Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT146 S3 Q3 Explanation

Sales manager: Having spent my entire

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Stimulus

Sales manager: Having spent my entire career in sales, most of that time as a sales manager for a large computer company, I know that natural superstar salespeople are rare. But many salespeople can perform good manager. Therefore, companies should _______ .

What this question is testing

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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
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Which one of the following most logically completes the sales

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    devote more effort to training than to

  2. Correct98% picked this

    devote more effort to finding good managers than to finding natural

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap0% picked this

    keep to a minimum the number of salespeople for which a

  4. Trap1% picked this

    promote more natural superstar salespeople to

  5. Trap0% picked this

    reward superstar performance more than superstar

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