Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT129 S3 Q6 Explanation

Economist: As should be obvious

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Stimulus

Economist: As should be obvious, raising the minimum wage significantly would make it more expensive for businesses to pay workers for minimum-wage jobs. Therefore, businesses could not afford to continue to employ as many workers for wage significantly will cause an increase in unemployment.

What this question is testing

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Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion less likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that look negative but attack a claim the argument never relied on.

Winning move

Find the assumption the argument depends on, then pick the choice that undermines it.

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The question
6.

Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the

Answer choices

  1. Correct74% picked this

    Businesses typically pass the cost of increased wages on to consumers without

    Why this is right

    This attacks the argument containing the premise and the intermediate conclusion. This makes it possible that businesses could afford to employ as many workers for minimum-wage jobs.

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

  2. Out of Scope1% picked this

    When the difference between minimum wage and a skilled worker's wage is small, a greater percentage of a business's

    The percentage of a business’s employees who are skilled is not relevant to the argument.

  3. Out of Scope2% picked this

    A modest increase in unemployment is acceptable because the current minimum wage is not

    Whether or not a modest increase in the unemployment rate is acceptable is not relevant to the argument.

  4. Too Weak21% picked this

    Most workers are earning more than the current

    This is consistent with the argument which assumes that some workers are earning minimum wage.

  5. Out of Scope2% picked this

    The unemployment rate has been declining steadily in

    What has happened in the past is not relevant to the argument.

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