Because a large disparity in pay between the public and private sectors has developed in recent years, many experienced and extremely capable government administrators have quit their posts and taken positions in private-sector management. Government will be able to recapture these capable administrators by raising salaries to a level comparable to those of the private sector. In that way, the functioning of public agencies will be improved. LSAT
C: The functioning of the public agencies will be improved once the government recaptures the capable administrators
The position taken above presupposes which one of the following?
(A) Experience gained from private-sector management will be very valuable in government administration.
The passage suggests that the government administrators are already very capable to begin with…so let’s suppose they didn’t gain any experience…the functioning of the agencies will be improved anyway
(B) The most important factor determining how well government agencies function is the amount of experience the administrators have.
Not necessary to assume that it is the most important factor…it could be one of many factors…argument would still work
(C) Unless government action is taken, the disparity in pay between government administration and private-sector management will continue to increase.
This says something that is tangential to the argument. Related yes, but not an assumption
(D) People who moved from jobs in government administration to private-sector management would choose to change careers again.
Correct! If the people who left don’t come back then there is NO reason to think the functioning of the agencies will be improved through bringing these people back.
(E) If the disparity in pay between government administration and private-sector management increases, administrators will move to the public sector in large numbers.
Well, don’t we already know that from the passage?
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