Many corporations have begun decorating their halls with motivational

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Many corporations have begun decorating their halls with motivational posters in hopes of boosting their employees’ motivation to work productively. However, almost all employees at these corporations are already motivated to work productively. So these corporations’ use of motivational posters is unlikely to achieve its intended purpose.

The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument:

(A) fails to consider whether corporations that do not currently use motivational posters would increase their employees’ motivation to work productively if they began using the posters
(B) takes for granted that, with respect to their employees’ motivation to work productively, corporations that decorate their halls with motivational posters are representative of corporations in general
(C) fails to consider that even if motivational posters do not have one particular beneficial effect for corporations, they may have similar effects that are equally beneficial
(D) does not adequately address the possibility that employee productivity is strongly affected by factors other than employees’ motivation to work productively
(E) fails to consider that even if employees are already motivated to work productively, motivational posters may increase that motivation

rizzatoandrea · Answer

I spent a lot of time on this question, it seems quite unclear and tricky. At the end, I chose option  E  because of its greater coherence with the topic.

TheNightKing · Answer

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rizzatoandrea

tkorzhan1995 · Answer

GMATNinja , I have not selected E because I determined that increase in productivity may not be in scope in this argument. To strengthen an argument, we may need to eliminate an existence of another cause that may lead to the same outcome. Hence, I selected D.

Rabab36 · Answer

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kuldeepkrlhd · Answer

The word 'increase' in option E weakens the conclusion by indicating that the productivity may still increase with 'Motivational Posters' hence the conclusion that 'corporations’ use of motivational posters is unlikely to achieve its intended purpose falls apart.  GMATNinja  may help

unraveled · Answer

Many corporations have begun decorating their halls with motivational posters in hopes of boosting their employees’ motivation to work productively. However, almost all employees at these corporations are already motivated to work productively. So these corporations’ use of motivational posters is unlikely to achieve its intended purpose.

The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument:

(A) fails to consider whether  corporations that do not currently use motivational posters  would increase their employees’ motivation to work productively if they began using the posters - WRONG. Not the concern.
(B) takes for granted that, with respect to their employees’ motivation to work productively, corporations that decorate their halls with motivational posters are  representative of corporations in general  - WRONG. Corporation's representation is irrelevant.
(C) fails to consider that even if motivational posters do not have one particular beneficial effect for corporations, they may have  similar effects that are equally beneficial  - WRONG. 2nd best for me. Other benefits are again a distraction. The desired result only matters.
(D) does not adequately address the possibility that employee productivity is strongly affected by  factors other than employees’ motivation  to work productively - WRONG. Other factors don't matter since they are not considered in the conclusion.
(E) fails to consider that even if employees are already motivated to work productively, motivational posters  may increase that motivation  - CORRECT.

C and E are contenders but E wins here.

Answer E.

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