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21 May 2019, 03:00
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David: Forbidding companies from hiringpermanent replacements for strikingemployees would be profoundly unfair. Suchcompanies would have little leverage in theirnegotiations with strikers.
Lin: No, the companies would still have sufficientleverage in negotiations if they hiredtemporary replacements.
Which one of the following statements is moststrongly supported by the exchange between Davidand Lin?
(A) David does not believe that the freedom tohire temporary replacements gives companiesany leverage in their negotiations withstrikers.
(B) David and Lin believe that companies shouldbe allowed as much leverage in negotiationsas the striking employees.
(C) David and Lin disagree over the amount ofleverage companies lose in their negotiationswith strikers by not being able to hirepermanent replacements.
(D) David and Lin disagree over how muchleverage should be accorded companies intheir negotiations with strikers.
(E) Lin believes it is unfair to forbid companiesfrom hiring permanent replacements for theirstriking employees.
Lin: No, the companies would still have sufficientleverage in negotiations if they hiredtemporary replacements.
Which one of the following statements is moststrongly supported by the exchange between Davidand Lin?
(A) David does not believe that the freedom tohire temporary replacements gives companiesany leverage in their negotiations withstrikers.
(B) David and Lin believe that companies shouldbe allowed as much leverage in negotiationsas the striking employees.
(C) David and Lin disagree over the amount ofleverage companies lose in their negotiationswith strikers by not being able to hirepermanent replacements.
(D) David and Lin disagree over how muchleverage should be accorded companies intheir negotiations with strikers.
(E) Lin believes it is unfair to forbid companiesfrom hiring permanent replacements for theirstriking employees.
23 May 2019, 01:40
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The correct answer to this question is C. This is a relatively straightforward question with 2 potential confusing missteps.
First, it is an inference question. We are asked which of the statements is supported by the stimulus, and this indicates that we need to give a statement that MUST be true on the basis of the info given.
The second is that although David and Lin disagree on the whether the leverage companies have is enough (David thinks not enough, Lin thinks its sufficient), they never give an objective value of how much leverage they think a company should have.
A - We don't know if David thinks companies have no leverage. They don't have enough, but it's quite possible he thinks they have at least some leverage. Hence, this statement cannot ALWAYS be true. OUT
B - Although there is a debate on how much leverage companies should have, it is never compared to the leverage that striking workers should have. Hence, we cannot make any claims about this option. OUT
C - This answer appears to add up. We know that they clearly have different estimations of how much leverage is enough, and it is in not being able to hire permanent replacements that they disagree. Hence, the leverage that they disagree on is how much comes or is lost from being able to hire permanent replacements or not. This answer must therefore be CORRECT.
D - This is a tempting answer, but it's a trap! We don't actually know how much leverage either of them think a company should have. We just know abstract ideas like 'not enough' or 'sufficient'. It's quite possible David and Lin agree on how much leverage a company should have, but disagree on whether the company actually has that leverage or not. OUT
E - This is quite blatantly wrong. David believes this, Lin does not. OUT
Remember that inference questions often reveal to us how little we actually know about any given argument.
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David: Forbidding companies from hiringpermanent replacements for strikingemployees would be profoundly unfair. Suchcompanies would have little leverage in theirnegotiations with strikers.
Lin: No, the companies would still have sufficientleverage in negotiations if they hiredtemporary replacements.
Which one of the following statements is moststrongly supported by the exchange between Davidand Lin?
(A) David does not believe that the freedom tohire temporary replacements gives companiesany leverage in their negotiations withstrikers. - David's response to the statement is unknown (OUT)
(B) David and Lin believe that companies shouldbe allowed as much leverage in negotiationsas the striking employees. - They both agree that companies need leverage - YES
(C) David and Lin disagree over the amount ofleverage companies lose in their negotiationswith strikers by not being able to hirepermanent replacements. - David mentions permanent replacements while Lin mentions temporary - OUT
(D) David and Lin disagree over how muchleverage should be accorded companies intheir negotiations with strikers. - Both agree there should be leverage - OUT
(E) Lin believes it is unfair to forbid companiesfrom hiring permanent replacements for theirstriking employees. - No Lin is okay - OUT
How am I going wrong?
Lin: No, the companies would still have sufficientleverage in negotiations if they hiredtemporary replacements.
Which one of the following statements is moststrongly supported by the exchange between Davidand Lin?
(A) David does not believe that the freedom tohire temporary replacements gives companiesany leverage in their negotiations withstrikers. - David's response to the statement is unknown (OUT)
(B) David and Lin believe that companies shouldbe allowed as much leverage in negotiationsas the striking employees. - They both agree that companies need leverage - YES
(C) David and Lin disagree over the amount ofleverage companies lose in their negotiationswith strikers by not being able to hirepermanent replacements. - David mentions permanent replacements while Lin mentions temporary - OUT
(D) David and Lin disagree over how muchleverage should be accorded companies intheir negotiations with strikers. - Both agree there should be leverage - OUT
(E) Lin believes it is unfair to forbid companiesfrom hiring permanent replacements for theirstriking employees. - No Lin is okay - OUT
How am I going wrong?
