Speakers of the Caronian language constitute a minority of the populat

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Speakers of the Caronian language constitute a minority of the population in several large countries. An international body has recommended that the regions where Caronian-speakers live be granted autonomy as an independent nation in which Caronian-speakers would form a majority. But Caronian-speakers live in several, wildly scattered areas that cannot be united within a single continuous boundary while at the same time allowing Caronian-speakers to be the majority population. Hence, the recommendation cannot be satisfied.

The argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?

(A) A nation once existed in which Caronian-speakers formed the majority of the population.

(B) Caronian-speakers tend to perceive themselves as constituting a single community.

(C) The recommendation would not be satisfied by the creation of a nation formed of disconnected regions.

(D) The new Caronian nation will not include as citizens anyone who does not speak Caronian.

(E) In most nations several different languages are spoken.

exc4libur · Answer

argument
=cs are scattered in dif regions
=cs should be an indp nation
=cs would be majority
=but, cs cannot be united cont boundary 
=and, thus cannot be the majority
=therefore, recommendation is bad

asum
ans (C)   if they can be united regardless of cont boundary, then they can form the majority, satis the recom.

JadePond · Answer

So,I have a doubt..
Isn't assumption something that is not directly stated in the passage but is a necessary condition in order to make sense and connect both premise and conclusion..
On the basis of my above stated understanding, option C is just a statement that can be inferred from the passage.

"wildly scattered areas that cannot be united within a single continuous boundary while at the same time allowing Caronian-speakers to be the majority population. Hence, the recommendation cannot be satisfied."
so shouldn't the assumption be option B since its a prerequisite or underlying assumption in order to reach the conclusion?
Please Help!!!!

AbhishekP220108 · Answer

Hi  JadePond  let me try to help.

Well this was the same thought that also came in my mind when I looked option C but C is actually the correct assumption let's see how

Premise We cannot draw a single, continuous boundary that captures a Caronian majority.

Conclusion Therefore, the recommendation cannot be satisfied.

So the gap would be disconnect between single continuous boundary and recommendation to Form an independent Caronian-majority nation. The author says it is impossible to form a nation from disconnected boundaries.

Now let's fit in Option C in CR argument formulae

Premise+assumption=conclusion

Premise We cannot draw a single, continuous boundary that captures a Caronian majority.

Assumption The recommendation would not be satisfied by creating a nation formed of disconnected regions.

Conclusion Therefore, the recommendation to Form an independent Caronian-majority nation cannot be satisfied.

This works right because negating the assumption as option C cannot hold the conclusion.

Also by POE only option C remains

Hope this helps

guddo · Answer

Speakers of the Caronian language constitute a minority of the population in several large countries. An international body has recommended that the regions where Caronian-speakers live be granted autonomy as an independent nation in which Caronian-speakers would form a majority. But Caronian-speakers live in several, wildly scattered areas that cannot be united within a single continuous boundary while at the same time allowing Caronian-speakers to be the majority population. Hence, the recommendation cannot be satisfied.
 
 The argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?

The argument says the recommendation cannot be satisfied because the Caronian-speaking regions cannot be joined inside one continuous boundary while keeping Caronian-speakers as the majority.  The missing assumption  is that the proposed nation must be geographically continuous, not made up of  separate disconnected regions .

(A) A nation once existed in which Caronian-speakers formed the majority of the population.

Wrong. The argument is about whether the current recommendation can be satisfied, not whether such a nation existed before.

(B) Caronian-speakers tend to perceive themselves as constituting a single community.

Wrong. Their self-perception does not affect the argument about boundaries and majority population.

(C) The recommendation would not be satisfied by the creation of a nation formed of disconnected regions.

Correct. If a nation made of disconnected regions could satisfy the recommendation, then the fact that the regions cannot fit inside one continuous boundary would not prove that the recommendation cannot be satisfied.

(D) The new Caronian nation will not include as citizens anyone who does not speak Caronian.

Wrong. The recommendation only requires Caronian-speakers to form a majority, not the entire population.

(E) In most nations several different languages are spoken.

Wrong. This is irrelevant. The issue is geographic continuity and majority status, not language diversity in most nations.

Answer: (C)

Speakers of the Caronian language constitute a minority of the populat

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