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Correct answer is C.

Notice that the argument jumps from “monitoring will decrease job satisfaction” to “hence, absenteeism will not reduce”. We need something to bridge the gap.

Something that tells us that job satisfaction influences an employee’s willingness to come to office or not.

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C could be the answer. If the assumption- job satisfaction among employees is a significant factor influencing their rates of absenteeism, given that the employees are not satisfied after the introduction of mandatory morning health check-ins, therefore this will not affect the absenteeism as intended.

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QS: Assumption

Argument: Morning health check (MHC)-----> decreased abseentism.
High absentee rates-----> introduction of MHC.
However, MHC----->decreased job satisfaction (DJS).
Conclusion: MHC------> not reduced abseentism.
Method: The effect is Abseentism. The mean to prevent this is MHC. But MHC has DJS. SO does this mean when there is DJC, there will be Abs?!

A)MHC works for certain period. ---->Just describing MHC. OUT
B)There are also other equal feelings of dissatisfaction for employes.---> Destroys the argument. OUT
C)JS----->Abs. What we’re searching for! But keep it
D)Before MHC? But we need AFTER it. OUT
E)Other forms of monitoring?! Around but not in the argument stuff. OUT
C is correct!

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Hi All,

According to me,

Conclusion : the health check-ins might not reduce absenteeism as intended.

Analysis:

option A) This option would be valid of the conclusion was just that health checkin might lead to feelings of surveillance among employees.

option B) We are not concered with with other feelings due to other company policies

option C) So, the author did mention that the job satisfaction with the health checkin will lead to no impact on the rate of absenteesim. Therefore assuming a connection between job satisfaction and absenteeism. Thus the answer.

option D) The conclusion is not based on the previous state.

option E) The conclusion is just derived from the impact of health checkin, we are not concerned with other type with the proivded question stem.

Ans - option C

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The answer is option (C) The level of job satisfaction among employees is a significant factor influencing their rates of absenteeism. On negating this statement we would find that absenteeism is not significantly influenced by job satisfaction among employees, which in turn would make the whole logic behind the argument go for a toss

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To decrease the rate of absenteeism, a company introduced mandatory morning health check-ins where employees must report their well-being status before starting work. The company often faces high absentee rates, which prompted the introduction of this policy. However, research indicates that such mandatory check-ins can lead to feelings of surveillance among employees, potentially decreasing job satisfaction. Therefore, the health check-ins might not reduce absenteeism as intended.

The argument relies on which of the following as an assumption?

(A) The health check-ins have been fully implemented and are conducted regularly each morning.
(B) Employees’ feelings of being monitored are not worse than any other feelings of dissatisfaction they may have due to other company policies.
(C) The level of job satisfaction among employees is a significant factor influencing their rates of absenteeism.
(D) Before the health check-ins were implemented, no employees reported their health status voluntarily.
(E) Employees typically do not react negatively to other forms of monitoring or reporting that the company has implemented.

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Objective is to reduce the absenteeism but this policy will cause job dis satisfaction & dissatisfaction will either worsen or not improve the absenteeism
so it is assumed that job dissatisfaction is the cause behind absenteeism

IMO B

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Option C directly relates the level of job satisfaction with absenteeism. As per this statement, decreasing job satisfaction will impact rates of absenteeism

Answer: C

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Lets evaluate each option

(A) The health check-ins have been fully implemented and are conducted regularly each morning. - Doesnt relate it with absenteeism so irrelevant.
(B) Employees’ feelings of being monitored are not worse than any other feelings of dissatisfaction they may have due to other company policies. - Even if there is comparison argument still holds valid. - Side Tracks what is asked.
(C) The level of job satisfaction among employees is a significant factor influencing their rates of absenteeism. - Negate it - you will see argument "job satisfaction does not influence absenteeism" which makes entire argument falls apart. - This is our answer lets keep it.
(D) Before the health check-ins were implemented, no employees reported their health status voluntarily. - Irrelevant not relation with argument.
(E) Employees typically do not react negatively to other forms of monitoring or reporting that the company has implemented. - This is kind of restating the argument by introducing "other forms of monitoring" but it doesn't links it with absenteeism.

Answer is C.

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The conclusion of the passage is that health check-ins might not reduce absenteeism as intended and the reason for that is that these check-ins potentially decrease job satisfaction. So the author assumes that a decrease in job satisfaction has a negative impact on absenteeism. In other words: Job satisfaction influences the rate of absenteeism, just as Statement (C) states. Therefor statement (C) is correct IMO.

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Of the five options, I think option A is the correct one.

To decrease the rate of absenteeism, a company introduced mandatory morning health check-ins where employees must report their well-being status before starting work. The company often faces high absentee rates, which prompted the introduction of this policy. However, research indicates that such mandatory check-ins can lead to feelings of surveillance among employees, potentially decreasing job satisfaction. Therefore, the health check-ins might not reduce absenteeism as intended.

The argument relies on which of the following as an assumption?

(A) The health check-ins have been fully implemented and are conducted regularly each morning.

The entire argument relies on the fact that the plan has successfully started and that is mandatory to be conducted every morning. If this assumption falls, then why even discuss these mandatory checks?

(B) Employees’ feelings of being monitored are not worse than any other feelings of dissatisfaction they may have due to other company policies.

Even if it might seem correct at first glance, we are not comparing anything in the argument. Feelings of dissatisfaction they may have due to other policies? Ok...but why bother about them now?

(C) The level of job satisfaction among employees is a significant factor influencing their rates of absenteeism.

Potentially decreasing, might not... too much ambiguity there to state that the level of job satisfaction is a significant factor influencing their absenteeism.

(D) Before the health check-ins were implemented, no employees reported their health status voluntarily.

We cannot be sure about whether or not all employees did or did not report their health status voluntarily and, honestly, who cares?

(E) Employees typically do not react negatively to other forms of monitoring or reporting that the company has implemented.

Like option D...who cares?

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A) merely states that health check-ins are implemented and conducted daily
(B) comparison that isn't directly connected to absenteeism
D) assumes no voluntary reporting, but the argument doesn't hinge on this point.
(E) suggests employee responses to other monitoring might apply, but this doesn't directly address absenteeism's relationship to job satisfaction.

(C) directly supports the logical chain by addressing whether changes in job satisfaction could impact absenteeism rates.

Hence Ans is C

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Before concluding, the author says that mandatory check-ins can lead to potential job dissatisfaction. Then it is concluded that mandatory check-ins might not reduce absenteeism. For the author to go from saying mandatory check-ins cause job dissatisfaction and therefore might not reduce absenteeism, the author has to assume that job satisfaction has some link with absenteeism.

Option C addresses that link. Negating the option also helps, as the conclusion would fall apart.

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To be honest, little confused on this one but on negating, it seems like D weakens the argument.

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The question states that people are not coming to office and the company wants to tackle this. For this, the company has introduced a regular health checkup each morning. But this might induce feelings of surveillance among employees and reduce their levels of job satisfaction. Here comes our assumption -
Even if their job satisfaction levels are reduced, why would they not come to office regularly? How does it affect our goal of getting employees to office.

Our answer must include a connection between job satisfaction and absenteeism to explain the gap.

C fits in perfectly.

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Clearly, there is gap between the reasoning and the conclusion.

However, research indicates that such mandatory check-ins can lead to feelings of surveillance among employees, potentially decreasing job satisfaction. Therefore, the health check-ins might not reduce absenteeism as intended.

(C) The level of job satisfaction among employees is a significant factor influencing their rates of absenteeism. This addresses this gap and hence this is the assumption.

IMO C

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The prompt shows the following:
High absenteeism => mandatory health checks => potential abs. decrease
But research argues that health checks are intrusive, and this will decrease job satisfaction -> and the plan won’t work.

The assumption made above is obvious, as the writer equates decrease in job satisfaction to inability to decrease absenteeism - and this means that this relationship, job happiness VS not showing up, is assumed.

The only answer option that covers this is C, and therefore it’s the right variant.

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To decrease the rate of absenteeism, a company introduced mandatory morning health check-ins where employees must report their well-being status before starting work. The company often faces high absentee rates, which prompted the introduction of this policy. However, research indicates that such mandatory check-ins can lead to feelings of surveillance among employees, potentially decreasing job satisfaction. Therefore, the health check-ins might not reduce absenteeism as intended.

The argument relies on which of the following as an assumption?

(A) The health check-ins have been fully implemented and are conducted regularly each morning.

Whether the health check-ins have been fully implemented or not is not a necessary assumption for confirming health check-ins might not reduce absenteeism. How can one be certain that partial implementation might not reduce absenteesim ? Hence, this fully or partially doesnt matter.

(B) Employees’ feelings of being monitored are not worse than any other feelings of dissatisfaction they may have due to other company policies.

Even if the feelings of being monitored are worse, it doesnt affect the strength of the argument. Hence, this is not a required assumption.

(C) The level of job satisfaction among employees is a significant factor influencing their rates of absenteeism.

This option seems to connect the job satisfaction of employees to rates of absenteeism, the argument of the author, somehow links job satisfaction to rates of absenteeism. Lets keep this option open for now.

(D) Before the health check-ins were implemented, no employees reported their health status voluntarily.

No employees not reporting their health status voluntarily does not need to be assumed. Note this choice is also too extreme, but it doesnt need to be assumed.

(E) Employees typically do not react negatively to other forms of monitoring or reporting that the company has implemented.

This also does not have any effect, even if employees do react negatively to other forms of monitoring the plan may not work.

Hence, (C) is the most appropriate choice.

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(A) The health check-ins have been fully implemented and are conducted regularly each morning.
argument focuses on the potential negative effects of the check-ins (e.g., feelings of surveillance), not on the implementation of the policy itself. The assumption does not require the policy to be fully implemented; rather, it needs to assume that job satisfaction affects absenteeism.

(B) Employees’ feelings of being monitored are not worse than any other feelings of dissatisfaction they may have due to other company policies.
irrelevant assumption to the argument. Whether feelings of being monitored are worse than other dissatisfaction does not address the central assumption regarding absenteeism and job satisfaction. The argument does not compare surveillance to other forms of dissatisfaction but focuses on how surveillance could decrease job satisfaction and, in turn, absenteeism.

(C) The level of job satisfaction among employees is a significant factor influencing their rates of absenteeism.

This is the critical assumption. The argument relies on the idea that if job satisfaction decreases due to feelings of surveillance, this will lead to increased absenteeism. If job satisfaction does not significantly affect absenteeism, the introduction of the health check-ins (which affect job satisfaction) would have no impact on absenteeism. Therefore, this assumption directly supports the logic of the argument.

(D) Before the health check-ins were implemented, no employees reported their health status voluntarily.

Irrelevant

(E) Employees typically do not react negatively to other forms of monitoring or reporting that the company has implemented.

Not relevant

Conclusion:
The correct assumption is that job satisfaction plays a significant role in determining absenteeism, which is captured by option (C).

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Here the main argument which the question talks about is research report.So we need to find assumptions related to it.Look closely this line' However, research indicates that such mandatory check-ins can lead to feelings of surveillance among employees, potentially decreasing job satisfaction'means the important factor for absenteeism is 'job satisfaction' we need to find the option related to this which 'C' option satisfys. I hope my explanation helps

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