In order to reduce drug use on campus, State University X has decided to admit only those applicants who could pass a drug test. However, one board member concluded that such a policy would be unfortunate, since it would prevent students who failed the drug test from pursuing a degree in theater from the state's public universities.
The board member's conclusion logically depends on which of the following assumptions?
A. Universities should not discriminate on the basis of drug use. : Incorrect. We are concerned with only university X. Even if universities should discriminate on the basis of drug use, the conclusion that the policy decided by University X would be unfortunate can still hold.
B. Mandatory drug testing would violate the privacy rights of potential applicants. : Incorrect. Even if drug testing would not violate the privacy rights of applicants, board member's conclusion can still hold.
C. Applicants who had not used drugs prior to matriculation at the university could start experimenting with drugs after having enrolled. : Incorrect.
D. State University X is the only public university in the state from which it is possible to obtain a degree in theater. : Correct. If there are other universities from which it is possible to obtain a degree in theatre, conclusion will fall down.
E. State University X has the best theater department of any university in the state. Incorrect.