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19 Dec 2024, 03:08
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A strengthen question so let us first find out the conclusion and which is Company X has higher productivity in the industry because of it's low percentage of employees working remotely.
now in order to strengthen it we can either find an option which is supporting the conclusion or find an option which is ruling out an alternate cause.
A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry okay but what if onsite employees are not productive enough so overall productivity could be lowered so not full proof
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
are they all very productive and it is talking about percentange and if the overall employees are very less as compared to other company then also the % would increase so no
C. we are not concerned about profit
D. Again talking about numbers but in the stem they have maintained comparebale size so not much effect
E. If on negating this statement our conclusion is getting shattered so ruling out this possibility is actually strengthening our conclusion so yes A correct answer indeed.
now in order to strengthen it we can either find an option which is supporting the conclusion or find an option which is ruling out an alternate cause.
A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry okay but what if onsite employees are not productive enough so overall productivity could be lowered so not full proof
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
are they all very productive and it is talking about percentange and if the overall employees are very less as compared to other company then also the % would increase so no
C. we are not concerned about profit
D. Again talking about numbers but in the stem they have maintained comparebale size so not much effect
E. If on negating this statement our conclusion is getting shattered so ruling out this possibility is actually strengthening our conclusion so yes A correct answer indeed.
19 Dec 2024, 03:28
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Let's find the conclusion and premise in the arhument.
Conclusion: The primary reason Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely.
Premise:
1. Company X has a lower percentage of employees working remotely than any other company of comparable size in the industry.
2. Generally, companies with more remote employees have lower overall productivity than companies with fewer remote employees.
This argument takes an advantage of lower percentage of remote employees with lower actual number of remote employees to conclude. In order to strengthen the argument, we need to find link these two gaps correctly.
Let's look into the choices,
A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
productivity is IRRELEVANT, INCORRECT.
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
This choice just repeat the one of the premises in other way. INCORRECT
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
- profitable is IRRELEVANT, so INCORRECT.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
This choice correctly fills the required gap and strengthen the argument. CORRECT.
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.
- Productivity is IRRELEVANT, INCORRECT.
Hence, answer is D.
Conclusion: The primary reason Company X has higher productivity than any other company of comparable size in the industry must be its low percentage of employees working remotely.
Premise:
1. Company X has a lower percentage of employees working remotely than any other company of comparable size in the industry.
2. Generally, companies with more remote employees have lower overall productivity than companies with fewer remote employees.
This argument takes an advantage of lower percentage of remote employees with lower actual number of remote employees to conclude. In order to strengthen the argument, we need to find link these two gaps correctly.
Let's look into the choices,
A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
productivity is IRRELEVANT, INCORRECT.
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
This choice just repeat the one of the premises in other way. INCORRECT
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
- profitable is IRRELEVANT, so INCORRECT.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
This choice correctly fills the required gap and strengthen the argument. CORRECT.
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry.
- Productivity is IRRELEVANT, INCORRECT.
Hence, answer is D.
19 Dec 2024, 04:01
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Let's eliminate the argument one-by-one to find a choice which strengthens the argument -
A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry - This weakens the argument by stating productivity of remote employees at Company X is greater - Eliminate (Weakner)
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry - We know that % of remote workers are the least wrt other companies of comparable size so knowing that % of on-site workers is higher wrt other companies doesn't help us in strengthening the conclusion that higher productivity is because of low % of remote workers - [color=#e82a1f]Eliminate[/color]
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees - This tells us only about the profits & remote workers but nothing about the productivity - [color=#e82a1f]Eliminate [/color]
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry - proportion & percentage are both forms of ratio. This is already stated in the argument; reiterating it doesn't strengthen the argument - [color=#e82a1f]Eliminate [/color]
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry - If the productivity of the on-site employees at Company X is equal or less than the other companies of comparable size, this implies that the higher productivity is due to more % of people onsite & less % of employees working remotely - CORRECT
A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry - This weakens the argument by stating productivity of remote employees at Company X is greater - Eliminate (Weakner)
B. The percentage of employees working on-site is higher in Company X than in any other company of comparable size in the industry - We know that % of remote workers are the least wrt other companies of comparable size so knowing that % of on-site workers is higher wrt other companies doesn't help us in strengthening the conclusion that higher productivity is because of low % of remote workers - [color=#e82a1f]Eliminate[/color]
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees - This tells us only about the profits & remote workers but nothing about the productivity - [color=#e82a1f]Eliminate [/color]
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry - proportion & percentage are both forms of ratio. This is already stated in the argument; reiterating it doesn't strengthen the argument - [color=#e82a1f]Eliminate [/color]
E. Company X’s on-site employees have productivity rates no higher than the productivity rates of on-site employees at other companies of comparable size in the industry - If the productivity of the on-site employees at Company X is equal or less than the other companies of comparable size, this implies that the higher productivity is due to more % of people onsite & less % of employees working remotely - CORRECT
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