Many community colleges suffer declining enrollments during periods of economic recession. At government retraining programs, which are not provided free of charge, enrollment figures boom during these periods when many people have less money and there is more competition for jobs.Each of the following, if true, helps to explain the enrollment increases in government retraining programs above EXCEPT:
Answer(s): B
The best answer is B. Choice B might explain the decreased enrollment at community colleges during the slowdown, but because it deals with graduates of government retraining programs it cannot explain why enrollment at these colleges might increase
Parents of some of the children in a particular class have claimed that the teacher is not objective and favors his male students with higher grades. But the record showed that 92% of the female students received a passing grade in this teacher’s class. This record demonstrates that the teacher has not discriminated against women when assigning grades. The argument above is flawed in that it ignored the possibility that
Answer(s): C
The best answer is C. The flaw in the argument is that it assumes erroneously that a large percentage of female students who pass this teacher’s class demonstrates absence of discriminatory behavior against women on the part of the teacher who gave the grade. Choice E exposes this flaw by pointing out that the judge may well have failed to pass a female student in cases where evidence shows that the student should have passed.
The number of young adults that are illiterate has dropped significantly in a certain county over the last fifteen years. Education officials attribute this decrease entirely to improved conditions in the schools, which made for a better teaching environment, reducing the level of illiteracy.Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the education officials’ explanation for the lower incidence of the disease?
The best answer is C. The education officials assume that the decrease in the number of people who are illiterate reflects a diminution in cases of illiteracy. By pointing out that this assumption is false, choice C undermines the officials’ explanation.
In many hospitals, more and more monitoring is being carried out by automated equipment instead of human employees who previous carried out the work. This is done in an attempt to save hospital expenses. However, many employees who lose their jobs to automation will need government assistance to get by, and the same corporations that are laying people off will eventually pay for that assistance through increased taxes and unemployment insurance payments.Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the author’s argument?
Answer(s): D
The best answer is D. The threat envisioned by the author to the economic survival of workers displaced by automation will be serious only if they cannot find new jobs. Choice A states that there are already workers that cannot find employment, and so strengthens the author’s argument.
Unlike musical talent or other creative skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many participants in the program to acknowledge the degree to which their writing talents are weak.
The best answer is D. Choice A illogically compared talents to a disinclination. B compares talent to many people in the program. Choice C is awkward and unidiomatic. In E, have a disinclination… while willing is grammatically incomplete, and admit their lack should be admitting to their lack.
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