Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT141 S2 Q4 Explanation

Principle: The executive in a given

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

Principle: The executive in a given company whose compensation package is determined by advice of an external consultant is likely to be overcompensated if the consultant the company the executive manages.

What this question is testing

Principle-Conform

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
4.

Which one of the following judgements conforms most closely to the principle

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    The president of the Troskco Corporation is definitely overpaid, since he receives in salary and benefits almost 40 times more than the

  2. Trap1% picked this

    The president of the Troskco Corporation is probably overpaid, since his total annual compensation package was determined five years ago, when the company's

  3. Trap3% picked this

    The president of the Troskco Corporation is probably not overpaid, since his total compensation package was determined by the Troskco board of directors without

  4. Correct93% picked this

    The president of Troskco Corporation is probably overpaid, since the Troskco board of directors determined his compensation by following the advice of an external

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap2% picked this

    The president of Troskco Corporation is definitely not overpaid, since the external consultant the board of directors retained to advise on executive salaries

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