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19 Dec 2024, 08:52
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[*]A: This suggests remote employees at Company X are more productive, but doesn't support the claim that fewer remote employees lead to higher productivity overall. It weakens, rather than strengthens, the argument.
[*]B: This indicates Company X has more on-site employees, which supports the idea that fewer remote employees contribute to higher overall productivity. This strengthens the consultant’s argument.
[*]C: This focuses on profitability, not productivity, and doesn't address the consultant's claim about remote work affecting productivity. It does not strengthen the argument.
[*]D: This restates the premise about fewer remote employees in Company X but doesn't provide new evidence to strengthen the argument. It is not impactful.
[*]E: This suggests on-site employees are no more productive than competitors' on-site workers, weakening the argument that fewer remote employees cause higher productivity. It undermines the claim.
The correct choice is B.
[*]B: This indicates Company X has more on-site employees, which supports the idea that fewer remote employees contribute to higher overall productivity. This strengthens the consultant’s argument.
[*]C: This focuses on profitability, not productivity, and doesn't address the consultant's claim about remote work affecting productivity. It does not strengthen the argument.
[*]D: This restates the premise about fewer remote employees in Company X but doesn't provide new evidence to strengthen the argument. It is not impactful.
[*]E: This suggests on-site employees are no more productive than competitors' on-site workers, weakening the argument that fewer remote employees cause higher productivity. It undermines the claim.
The correct choice is B.
19 Dec 2024, 08:55
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Hi everyone 
This is a strengthening question.
We need to support the 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.
A - This weakens the argument slightly because it suggests that Company X's higher productivity might be due to its remote employees being exceptionally productive, not the low percentage of remote employees. - Eliminate.
B - This strengthens the argument because it directly supports the idea that on-site work contributes to higher productivity. - Correct.
C - Profit is not relevant here. we are speaking of Productivity. - Eliminate.
D - This is a restatement of a premise and does not add new information about why its productivity is higher. - Eliminate.
E - This weakens the argument because it suggests that the productivity advantage might not come from on-site employees. Eliminate.
Our Answer is B.
This is a strengthening question.
We need to support the 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.
A - This weakens the argument slightly because it suggests that Company X's higher productivity might be due to its remote employees being exceptionally productive, not the low percentage of remote employees. - Eliminate.
B - This strengthens the argument because it directly supports the idea that on-site work contributes to higher productivity. - Correct.
C - Profit is not relevant here. we are speaking of Productivity. - Eliminate.
D - This is a restatement of a premise and does not add new information about why its productivity is higher. - Eliminate.
E - This weakens the argument because it suggests that the productivity advantage might not come from on-site employees. Eliminate.
Our Answer is B.
22 Dec 2024, 00:55
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To strengthen the strategy consultant's argument, we need to find an option that supports the idea that having fewer remote employees is a significant factor in Company X's higher productivity. Let's analyze each option:
A. Company X’s remote employees are more productive than the remote employees of any other company of comparable size in the industry.
This option suggests that Company X's remote employees are exceptionally productive, which could imply that the higher productivity is due to the productivity of remote employees, not the low percentage of remote workers. Therefore, this does not strengthen the argument.
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 restates part of the premise that Company X has more on-site employees but does not provide additional evidence that having more on-site employees (and fewer remote employees) is the primary reason for higher productivity. Thus, it doesn't strengthen the argument.
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
This introduces information about profitability on a national scale, which is irrelevant to the argument about productivity within companies of comparable size in the same industry. Hence, it doesn't strengthen the argument.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
This option merely restates the premise without providing new evidence linking the low percentage of remote employees to higher productivity. Thus, it doesn't strengthen the argument.
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.
This option suggests that the on-site employees of Company X are not more productive than those at other companies, implying that the higher overall productivity is due to the lower percentage of remote employees. This strengthens the argument by eliminating the possibility that higher productivity is due to exceptionally productive on-site employees.
Therefore, Option E is the correct choice as it most effectively strengthens the strategy consultant's 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 option suggests that Company X's remote employees are exceptionally productive, which could imply that the higher productivity is due to the productivity of remote employees, not the low percentage of remote workers. Therefore, this does not strengthen the argument.
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 restates part of the premise that Company X has more on-site employees but does not provide additional evidence that having more on-site employees (and fewer remote employees) is the primary reason for higher productivity. Thus, it doesn't strengthen the argument.
C. Nationwide, companies without remote employees typically are less profitable than companies with a high percentage of remote employees.
This introduces information about profitability on a national scale, which is irrelevant to the argument about productivity within companies of comparable size in the same industry. Hence, it doesn't strengthen the argument.
D. In Company X, a lower proportion of employees work remotely than in any other company of comparable size in the industry.
This option merely restates the premise without providing new evidence linking the low percentage of remote employees to higher productivity. Thus, it doesn't strengthen the argument.
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.
This option suggests that the on-site employees of Company X are not more productive than those at other companies, implying that the higher overall productivity is due to the lower percentage of remote employees. This strengthens the argument by eliminating the possibility that higher productivity is due to exceptionally productive on-site employees.
Therefore, Option E is the correct choice as it most effectively strengthens the strategy consultant's argument.
