Any person who drops out of high school will be unemployed unless he

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Any person who drops out of high school will be unemployed unless he or she finds a low-paying job or has relative with good business connections.

Which one of the following conclusions CANNOT be validly drawn from the statement above?

(A) Any person who drops out of high school will be unemployed, have a low-paying job, or have relatives with good business connections.

(B) Any high school dropout who has neither a low-paying job nor relatives with good business connections will be unemployed.

(C) Any employed person who has neither a low-paying job nor relatives with good business connections is not a high school dropout.

(D) Any high school dropout who has a job that is not low-paying must have relatives with good business connections.

(E) Any person who has relatives with good business connections and who is not a high school dropout must be employed at a job that is not low-paying.

exc4libur · Answer

ARGUMENT
dropout => unemployed, low job, good-network

(A) dropout => unemployed, low job, good-network
(B) dropout => ≠low, ≠good-network => unemployed
(C) employed => ≠low, ≠good-net => ≠dropout
(D) dropout => employed≠low => good-net

Ans (E) anyone => good-net ≠drop => low, we cannot infer from the information about anyone, only about dropouts.

unraveled · Answer

Any person who drops out of high school will be unemployed unless he or she finds a low-paying job or has relative with good business connections.

Which one of the following conclusions CANNOT be validly drawn from the statement above?

1. High School Dropout(HSD) ----> unemployed:
 a. No LPJ or 
 b. No RGBC
 c. No LPJ and No RGBC

OR

2. I: HSD ----> employed (low paying job - LPJ): 
 a. no RGBC
 b. RGBC
 II: HSD ----> employed (Relatives with good business connections - RGBC): 
 a. LPJ 
 b. High paying job
3. High paying job ----->

(A) Any person who drops out of high school will be unemployed, have a low-paying job, or have relatives with good business connections. - WRONG. First unemployed, then the person has a low paying job and may have RGBC. Case 2.II.a

(B) Any high school dropout who has neither a low-paying job nor relatives with good business connections will be unemployed. - WRONG. Case 1.c

(C) Any employed person who has neither a low-paying job nor relatives with good business connections is not a high school dropout. - WRONG. May or may not be possible.

(D) Any high school dropout who has a job that is not low-paying must have relatives with good business connections. - WRONG. Case 2.II.b

(E) Any person who has relatives with good business connections and who is not a high school dropout must be employed at a job that is not low-paying. - CORRECT. Can't say anything about someone who's not a high school dropout.

IMO Answer E.

razorhell · Answer

According to me, the answer is E.....

We can't comment on a person who isn't high school dropout...

(A) Any person who drops out of high school will be unemployed, have a low-paying job, or have relatives with good business connections.

(B) Any high school dropout who has neither a low-paying job nor relatives with good business connections will be unemployed.

(C) Any employed person who has neither a low-paying job nor relatives with good business connections is not a high school dropout.

(D) Any high school dropout who has a job that is not low-paying must have relatives with good business connections.

(E) Any person who has relatives with good business connections and who is not a high school dropout must be employed at a job that is not low-paying.

ArupRS · Answer

To me it is B..others cannot be concluded properly.

shameekv1989 · Answer

Any person who drops out of high school will be unemployed unless he or she finds a low-paying job or has relative with good business connections.

Which one of the following conclusions CANNOT be validly drawn from the statement above?

(A) Any person who drops out of high school will be unemployed, have a low-paying job, or have relatives with good business connections.

(B) Any high school dropout who has neither a low-paying job nor relatives with good business connections will be unemployed.

(C) Any employed person who has neither a low-paying job nor relatives with good business connections is not a high school dropout.

(D) Any high school dropout who has a job that is not low-paying must have relatives with good business connections.

(E) Any person who has relatives with good business connections and who is not a high school dropout must be employed at a job that is not low-paying.

Characteristics of a High school drop out can be either or mix of these -> 
i) Will be unemployed 
ii) Will be employed only with a low paying job
iii) Will have relatives with good business connections - (could be employed or unemployed)

A -> can be i) or ii) or iii)
B -> will be i) if high school drop out is not any of ii) or iii)
C -> If not i), not ii) and not iii) can not be a high school drop out
D -> if not ii) then only iii) can be true for a high school drop out
E -> Nothing can be drawn about people other than those who are high school dropouts as the argument doesn't mention anything about other people

Answer - E

muthalgang · Answer

Unable to understand.
Kindly share your views.
Thanks

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