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The recent turnaround of the LEX Corporation is a splendid example of how an astute chief executive officer can rechannel a company’s assets toward profitability. With the new CEO at the helm, LEX has gone, in only three business quarters, from a 10 million dollar operating loss to a 22 million dollar operating gain.
A major flaw in the reasoning of the passage above is that
A. the passage assumes that the new CEO was the only factor that affected the corporation’s recent success
B. the recent success of the corporation may be only temporary
C. the chief executive officer may be drawing a salary and bonus that will set a damaging precedent for this and other corporations
D. the author does not define “profitability”
E. rechanneling assets is only a short-term solution
A major flaw in the reasoning of the passage above is that
A. the passage assumes that the new CEO was the only factor that affected the corporation’s recent success
B. the recent success of the corporation may be only temporary
C. the chief executive officer may be drawing a salary and bonus that will set a damaging precedent for this and other corporations
D. the author does not define “profitability”
E. rechanneling assets is only a short-term solution
12 Mar 2023, 03:16
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Because this is a weaken-the-argument question that will almost certainly contain a gap in its reasoning, you should look to see whether the argument is causal, statistical, or analogical. In this case, the argument is causal.
The passage implies that the sole cause of the LEX Corporation’s turnaround is the new CEO. While this may be true, it is also possible that there are other causes. If you didn’t spot the causal argument, don’t worry. You would probably have seen it when you attacked the answer choices. Let’s do that now:
the passage assumes that the new CEO was the only factor that affected the corporation’s recent success
This is the best answer. The new chief executive officer may not have been the cause of the turnaround— there may have been some other cause we don’t know about.
the recent success of the corporation may be only temporary
It may be hasty to crown LEX with laurels after only three economic quarters, but this statement doesn’t point out a flaw in the reasoning of the passage. Eliminate it.
the chief executive officer may be drawing a salary and bonus that will set a damaging precedent for this and other corporations
This answer choice may seem tempting because it’s not in favor of the new CEO. But this alone doesn’t represent a major flaw in the reasoning of the passage. Eliminate it.
the author does not define “profitability” An author can’t define every word he uses.
Profitability seems a common enough word, and a change in the balance sheet from minus 10 million to plus 22 million seems to qualify. Eliminate it. rechanneling assets is only a short-term solution Like the second answer choice, this statement implies that all the votes aren’t in yet. This does not affect the reasoning of the argument, however. Eliminate it.
Because this is a weaken-the-argument question that will almost certainly contain a gap in its reasoning, you should look to see whether the argument is causal, statistical, or analogical. In this case, the argument is causal.
The passage implies that the sole cause of the LEX Corporation’s turnaround is the new CEO. While this may be true, it is also possible that there are other causes. If you didn’t spot the causal argument, don’t worry. You would probably have seen it when you attacked the answer choices. Let’s do that now:
the passage assumes that the new CEO was the only factor that affected the corporation’s recent success
This is the best answer. The new chief executive officer may not have been the cause of the turnaround— there may have been some other cause we don’t know about.
the recent success of the corporation may be only temporary
It may be hasty to crown LEX with laurels after only three economic quarters, but this statement doesn’t point out a flaw in the reasoning of the passage. Eliminate it.
the chief executive officer may be drawing a salary and bonus that will set a damaging precedent for this and other corporations
This answer choice may seem tempting because it’s not in favor of the new CEO. But this alone doesn’t represent a major flaw in the reasoning of the passage. Eliminate it.
the author does not define “profitability” An author can’t define every word he uses.
Profitability seems a common enough word, and a change in the balance sheet from minus 10 million to plus 22 million seems to qualify. Eliminate it. rechanneling assets is only a short-term solution Like the second answer choice, this statement implies that all the votes aren’t in yet. This does not affect the reasoning of the argument, however. Eliminate it.
01 Apr 2023, 07:00
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
The recent turnaround of the LEX Corporation is a splendid example of how an astute chief executive officer can rechannel a company’s assets toward profitability. With the new CEO at the helm, LEX has gone, in only three business quarters, from a 10 million dollar operating loss to a 22 million dollar operating gain.
A major flaw in the reasoning of the passage above is that
You know from reading the question that you’ll need to find a flaw in the reasoning of the argument. As you read the passage, look for the conclusion. The correct answer choice will weaken this conclusion. In this passage, the conclusion is in the first sentence: “The recent turnaround of the LEX Corporation is a splendid example of how an astute chief executive officer can rechannel a company’s assets toward profitability.”
Because this is a weaken-the-argument question that will almost certainly contain a gap in its reasoning, you should look to see whether the argument is causal, statistical, or analogical. In this case, the argument is causal. The passage implies that the sole cause of the LEX Corporation’s turnaround is the new CEO. While this may be true, it is also possible that there are other causes. If you didn’t spot the causal argument, don’t worry. You would probably have seen it when you attacked the answer choices. Let’s do that now:
A. the passage assumes that the new CEO was the only factor that affected the corporation’s recent success
This is the best answer. The new chief executive officer may not have been the cause of the turnaround—there may have been some other cause we don’t know about.
B. the recent success of the corporation may be only temporary
It may be hasty to crown LEX with laurels after only three economic quarters, but this statement doesn’t point out a flaw in the reasoning of the passage. Eliminate it.
C. the chief executive officer may be drawing a salary and bonus that will set a damaging precedent for this and other corporations
This answer choice may seem tempting because it’s not in favor of the new CEO. But this alone doesn’t represent a major flaw in the reasoning of the passage. Eliminate it.
D. the author does not define “profitability”
An author can’t define every word he uses. Profitability seems a common enough word, and a change in the balance sheet from minus 10 million to plus 22 million seems to qualify. Eliminate it.
E. rechanneling assets is only a short-term solution
Like the second answer choice, this statement implies that all the votes aren’t in yet. This does not affect the reasoning of the argument, however. Eliminate it.
