Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT156 S4 Q21 ExplanationCompany policy: Eligible employees will be

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

Company policy: Eligible employees will be granted up to six weeks of paid parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child. To be eligible, an employee must apply for the benefit at least three months prior to the beginning of the leave period and employment with the company at the time of application.

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
21.

Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the

Answer choices, explained

  1. Trap13% picked this

    Mac is a full-time employee who has been with the company for exactly one year. He just adopted a child, and he applied for

  2. Trap3% picked this

    Sara has worked full-time for the company for three years, and she applied for parental leave four months before the recent birth of her

  3. Trap4% picked this

    Hal, a second-year, full-time employee, applied for parental leave three months ago. He wishes to stay at home for only two weeks following the

  4. Trap2% picked this

    Dudley has worked part-time for the company for the past seven years. He applied for parental leave over three months before the birth of

  5. Correct78% picked this

    Maria has worked full-time for the company for the past two years and applied for parental leave six months prior to her adoption of

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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