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Handwriting analysis—also known as graphology—is a poor way to predict personality types, even though it is used by 3,000 United States firms and by a majority of European companies. In a recent study, five graphologists scored no better than chance in predicting the occupations of forty professionals.
Which one of the following is an assumption necessary to the argument?
(A) People in the same occupation usually do not have the same personality type.
(B) Graphology is an effective means of predicting personality types in non-business contexts.
(C) There are more United States firms that do not use graphology than all the United States and European firms that do use it.
(D) There are several other techniques for predicting personality types that are more accurate than graphology.
(E) There is a correspondence between type of personality and choice of occupation.
Which one of the following is an assumption necessary to the argument?
(A) People in the same occupation usually do not have the same personality type.
(B) Graphology is an effective means of predicting personality types in non-business contexts.
(C) There are more United States firms that do not use graphology than all the United States and European firms that do use it.
(D) There are several other techniques for predicting personality types that are more accurate than graphology.
(E) There is a correspondence between type of personality and choice of occupation.
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09 Aug 2020, 10:03
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I think this argument already has made a jump from predicting personality types to predicting occupation types :
Handwriting analysis—also known as graphology—is a poor way to predict personality types, even though it is used by 3,000 United States firms and by a majority of European companies. In a recent study, five graphologists scored no better than chance in predicting the occupations of forty professionals.
I think the more questions of assumptions we do, we'll be able to look to see whether there is a logical jump or whether there is something else more complex in question.
(E) is therefore a clear winner!
Handwriting analysis—also known as graphology—is a poor way to predict personality types, even though it is used by 3,000 United States firms and by a majority of European companies. In a recent study, five graphologists scored no better than chance in predicting the occupations of forty professionals.
I think the more questions of assumptions we do, we'll be able to look to see whether there is a logical jump or whether there is something else more complex in question.
(E) is therefore a clear winner!
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while its easy to eliminate all options and reach point E . Below point of view might help .
Argument - handwriting aka graphology > poor way to detect personality .(H not connected with P)
evidence - writing did not help predict occupations.
assump - personality can help detect occupation . (P+O .. P is connected with O)
to sum up .. E says personality and occupation are linked hence as per author handrwtin cant detect personality and as personality and occupation are related the graphologists FAILED to detect correct occupation .
(H not connected with P) (P+O .. P is connected with O) so if u can't reach P you can't reach O and this is what conclusion says .
Negation - E - - there is no connection between P and O .. this is supporting opposite of conclusion i.e graphologist scored better because H+P+O all are connected .
Argument - handwriting aka graphology > poor way to detect personality .(H not connected with P)
evidence - writing did not help predict occupations.
assump - personality can help detect occupation . (P+O .. P is connected with O)
to sum up .. E says personality and occupation are linked hence as per author handrwtin cant detect personality and as personality and occupation are related the graphologists FAILED to detect correct occupation .
(H not connected with P) (P+O .. P is connected with O) so if u can't reach P you can't reach O and this is what conclusion says .
Negation - E - - there is no connection between P and O .. this is supporting opposite of conclusion i.e graphologist scored better because H+P+O all are connected .
