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Of those person who became teachers in 1968 and who later left the profession, 30 percent today earn salaries above $35,000 a year: of those who became teachers in 1968 and have remained in the profession, only 15 percent today earn salaries above $35,000 a year. These figures indicate how underpaid teachers are today.
The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions about the persons for whom statistics are cited?
(A) At least one-third of the group of persons who have remained in teaching would today be earning more than $35,000 a year if they had left teaching.
(B) The group of persons who left teaching and the group who did not are comparable in terms of factors that determine how much people outside the teaching profession are paid.
(C) Most of those persons who left teaching did so entirely because of the low salaries teachers earn.
(D) As a group, those persons who have remained in teaching are abler and more dedicated than the group of persons who left teaching.
(E) The group of persons who left teaching and who today earn more than $35,000 a year were more capable teachers than the group who remained in the profession.
The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions about the persons for whom statistics are cited?
(A) At least one-third of the group of persons who have remained in teaching would today be earning more than $35,000 a year if they had left teaching.
(B) The group of persons who left teaching and the group who did not are comparable in terms of factors that determine how much people outside the teaching profession are paid.
(C) Most of those persons who left teaching did so entirely because of the low salaries teachers earn.
(D) As a group, those persons who have remained in teaching are abler and more dedicated than the group of persons who left teaching.
(E) The group of persons who left teaching and who today earn more than $35,000 a year were more capable teachers than the group who remained in the profession.
27 Dec 2019, 12:01
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As per the Stem -
Premise -More % of teaches who have left job earning more than teachers who haven't.
Conclusion - Teachers are underpaid.
Now in Option B -
(B) The group of persons who left teaching and the group who did not are comparable in terms of factors that determine how much people outside the teaching profession are paid.
Teacher who have left are equal to teacher who haven't - are comparable.
If we negate this. Teachers who have left are more skilled than who haven't than we have another reason why these folks are getting paid more.
It is absolute necessary to assume B else conclusion of the argument will falls apart.
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Answer choices C, D, and E are out of scope. The prompt gives no information regarding why a group of teachers left the profession, qualities of people who continue to teach, and the capabilities of people who left the profession.
Hence, it boils down to A and B.
Choice A: only talk about one group cited in the prompt which asks about persons. Hence, the correct answer choice should address all the groups.
Choice B:
1) addresses all the groups from the prompt
2) if this does not hold then the conclusion breaks. If the two groups cannot be compared with each other on the basis of factors that determine their salaries, then the conclusion loses its validity.
Answer: B
Hence, it boils down to A and B.
Choice A: only talk about one group cited in the prompt which asks about persons. Hence, the correct answer choice should address all the groups.
Choice B:
1) addresses all the groups from the prompt
2) if this does not hold then the conclusion breaks. If the two groups cannot be compared with each other on the basis of factors that determine their salaries, then the conclusion loses its validity.
Answer: B
