Premila: Everybody who works with your quality-assurance process has

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﻿Premila: Everybody who works with your quality-assurance process has thoroughly internalized all aspects of it, but we also need a written explanation of every step in the process, just in case someone else has to apply the process.

Graciela: I agree. However, we don't need to spend any time documenting it, because we already have the procedures manual used by the Internal Programs department. All the steps in our process are the same as in the quality-assurance process used by Internal Programs.

Graciela's argument depends on the assumption that

A. at least some people who currently work with Graciela's quality-assurance process have not thoroughly internalized all aspects of the process

B. all steps in the quality-assurance process used by the Internal Programs department are explained in the procedures manual used by that department

C. at least some of the steps described in the procedures manual used by the Internal Programs department are likely to be modified in the near future

D. everyone who has thoroughly internalized all aspects of Graciela's quality-assurance process has done so as a result of reading the Internal Programs department's procedures manual

E. if everyone who works with the Internal Programs department's quality-assurance process had thoroughly internalized the process, Internal Programs would not have developed a procedures manual

gmatophobia · Accepted Answer

The passage provides us with a few keywords that play an important in the argument.

Premila: Everybody who works with your quality-assurance process has thoroughly internalized all aspects of it, but we also need a  written explanation of every step in the process , just in case someone else has to apply the process.

Graciela: I agree. However, we don't need to spend any time documenting it, because we already have the procedures manual used by the Internal Programs department.  All the steps in our process are the same as in the quality-assurance process used by Internal Programs .

Conclusion of the argument   We don't need to spend any time documenting.

Reasoning Provided by Graciela  : We already have the procedures manual used by the Internal Programs department. All the steps in our process are the same as in the quality-assurance process used by Internal Programs.

Premila has requested documentation of every step in the process. As Graciela concludes that they don't need any documentation, she assumes that the details Premila requires are present as a part of the documentation by the Internal Programs department.

Answer Choice Elimination

A. at least some people who currently work with Graciela's quality-assurance process have not thoroughly internalized all aspects of the process

Premila mentions in her premise that everyone who works with Graciela's quality-assurance process has thoroughly internalized all aspects of it. Hence, this information goes against the premise, and the information provided is also not relevant to the conclusion. Eliminate this option.

B. all steps in the quality-assurance process used by the Internal Programs department are explained in the procedures manual used by that department

This is a correct assumption. The reason Graciela concludes that they don't need any documentation is because the steps are already documented. As Premila required every step to be documented, Graciela in arriving at her conclusion assumes that all steps in the quality-assurance process used by the Internal Programs department are documented. If not, her conclusion falls.

Let's keep B.

C. at least some of the steps described in the procedures manual used by the Internal Programs department are likely to be modified in the near future

This information is not relevant to the conclusion. We can eliminate this option.

D. everyone who has thoroughly internalized all aspects of Graciela's quality-assurance process has done so as a result of reading the Internal Programs department's procedures manual

How did Graciela's team internalized all aspects of the quality-assurance process is not the conclusion. The conclusion is centered around whether documentation is needed. Eliminate D.

E. if everyone who works with the Internal Programs department's quality-assurance process had thoroughly internalized the process, Internal Programs would not have developed a procedures manual

This information is not relevant to the conclusion. We can eliminate this option.

Option B

Paras96 · Answer

Graciela's argument depends on the assumption:

B. all steps in the quality-assurance process used by the Internal Programs department are explained in the procedures manual used by that department.

If this assumption is not true, then the claim that the steps in their quality-assurance process are already documented in the procedures manual would be undermined. Therefore, for Graciela's argument to hold, it is necessary that all the steps in their process are indeed covered in the procedures manual used by the Internal Programs department.

bestgmat · Answer

Alright, let's break down the conversation and argument here:

Premila emphasizes the importance of having a written explanation for their quality-assurance process, even if everyone has internalized it.

Graciela agrees but asserts that they don’t need to document it because they have a procedures manual from the Internal Programs department that they can use. Graciela makes a claim that all the steps in their process are identical to the process used by Internal Programs.

Let's find the underlying assumption in Graciela's argument.

This doesn't connect with Graciela's main point, which is about using the procedures manual.

This seems to hit the mark. For Graciela's claim to hold, the procedures manual must document all the steps. If any steps are missing from the manual, then they can't rely on it entirely.

The argument doesn't concern future modifications, so this is not the core assumption.

This is not necessarily assumed. Graciela's main point is about the content of the manual and not how people learned the process.

This is a generalization that doesn't directly address Graciela's point about the equivalency of the two processes and the existence of the manual.
From our analysis, the most fitting assumption for Graciela's argument is:

B. all steps in the quality-assurance process used by the Internal Programs department are explained in the procedures manual used by that department.

With this assumption, Graciela can confidently rely on the procedures manual as a complete guide for their quality-assurance process. I hope that clears things up!

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

﻿Premila: Everybody who works with your quality-assurance process has thoroughly internalized all aspects of it, but we also need a written explanation of every step in the process, just in case someone else has to apply the process.

Graciela: I agree. However, we don't need to spend any time documenting it, because we already have the procedures manual used by the Internal Programs department. All the steps in our process are the same as in the quality-assurance process used by Internal Programs.

Graciela's argument depends on the assumption that

A. at least some people who currently work with Graciela's quality-assurance process have not thoroughly internalized all aspects of the process

B. all steps in the quality-assurance process used by the Internal Programs department are explained in the procedures manual used by that department

C. at least some of the steps described in the procedures manual used by the Internal Programs department are likely to be modified in the near future

D. everyone who has thoroughly internalized all aspects of Graciela's quality-assurance process has done so as a result of reading the Internal Programs department's procedures manual

E. if everyone who works with the Internal Programs department's quality-assurance process had thoroughly internalized the process, Internal Programs would not have developed a procedures manual

P says that we need a written explanation for all the quality assurance steps in case someone ELSE needs it. G says all the steps are already written/the same as those in the IP manual.

What's an assumption that G has?

(B) is a nice answer. Basically, even if the STEPS are identical in the IP manual, it doesn't necessarily mean the reasoning behind each of the steps is ALSO written.

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Paras96 · Answer

Graciela's argument is based on the idea that there's no need to spend time documenting their quality-assurance process because it's identical to the one used by the Internal Programs department, and they already have a procedures manual for that. To support this conclusion, Graciela must assume that all the necessary information is already present in the existing manual. Therefore, the correct assumption is:

** B. all steps in the quality-assurance process used by the Internal Programs department are explained in the procedures manual used by that department. **

Graciela's argument relies on the assumption that the existing manual covers all the steps in the process, which makes it unnecessary to spend additional time documenting it.

nosaj · Answer

Additional thought (hopefully additive to the above).

If we were to negate Option B "all steps in the quality-assurance process used by the Internal Programs department are   NOT   explained in the procedures manual used by that department". This would absolutely break Graciela's argument and weaken the argument.

Aboyhasnoname · Answer

Okay ...Tough question....Think its not 605-655 level..
I Missed the word 'your' that somehow made arguement even tougher for me...but lets dive into it..

Premila: Your deparment is well versed with the steps of quality assurance....but you should give us written explanation of every step in the process....for others to apply...

Graciela: Nah, No need... We have the procedure manual by the internal progs dept...our quality assurance steps are the same as theirs....

Conclusion - steps mentioned in other manual.. so we need to explain the steps... 
Here mentioning and explaining hold the Key....

Key Questions for the assumptions... 
are they explained? or Are there same number of steps..meaning the manual doesn't have extra steps?

A. at least some people who currently work with Graciela's quality-assurance process have not thoroughly internalized all aspects of the process. 
AGAINST THE PREMISE. REMOVE IT.

B. all steps in the quality-assurance process used by the Internal Programs department are explained in the procedures manual used by that department
Yes..pretty much goes with the prethinking... ..Negating it...All steps are not explained....hence documentation is needed...explaination is needed... right...

C. at least some of the steps described in the procedures manual used by the Internal Programs department are likely to be modified in the near future
Ah? This is a weakener..that too a bad weakener...not an assumption.....If they are to be modified...then documentation is needed....

Some will look at this option like this...if some steps are to be modified...then current documentation will not be needed..but hey hey wait....for assumption..we need to connect the reasoning to the conclusion as well.....because this, hence that....here the because part is different....the reason Gabriela gives is that the steps are documented...not that they are likely to be changed....So not the right answer... negating it...likely not to be modified...this instead of destroying....its. strenghthening the argument....

D. everyone who has thoroughly internalized all aspects of Graciela's quality-assurance process has done so as a result of reading the Internal Programs department's procedures manual
This option took my time...and it was because lack of understanding of the argument...how they have done it is not our concern ...but rather what they do has to be replicated....so wrong...

E. if everyone who works with the Internal Programs department's quality-assurance process had thoroughly internalized the process, Internal Programs would not have developed a procedures manual
Challenging the premise in way...this is not the assumption clearly

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