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In Korozia, school teachers are paid the lowest wages of any profession that requires higher academic learning. It has been proven that the work of school teachers has a direct influence on the stability and livelihood of Korozia. The investment of an emergency fund into the economic sector will definitely relieve the situation, but this relief may prove impermanent. The fund should be used to increase wages and provide better conditions for school teachers to ensure the reinstatement of economic stability in the country.
Which of the following is an assumption underlying the conclusion?
A. Economic stability is achieved when all professions are respected by the citizens in the same way.
B. Korozia's emergency fund is much like the emergency fund in other countries and should be used for a good cause.
C. Market dynamics and general instability can make an economic sector very unpredictable.
D. Increased wages can result in an economic balance which in turn may cause inflation to occur.
E. Investment in education will have an extended effect on Korozia's economic stability.
Which of the following is an assumption underlying the conclusion?
A. Economic stability is achieved when all professions are respected by the citizens in the same way.
B. Korozia's emergency fund is much like the emergency fund in other countries and should be used for a good cause.
C. Market dynamics and general instability can make an economic sector very unpredictable.
D. Increased wages can result in an economic balance which in turn may cause inflation to occur.
E. Investment in education will have an extended effect on Korozia's economic stability.
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The answer is E.
This option implies that investment in education will have an extended effect on Korozia's economic stability, aligning with the conclusion that investing in school teachers will reinstate economic stability.
This option implies that investment in education will have an extended effect on Korozia's economic stability, aligning with the conclusion that investing in school teachers will reinstate economic stability.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
In Korozia, school teachers are paid the lowest wages of any profession that requires higher academic learning. It has been proven that the work of school teachers has a direct influence on the stability and livelihood of Korozia. The investment of an emergency fund into the economic sector will definitely relieve the situation, but this relief may prove impermanent. The fund should be used to increase wages and provide better conditions for school teachers to ensure the reinstatement of economic stability in the country.
Which of the following is an assumption underlying the conclusion?
A. Economic stability is achieved when all professions are respected by the citizens in the same way.
Incorrect.
To solve this Assumption question, first break down the argument. Sentences 1 is a premise since it is a fact about teachers' wages in comparison to those earned in other professions. Same goes for sentence 2 which quotes findings (It has been proven). Sentence 3 is a premise about the cause-and-effect relationship of investing in the economic sector, but states that the effect is not always permanent. The word should in sentence 4 defines it as a recommendation and, therefore, as the author's conclusion to the argument.
Now ask yourself: the author recommends that in order to rebuild the economy, the emergency fund be invested in the teachers. What must the author assume for this argument to stand?
This answer choice is more like a new premise than an assumption since it involves an issue - the citizens' respect - which is irrelevant to the conclusion. We are looking for the link the author made between the given premises and the conclusion.
B. Korozia's emergency fund is much like the emergency fund in other countries and should be used for a good cause.
Incorrect.
This answer choice states the obvious, saying the fund should be used for a good cause. Also, it involves a new factor - the emergency funds of other countries - which is not mentioned in the argument and is irrelevant to the conclusion.
C. Market dynamics and general instability can make an economic sector very unpredictable.
Incorrect.
If the author had assumed that the market is unpredictable, that would greatly undermine the predictions he or she make regarding future economic stability in the conclusion. The assumption can never be a statement that weakens the conclusion; it's supposed to be the link between the given premises and the conclusion.
D. Increased wages can result in an economic balance which in turn may cause inflation to occur.
Incorrect.
This answer choice does not refer directly to teacher's wages but to wages in general. Furthermore, it presents a possible negative side-effect of raising the wages, which puts the conclusion into question. However, the assumption can never weaken the conclusion; it's supposed to be the link between the given premises and the conclusion.
E. Investment in education will have an extended effect on Korozia's economic stability.
According to the premises, investing in teachers' wages and investing in the economic sector will both have a positive effect on the economy. However, we are told that the positive effects of an investment in the economic sector may be temporary. Still, the same may be said about investing in teacher's wages.
To reach the conclusion, the author must have assumed that investment in the educational sector will have a longer-lasting effect.
