Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT145 S4 Q24 Explanation

Mallotech portrays itself to the

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Stimulus

Mallotech portrays itself to the public as a socially responsible company, but critics charge that employees in many of its factories work in unsanitary conditions. Unless these critics are accurately portraying itself to the public.

What this question is testing

Sufficient Assumption

Your task

Find the assumption that, if added, guarantees the conclusion follows.

Common trap

Answers that only partly bridge the gap, leaving the conclusion unproven.

Winning move

Identify the new term in the conclusion and pick the choice that links it to the evidence.

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The question
24.

The argument’s conclusion follows logically if which one of the following

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    A socially responsible company would never lie about whether its employees are working

  2. Trap5% picked this

    No company that conceals information from the public is

  3. Trap2% picked this

    Many employees in Mallotech’s factories work in

  4. Correct88% picked this

    A socially responsible company would not have employees working in

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap0% picked this

    Every company that is well managed is

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