P1: We should adopt a national family policy that includes legislation requiring employers to provide paid parental leave and establishing government-sponsored day care.
P2: Such laws would decrease the stress levels of employees who have responsibility for small children.
Conclusion: hence, such laws would lead to happier, better-adjusted families.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion above?
(A) An employee’s high stress level can be a cause of unhappiness and poor adjustment for his or her family.
yes, correct as high stress level is the cause (strenghths)
(B) People who have responsibility for small children and who work outside the home have higher stress levels than those who do not.
(may be the people without children have higher stress than the people but without children also can have the stress that can also effects the family happiness)
our conclusion is that the policies will reduce the stress of of employees with small children, and this option seems irrelevant for the conclusion
(C) The goal of a national family policy is to lower the stress levels of parents. (not Relevant)
(D) Any national family policy that is adopted would include legislation requiring employers to provide paid parental leave and establishing government-sponsored day care. (not Relevant)
(E) Most children who have been cared for in daycare centers are happy and well adjusted.(not Relevant)