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Last month, four industrial printing presses manufactured by Hawthorne Heavy Machinery and owned by Scarlet Ink Publications broke down in an industrial accident. In response, Scarlet Ink Publications ordered four new printing presses as replacements, from Hawthorne. This decision surprised many in the publishing industry because, ordinarily when a product fails repeatedly, users do not buy that product again.
Which of the following, if true, provides the best indication that Scarlet Ink Publishing’s decision was logically well supported?
A. Although only one of Hawthorne Heavy Machinery’s printing presses broke down during the previous year, the firm’s competitors had a perfect safety record in the same period.
B. Hawthorne Heavy Machinery had to replace many of its employees because they went to work for a competing firm.
C. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued new guidelines for printers in order to standardize the safety requirements that govern industrial maintenance.
D. The trade union pressured two major publishers into purchasing safer printing presses so that workers would be safer while operating the machines.
E. The Hawthorne Heavy Machinery printing presses broke down due to operator error, but because of the excellent quality of the printing presses, the damage to the facilities was minimal.
Which of the following, if true, provides the best indication that Scarlet Ink Publishing’s decision was logically well supported?
A. Although only one of Hawthorne Heavy Machinery’s printing presses broke down during the previous year, the firm’s competitors had a perfect safety record in the same period.
B. Hawthorne Heavy Machinery had to replace many of its employees because they went to work for a competing firm.
C. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued new guidelines for printers in order to standardize the safety requirements that govern industrial maintenance.
D. The trade union pressured two major publishers into purchasing safer printing presses so that workers would be safer while operating the machines.
E. The Hawthorne Heavy Machinery printing presses broke down due to operator error, but because of the excellent quality of the printing presses, the damage to the facilities was minimal.
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Last month, 4 industrial printing presses (IPP) that are previously manufactured by Hawthorne Heavy Machinery (HHM), which is currently being used by Scarlet Ink Publications (SIP) faced a breakdown due to industrial accident.
In response, The SIP ordered for new 4 IPPs as replacements. This means, the breakdown is due to a mistake of HHM, and SIP seeks replacement of the damaged IPPs.
The decision seeking replacement is surprising, as a product fails repeatedly, the user don’t buy that product again. But, here SIP had sought replacement IPPs.
We need to find an option supporting the decision of SIPs as logically well supported.
A. Although only one of Hawthorne Heavy Machinery’s printing presses broke down during the previous year, the firm’s competitors had a perfect safety record in the same period.
This option makes a comparison between the previous year with the incident happened last month. This comparison cannot be used as a tool to infer something concrete out of it. Hence, Wrong.
B. Hawthorne Heavy Machinery had to replace many of its employees because they went to work for a competing firm.
This option mentions the aspect from the manufacturing company aspect. The issue is not with failure to meet deadline of product delivery. But, why SIP still purchased IPPs from HHM. As the option doesn’t addresss the core crux of the passage. Wrong.
C. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued new guidelines for printers in order to standardize the safety requirements that govern industrial maintenance.
The OSHA has issued NEW guidelines for printers to standardise the safety requirements. The new guidelines issued has to be met or complied by the HHM initially, as there might be plenty of time given to phase out old machines, in tandem inducting new IPPs which comply with New guidelines of OSHA. This, doesn’t address why the SIP sticked on with the IPPs from HHM. Thus, Wrong.
D. The trade union pressured two major publishers into purchasing safer printing presses so that workers would be safer while operating the machines.
This option expresses a generalised view that might have occured, but does it apply to HHM or SIPs is completely a different story. Hence, Wrong.
E. The Hawthorne Heavy Machinery printing presses broke down due to operator error, but because of the excellent quality of the printing presses, the damage to the facilities was minimal.
This option clearly states that the HHM machinery breakdown is attributed to the Operator error, and not with the IPPs. Moreover, to add value to the argument- the option gives excellent quality certificate. The damage could have been beyond levels, if the IPOs previously issued by HHM were of substandard quality. Hence, Correct.
Option E
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