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Grass College, an agricultural college in a rural area, recently sent out the following message to all high school guidance counselors:
“Many prospective students believe that our curriculum is suitable only for those who want a career in agriculture. In fact, we have an excellent liberal arts curriculum. We have spent more money in the last ten years restructuring the department and refining the course of study than has State University, which attracts most of the liberal arts majors. You should guide your graduates who want a superior liberal arts education to Grass College.”
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument promulgated by Grass College?
A. Of the students who graduate from agricultural colleges in the U.S., 57 percent choose to work in related fields, while 43 percent leave the agricultural field to enter other occupations.
B. Of the 1.5 million bachelor’s degrees awarded in the past five years, over 50 percent were concentrated in five fields: business (21 percent); social sciences and history (11 percent), education (7 percent), health professions and related clinical sciences (7 percent), and psychology (6 percent).
C. Liberal arts colleges have a tradition of maintaining smaller student populations with the goal of achieving a lower student-to-teacher ratio and creating a more intimate sense of community than agricultural colleges.
D. Spending huge amounts of money on improving a program usually indicates that it is weak to begin with, and money spent does not necessarily equal excellent quality of results.
E. Over the past five years, State University has increased its enrollment of students from neighboring states who pay more tuition than in-state students.
“Many prospective students believe that our curriculum is suitable only for those who want a career in agriculture. In fact, we have an excellent liberal arts curriculum. We have spent more money in the last ten years restructuring the department and refining the course of study than has State University, which attracts most of the liberal arts majors. You should guide your graduates who want a superior liberal arts education to Grass College.”
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument promulgated by Grass College?
A. Of the students who graduate from agricultural colleges in the U.S., 57 percent choose to work in related fields, while 43 percent leave the agricultural field to enter other occupations.
B. Of the 1.5 million bachelor’s degrees awarded in the past five years, over 50 percent were concentrated in five fields: business (21 percent); social sciences and history (11 percent), education (7 percent), health professions and related clinical sciences (7 percent), and psychology (6 percent).
C. Liberal arts colleges have a tradition of maintaining smaller student populations with the goal of achieving a lower student-to-teacher ratio and creating a more intimate sense of community than agricultural colleges.
D. Spending huge amounts of money on improving a program usually indicates that it is weak to begin with, and money spent does not necessarily equal excellent quality of results.
E. Over the past five years, State University has increased its enrollment of students from neighboring states who pay more tuition than in-state students.
06 Aug 2021, 08:10
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answer is D
The argument equates money spent with successful results; it is not a necessary conclusion. The department most likely was weak to begin with, a condition that would explain the needed expense.
Choices A, B, C, and E are all irrelevant to the argument.
answer is D
The argument equates money spent with successful results; it is not a necessary conclusion. The department most likely was weak to begin with, a condition that would explain the needed expense.
Choices A, B, C, and E are all irrelevant to the argument.
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