guerrero25 wrote:
Graduates of medical schools are interested in practical work as practicing physicians. However, research laboratories mainly deal with theoretical work, and therefore, they are reluctant to hire personnel who are not interested in research. Consequently, research laboratories rarely hire graduates of medical schools.
The conclusion drawn above depends on which of the following assumptions?
(A)Graduates of medical schools are interested in working for research laboratories.
(B)The only people not interested in research work are those who are interested in practical work.
(C)Most employees of research laboratories are not graduates of medical schools.
(D)Research laboratories would hire graduates of medical schools if such graduates were interested in research work.
(E)Few medical school graduates who are interested in practical work are also interested in research.
I have to question the OA on this one. As mentioned earlier, when you have difficulty finding the true assumption you can negate the possible assumptions and choose the one that destroys the conclusion.
Conclusion: research laboratories rarely hire graduates of medical schools
Negated D: Research laboratories would NOT hire graduates of medical schools if such graduates were interested in research work.
Negated E: Most medical school graduates who are interested in practical work are also interested in research.
If we insert Negated D into the argument, the conclusion isn't destroyed but rather supported.
If we insert Negated E into the argument, the conclusion is destroyed because there is now no valid reason to not hire a medical school graduate.
This provides strong evidence for E as the OA...
KW
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