Dean: Anything that hinders the students hinders the University.

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Dean: Anything that hinders the students hinders the University. Anything that hinders the University hinders the students. Therefore, the Senator's proposal, which includes a provision to restrict the employment of new professors, hinders the students.

The above argument depends logically on which of the following assumptions?

A) The Senator's proposal was designed to hinder the University.
B) Most professors at the University support the Senator's proposal.
C) The University will be unable to continue operation if the Senator's proposal is approved.
D) Educational institutions that are not universities also object to the Senator's proposal.
E) Restricting the employment of new professors would hinder the University.

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monso010 · Answer

As it is clear from the logical flow that "Anything that hinders the students hinders the University. Anything that hinders the University hinders the students. "

Hence as per conclusion the proposal of the Senator directly hinders the students, which in turn hinders the University. Which is the assumption made.

Answer is E

Learner123the · Answer

Answer should be B
Because it's clearly following the logic''Anything that hinders the students hinders the university.anything that hinders university hinders the students.''

Bunuel · Answer

Official Explanation

We are presented here with an assumption question based on a given train of logic. The evidence consists of two statements: "Anything that hinders the students hinders the University." and "Anything that hinders the University hinders the students." The conclusion, however, states that because of the provision in the proposal to stop hiring new professors, the students will suffer. There is a scope shift between what is included in the Senator's proposal and what hinders the University or students. The correct assumption must bridge that gap. According to the evidence, if something hinders the students, it must also hinder the University. For this conclusion to make sense, being prohibited from hiring new professors must therefore hinder the University. Choice (E) is right on target with our pre-phrase.

(A) focuses on the intention of the proposal, rather than on its effects. We are only interested on what the proposal would do, not on what it was meant to do. Contrary to (B), opinions are irrelevant to the structure of the argument. The professors' support one way or the other doesn't matter to us. (C) brings out some extreme language, but no way does "hinders" imply that the University would have to close its doors. The "educational institutions" in (D) are outside the scope of the argument, as are any opinions they might hold.

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