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Advertisement: At TechPro Academy, we're proud of our track record. In the last two quarters, every graduate who completed our month long "Code to Career" bootcamp landed a tech job within 90 days of graduation. It's clear: enroll in Code to Career, and you can count on launching your tech career within 4 months of joining the bootcamp!

Which of the following, if true, reveals a weakness in the argument presented in the advertisement?

(A) Graduates of Code to Career with equivalent coding skills often secure jobs within varying timeframes. 
(B) Among the graduates who secured jobs, most received their offers in the final month of the 90-day period rather than immediately after graduation. 
(C) A considerable percentage of students who initially enrolled in Code to Career did not complete the program or submit a capstone project. 
(D) Some rival coding bootcamps offer job placement services that TechPro Academy does not provide. 
(E) TechPro Academy introduced the Code to Career bootcamp just six months ago.

Chadwik · Answer

(A) Graduates of Code to Career with equivalent coding skills often secure jobs within varying timeframes. 
 → This shows  variability , but doesn’t attack the key claim that  TechPro bootcamp leads to fast employment  — not a strong weakness.
 
 (B) Among the graduates who secured jobs, most received their offers in the final month of the 90-day period rather than immediately after graduation. 
 → This shows  when  jobs were secured, but still supports the claim that they  got jobs within 90 days . Not a true weakness.
 
 (C) A considerable percentage of students who initially enrolled in Code to Career did not complete the program or submit a capstone project. 
 ✅ Correct. 
 This is a classic  selection bias  — the advertisement talks about  graduates who completed  the program, but not everyone who enrolls does.
 So the line “enroll and you can count on launching your career” is  overpromising , because many who  enroll don’t finish , and so  might not get jobs .
 
 (D) Some rival coding bootcamps offer job placement services that TechPro Academy does not provide. 
 → This suggests TechPro may be  less helpful , but it doesn’t  weaken  the claim that their graduates still land jobs.  Comparison  with rivals is not enough.
 
 (E) TechPro Academy introduced the Code to Career bootcamp just six months ago. 
 → This highlights that the track record is short-term, but not  necessarily a flaw  — their results may still be valid. Not as strong as (C).

kartickdey · Answer

I could not understand the logic behind C.
 Bunuel ,  KarishmaB  please clarify

WiziusCareers1 · Answer

This CR question focuses on a common flaw in arguments involving percentages and populations: specifically, the difference between "all graduates" and "all students."

The Argument Structure 
 Evidence:  In the last two quarters, every graduate of the bootcamp landed a job within 90 days.
 Conclusion:  If you enroll in the bootcamp, you can count on launching a career within 4 months (1 month of study + 90 days of searching).

(A) Graduates of Code to Career with equivalent coding skills often secure jobs within varying timeframes. 
This is  incorrect  because it  does not challenge the advertisement's claim . As long as those "varying timeframes" still fall within the promised 90-day window, the advertisement's track record remains technically accurate.

(B) Among the graduates who secured jobs, most received their offers in the final month of the 90-day period rather than immediately after graduation. 
This is  incorrect  because it actually  supports the timeline mentioned  in the advertisement. The ad claims a career launch within 90 days of graduation; whether that happens on Day 1 or Day 89, the promise of "within 90 days" is still being met.

(C) A considerable percentage of students who initially enrolled in Code to Career did not complete the program or submit a capstone project. 
This  reveals a major weakness by exposing a "survivorship bias."  The advertisement promises that if you enroll, you will get a job. However, the evidence only looks at graduates. If a large portion of students fail or drop out before graduating, then simply enrolling does not guarantee success. The conclusion is weak because it ignores the high risk of not finishing the program at all.

(D) Some rival coding bootcamps offer job placement services that TechPro Academy does not provide. 
This is  incorrect  because the  performance of competitors is irrelevant  to the internal logic of TechPro's argument. Even if other schools have better services, it doesn't prove that TechPro’s specific claim about its own graduates is weak or false.

(E) TechPro Academy introduced the Code to Career bootcamp just six months ago. 
This is  incorrect . While a short history might make a track record less impressive, the advertisement already admits the data comes from the "last two quarters" (which is six months). This choice  confirms the timeline  the ad already stated rather than revealing a logical weakness in how the conclusion was reached.

KarishmaB · Answer

Data shows that those who "graduated" they got jobs within 90 days. The author is claiming that if you "enroll" in our 1 month program, you will get a job in 4 months. But "enrollment" is not the same as "graduating" i.e. completing the course. So one could enroll but still not get a job if they don't graduate. 
That is what (C) is saying that many people enrolled but did not graduate. So enrollment does not guarantee job in 4 months.

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