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Can someone explain the reasoning for the correct option .
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We have to derive a conclusion on the basis of the author's contention given from the passage with conditions of premise.

Condition of premise
President Scrooge’s proposed budget cuts that plan to eliminate the program.
The President’s justification for proposal is that the program discourages work

Author's say The president’s pretense ignores the fact that currently most recipients under the program either work or are unable to do so because of age or disability.

Conclusion or derivation from this is if this is implemented then something will happen what that something is people will not start working because most of the people recieving the grant are people who are unable to work.

A fits the best

C can be an assumption atmost if I have to categorise it but that also dosent justify it.

Rest options are out of context

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The food stamp program that currently helps feed 43 million Americans is under threat under President Scrooge’s proposed budget cuts that plan to eliminate the program. The President’s justification for proposal is that the program discourages work. The president’s pretense ignores the fact that currently most recipients under the program either work or are unable to do so because of age or disability.

If the author’s contention is true, which of the following can be concluded from the below?

(A) Most of the people currently receiving food stamps will not start working, if the president’s proposed cut is enacted.
(B) The number of calories consumed by those receiving food stamps will reduce once president’s proposal is enacted upon.
(C) While making the decision to eliminate the food stamp program, the president did not consult all the facts about the recipients.
(D) More and more people will go below the poverty line once the food stamp program is eliminated.
(E) The stores that currently benefit from the food stamp program will see a significant reduction on their overall sales.

On a lighter note, I could answer this question correctly because my manager ignores all my helpful considerations before making a decision. Thats what the president does. He consulted all facts, but ignored them all.
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EXPLANATION:

(C) While making the decision to eliminate the food stamp program, the president did not consult all the facts about the recipients.
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The president’s pretense ignores the fact that currently most recipients under the program either work or are unable to do so because of age or disability.
PRETENSE: putting on an act, make believe, falsification, sham...

So basis the passage the President knows that the most of the people are either working or cannot work due to disability or old age. He is making the pretext of "people not wanting to work", so that he can STOP the food program.

This eliminates choice C. Hope this explains it.

choices B, D and E are irrelevant as they bring outside information that is not supported by the passage.

Choice A: Most of the people currently receiving food stamps will not start working, if the president’s proposed cut is enacted.

We know that most people won't start working as most of those who can work are already working, while the rest won't be able to since they either have disability or are too old to work.­
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Can someone explain the reasoning for the correct option .
­hi Mitul, we can conclude that most people will not "start" working, because as mentioned, most people already work :), some old and disabled people might start working now. But "most" wont
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The wording of A is somewhat ambiguous and not clear, if the the wording was the employment rate won't be much affected by that decision, then it would be more reasonable.
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The wording of A is very ambiguous to be honest. Not sure how this is the right option. It states that "most" of the people would not start working once the program is enacted. What if before the program, 80% of the people already work and 20% are the ones who don't. If the answer statement said most people who do not work will not start working, it would have been a clear yes.

I scored a 100%ile in my CR section in my first attempt mostly because there was very little ambiguity in the answer statements. Not sure what qualifies this as a 705+ question lol.
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The wording of A is very ambiguous to be honest. Not sure how this is the right option. It states that "most" of the people would not start working once the program is enacted. What if before the program, 80% of the people already work and 20% are the ones who don't. If the answer statement said most people who do not work will not start working, it would have been a clear yes.

I scored a 100%ile in my CR section in my first attempt mostly because there was very little ambiguity in the answer statements. Not sure what qualifies this as a 705+ question lol.
­hey jessjit, I think you overthought a bit here, most of the people will start working in itself refers to the people who do not work currently, as others already work right now, so will "start" working doesn't apply to them
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