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The citizens of Country 777 pay very high prices for Internet connections. In 777, there is only one company that provides the installation of Internet infrastructures. Therefore, to serve the citizens, the government should encourage the introduction of competing companies in the field of Internet services.
The above conclusion is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?
A. Citizens of Country 777 use the Internet frequently.
B. The government of 777 is more focused on health problems than on Internet infrastructures.
C. Internet infrastructures are complex and expensive to install.
D. A competitive market encourages companies to reduce prices.
E. There is only one Internet company in 777 because the others were unsuccessful and had to cease operations.
The above conclusion is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?
A. Citizens of Country 777 use the Internet frequently.
B. The government of 777 is more focused on health problems than on Internet infrastructures.
C. Internet infrastructures are complex and expensive to install.
D. A competitive market encourages companies to reduce prices.
E. There is only one Internet company in 777 because the others were unsuccessful and had to cease operations.
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We have to find an assumption that is sufficient in itself and logical to fill the gap for the author's conclusion.
A. Citizens of Country 777 use the Internet frequently.
Not an assumption, so what? It doesn't fill the gap why the govt should encourage the introduction of competing companies.
B. The government of 777 is more focused on health problems than on Internet infrastructures.
Not an assumption, totally irrelevant, the argument's sole focus is on internet, not a comparison.
C. Internet infrastructures are complex and expensive to install.
Not an assumption, it rather weakens the argument because it explains why that one company charges high amount for internet.
D. A competitive market encourages companies to reduce prices.
Assumption, we are given that customers pay high amount for internet services and that is because there is only one company right now, if more companies come in and competition puts downward pressure on prices then it fills the logical gap and the author concludes that the government should encourage the introduction of competing companies.
E. There is only one Internet company in 777 because the others were unsuccessful and had to cease operations.
Not an assumption, it just explains why there is an existence of one company.
A. Citizens of Country 777 use the Internet frequently.
Not an assumption, so what? It doesn't fill the gap why the govt should encourage the introduction of competing companies.
B. The government of 777 is more focused on health problems than on Internet infrastructures.
Not an assumption, totally irrelevant, the argument's sole focus is on internet, not a comparison.
C. Internet infrastructures are complex and expensive to install.
Not an assumption, it rather weakens the argument because it explains why that one company charges high amount for internet.
D. A competitive market encourages companies to reduce prices.
Assumption, we are given that customers pay high amount for internet services and that is because there is only one company right now, if more companies come in and competition puts downward pressure on prices then it fills the logical gap and the author concludes that the government should encourage the introduction of competing companies.
E. There is only one Internet company in 777 because the others were unsuccessful and had to cease operations.
Not an assumption, it just explains why there is an existence of one company.
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The citizens of Country 777 pay very high prices for Internet connections. In 777, there is only one company that provides the installation of Internet infrastructures. Therefore, to serve the citizens, the government should encourage the introduction of competing companies in the field of Internet services.
The above conclusion is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?
A. Citizens of Country 777 use the Internet frequently.
Incorrect.
To solve this Assumption question, first break down the argument. The third sentence includes a conclusion conjunction (therefore) so it's the conclusion, and the first two are premises since they provide us with hard facts.
Now ask yourself: the author thinks that forming new Internet companies will solve the problem of high prices. But what is the missing link? What unfounded connection (assumption) does the author make?
How often the citizens of 777 use the internet is irrelevant, as it does not explain how the author got to the conclusion.
B. The government of 777 is more focused on health problems than on Internet infrastructures.
Incorrect.
This answer choice presents a new premise about the health problems of 777. It is irrelevant whether this new data supports the conclusion; what you are looking for is the assumption, which should explain how the author drew the conclusion based on the existing premises.
C. Internet infrastructures are complex and expensive to install.
Incorrect.
The cost of Internet infrastructures is irrelevant, as it does not explain how the author got to the conclusion.
D. A competitive market encourages companies to reduce prices.
The author's basic assumption is that the forming of new companies will lead to lower prices for the citizens of 777.
E. There is only one Internet company in 777 because the others were unsuccessful and had to cease operations.
Incorrect.
To solve this Assumption question, first break down the argument. The third sentence includes a conclusion conjunction (therefore) so it's the conclusion, and the first two are premises since they provide us with hard facts.
Now ask yourself: the author thinks that forming new Internet companies will solve the problem of high prices. But what is the missing link? What unfounded connection (assumption) does the author make?
This answer choice presents a new premise about the previous existence of other companies. It is irrelevant whether this new data supports the conclusion; what you are looking for is the assumption, which should explain how the author drew the conclusion based on the existing premises.
