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Tom: The unemployment rate has dropped below 5 percent, and that is good news for America. A lower unemployment rate is better for almost everyone.
Shelly: Actually, a low unemployment rate is good for most workers but not for everyone. Workers are certainly happy to have jobs, but many businesses are negatively affected by a low unemployment rate because they have fewer applicants for jobs, and to expand their workforce, they have to hire workers they would not usually hire. The wealthiest Americans also privately complain about the inability to get good gardeners, housecleaners, and nannies when most Americans are already employed. So a low unemployment rate is not, in fact, good for America.
Shelly’s conclusion that “a low unemployment rate is not, in fact, good for America” relies on the assumption that
(A) What is bad for businesses owners and the wealthy is bad for America.
(B) Fluctuations in the unemployment rate affect the number of applicants for job openings.
(C) Wealthy Americans rarely employ other Americans as housecleaners or nannies.
(D) Business owners always want what is best for their workers even when it negatively impacts the bottom line.
(E) Low unemployment hurts some workers because they would prefer to stay at home and collect unemployment checks.
Shelly: Actually, a low unemployment rate is good for most workers but not for everyone. Workers are certainly happy to have jobs, but many businesses are negatively affected by a low unemployment rate because they have fewer applicants for jobs, and to expand their workforce, they have to hire workers they would not usually hire. The wealthiest Americans also privately complain about the inability to get good gardeners, housecleaners, and nannies when most Americans are already employed. So a low unemployment rate is not, in fact, good for America.
Shelly’s conclusion that “a low unemployment rate is not, in fact, good for America” relies on the assumption that
(A) What is bad for businesses owners and the wealthy is bad for America.
(B) Fluctuations in the unemployment rate affect the number of applicants for job openings.
(C) Wealthy Americans rarely employ other Americans as housecleaners or nannies.
(D) Business owners always want what is best for their workers even when it negatively impacts the bottom line.
(E) Low unemployment hurts some workers because they would prefer to stay at home and collect unemployment checks.
28 Jun 2025, 07:33
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@Bunuel, could you please provide the official solution for this with explanation...
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I almost narrowed it down to option A and B . However, due to impatience and not cross checking i choose option B though Option A is my first choice.
Where i gone wrong :
The option B describes about fluctuation in the unemployment rate which in fact is a major source based on FACT (an assumption can never be a fact). So it represented the background information with rephrasing.
However, it doesn't support the CONCLUSION : As well being of America is not a major concern related to unemployment rate.
Therefore correct option A
Where i gone wrong :
The option B describes about fluctuation in the unemployment rate which in fact is a major source based on FACT (an assumption can never be a fact). So it represented the background information with rephrasing.
However, it doesn't support the CONCLUSION : As well being of America is not a major concern related to unemployment rate.
Therefore correct option A
