer software.
Skill tested: Most Supported · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
51%

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