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29 Sep 2025, 21:49
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With dwindling aid to public colleges and universities, accelerating tuition increases, and tightening credit conditions, area students and their families will be forced to make compromises in their educational pursuits. Many prospective students may forego college altogether. As a result, the state will face a significant shortage of skilled workers over the next decade.
Which of the following is an assumption underlying the statements above?
A. A college education is necessary to produce skilled workers.
B. Unless trade schools see an increase in their enrollments, there will not be enough skilled workers.
C. Community colleges are less likely to produce graduates with skills than are state colleges.
D. On-the-job training programs are not as effective as those found at technical schools.
E. Workers with skills will be able to secure bigger salaries in the coming decade.
Which of the following is an assumption underlying the statements above?
A. A college education is necessary to produce skilled workers.
B. Unless trade schools see an increase in their enrollments, there will not be enough skilled workers.
C. Community colleges are less likely to produce graduates with skills than are state colleges.
D. On-the-job training programs are not as effective as those found at technical schools.
E. Workers with skills will be able to secure bigger salaries in the coming decade.
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The premises discuss financial problems that could potentially reduce college enrollment, but do not mention skills. Choice (A) bridges the gap between the premises and conclusion by citing a direct relationship between higher education and skills. Choice (B), in contrast, is out of scope, since it talks about trade schools, while (C) pits community colleges against state colleges. Choice (D) is irrelevant because it compares on-the-job training programs to those at technical schools. Meanwhile, (E) makes a prediction and is out of scope.
The premises discuss financial problems that could potentially reduce college enrollment, but do not mention skills. Choice (A) bridges the gap between the premises and conclusion by citing a direct relationship between higher education and skills. Choice (B), in contrast, is out of scope, since it talks about trade schools, while (C) pits community colleges against state colleges. Choice (D) is irrelevant because it compares on-the-job training programs to those at technical schools. Meanwhile, (E) makes a prediction and is out of scope.
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