It is always better to simplify what the argument is trying to say.
1st sentence -
Don't believe that others distrust them --> Confident in their own abilities2nd sentence -
trust others --> view difficult tasks as a challenge (note that this is the main conclusion of the argument. Also, note the conclusion indicator 'so').
3rd sentence -
confident in their abilities --> view difficult tasks as a challenge (note that this is a premise. note the premise indicator 'since').
We can combine the 1st sentence and the 3rd sentence to yield the
premise -
Don't believe that others distrust them --> confident in their abilities --> view difficult tasks as a challenge.The
conclusion is -
tend to trust others --> view difficult tasks as a challenge.Assumption is something that ties the premise to the conclusion. We have to find the link between the LHS ("trust others") to RHS ("view difficult tasks as a challenge").
One way to do this is to tie "trust others" to " don't believe that others distrust them" so that the conclusion naturally follows from the link.
Which answer option states this? Option C.
A - we are concerned with people who
don't believe that others distrust them not the other way round.
B - states 'confidence in their own abilities --> confidence in trustworthiness of others' - this links the 2nd statement in the premise to the first statement in the conclusion. Incorrect. We need something that links the LHS to RHS in the conclusion statement.
C - correct answer.
D - the conclusion is this - "
people who trust others view difficult tasks as a challenge rather than a threat" - this does not mean that
all people who are not threatened by difficult tasks view them as challenge. Also, a restatement of the conclusion is not an assumption.
E - we are concerned with people who
don't believe that others distrust them. We are not concerned with all people.
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