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According to new data from the Labor Department which release quarterly unemployment data, More than 857,000 workers filed new claims for state unemployment insurance last week, before seasonal adjustments, a slight increase from the previous week. Although the unemployment rate has fallen to 8.4 percent in last data release, the level of layoffs reflects the challenges for many workers in the fitful recovery.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) There is no co-relation of layoff with unemployment rate released by Labor Department.
(B) Some worker are not interested in accepting new job after unemployment in hope of government aid.
(C) Labor Department reviews each data related to unemployment on daily basis.
(D)Those who have lost job are getting new jobs easily within two months of unemployment.
(E) Government rules strictly restrict to pass claims for state unemployment insurance of labors who got job within 6 month of time after unemployment.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) There is no co-relation of layoff with unemployment rate released by Labor Department.
(B) Some worker are not interested in accepting new job after unemployment in hope of government aid.
(C) Labor Department reviews each data related to unemployment on daily basis.
(D)Those who have lost job are getting new jobs easily within two months of unemployment.
(E) Government rules strictly restrict to pass claims for state unemployment insurance of labors who got job within 6 month of time after unemployment.
06 Oct 2020, 04:24
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The most important thing in this question would be to identify the correct conclusion.
Fact:
1. According to new data from the Labor Department which release quarterly unemployment data, More than 857,000 workers filed new claims for state unemployment insurance last week, before seasonal adjustments, a slight increase from the previous week.
2. Although the unemployment rate has fallen to 8.4 percent in last data release
Conclusion: the level of layoffs reflects the challenges for many workers in the fitful recovery.
Prethinking: Weakening the conclusion will help me to weaken the whole argument, i.e. If the workers were easily able to find the job without facing challenges the recovery would not be fitful.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) There is no co-relation of layoff with unemployment rate released by Labor Department.- Irrelevant. Even if there is no relation, this option does not help us to weaken the argument.
(B) Some worker are not interested in accepting new job after unemployment in hope of government aid.- Irrelevant. We are not concerned whether the workers are interested in accepting the aid.
(C) Labor Department reviews each data related to unemployment on daily basis.- Irrelevant
(D)Those who have lost job are getting new jobs easily within two months of unemployment.- Correct.
(E) Government rules strictly restrict to pass claims for state unemployment insurance of labors who got job within 6 month of time after unemployment.- Irrelevant.
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Fact:
1. According to new data from the Labor Department which release quarterly unemployment data, More than 857,000 workers filed new claims for state unemployment insurance last week, before seasonal adjustments, a slight increase from the previous week.
2. Although the unemployment rate has fallen to 8.4 percent in last data release
Conclusion: the level of layoffs reflects the challenges for many workers in the fitful recovery.
Prethinking: Weakening the conclusion will help me to weaken the whole argument, i.e. If the workers were easily able to find the job without facing challenges the recovery would not be fitful.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) There is no co-relation of layoff with unemployment rate released by Labor Department.- Irrelevant. Even if there is no relation, this option does not help us to weaken the argument.
(B) Some worker are not interested in accepting new job after unemployment in hope of government aid.- Irrelevant. We are not concerned whether the workers are interested in accepting the aid.
(C) Labor Department reviews each data related to unemployment on daily basis.- Irrelevant
(D)Those who have lost job are getting new jobs easily within two months of unemployment.- Correct.
(E) Government rules strictly restrict to pass claims for state unemployment insurance of labors who got job within 6 month of time after unemployment.- Irrelevant.
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06 Oct 2020, 05:26
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Although D is correct, B is also very relevant. In fact, if there were no such choice as D, I would have opted for B only.
The argument concludes that "the level of layoffs reflects the challenges for many workers in the fitful recovery". The keyword here is "MANY". This answer choice B talks about some workers, whereas the argument is about many workers.
If the same answer choice were: "Many workers are not interested in accepting new job after unemployment in hope of government aid" and if we compare the same with the conclusion "the level of layoffs reflects the challenges for many workers in the fitful recovery", then we clearly see that we are indeed covering the same extent of damage to economy.
D is of course a better choice, but definitely B is not irrelevant.
