Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT13 S4 Q10 Explanation

At the beginning of each month

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

At the beginning of each month, companies report to the federal government their net loss or gain in jobs over the past month. These reports are then consolidated by the government and reported as the total gain or loss for the past month. Despite accurate reporting by companies of jobs lost was significantly underestimated in the recent recession.

What this question is testing

Paradox

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
10.

Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to a resolution of the

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    More jobs are lost in a recession than in a period

  2. Trap1% picked this

    The expenses of collecting and reporting employment data have

  3. Trap13% picked this

    More people who lose their jobs start up their

  4. Correct78% picked this

    In the recent recession a large number of failing companies abruptly

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap4% picked this

    The recent recession contributed to the growing preponderance of service jobs

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