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Training manager: Any recruitment made at Brac Co. is temporary until the chairman has officially approved the recruitment. If the chairman judges that the provisional recruitment was based on insufficient qualifications, it is rejected. A hiring consultant has observed that practically all provisional recruitments meet the benchmarks for sufficiency of qualification that the chairman verifies. Therefore, the consultant recommends that, because the officer’s time spent gaining approval is largely unproductive, the process of seeking the chairman’s approval be done away with. The recommendation is risky and should not be accepted because there is no guarantee that the chairman’s standards will continue to be met once approval is no longer necessary.
The two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first is a claim, whose accuracy the training manager disputes; the second is a conclusion drawn in support of the main conclusion of the argument made by the training manager.
(B) The first is a finding introduced in support of the main conclusion of the argument made by the training manager; the second is that main conclusion.
(C) The first is an observation disputed by the training manager; the second is a conclusion drawn from that observation.
(D) The first is a finding that was used to support a proposal opposed by the training manager; the second is a judgment that was based on that finding and in turn was used in support of the proposal.
(E) The first is a conclusion, the evidence for which is evaluated by the training manager; the second is part of the evidence that is cited in favor of that conclusion.
The two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first is a claim, whose accuracy the training manager disputes; the second is a conclusion drawn in support of the main conclusion of the argument made by the training manager.
(B) The first is a finding introduced in support of the main conclusion of the argument made by the training manager; the second is that main conclusion.
(C) The first is an observation disputed by the training manager; the second is a conclusion drawn from that observation.
(D) The first is a finding that was used to support a proposal opposed by the training manager; the second is a judgment that was based on that finding and in turn was used in support of the proposal.
(E) The first is a conclusion, the evidence for which is evaluated by the training manager; the second is part of the evidence that is cited in favor of that conclusion.
01 Mar 2026, 22:05
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The two bold faced is used by the training manager in support of his final conclusion.
Option A,C,E are out and we are left with B and D.
B's second part says the second is the "main conclusion" when the main conclusion was that the chairman's approval is not needed, the 2nd portion is in support to that conclusion and hence B is also out.
D perfectly states what the training manager intends to convey.
Answer: Option D
Option A,C,E are out and we are left with B and D.
B's second part says the second is the "main conclusion" when the main conclusion was that the chairman's approval is not needed, the 2nd portion is in support to that conclusion and hence B is also out.
D perfectly states what the training manager intends to convey.
Answer: Option D
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(A) The first is a claim, whose accuracy the training manager disputes; the second is a conclusion drawn in support of the main conclusion of the argument made by the training manager.
Incorrect,
First BF is wrong: the training manager doesn't say that "has observed that practically all provisional recruitments meet the benchmarks for sufficiency of qualification that the chairman verifies" is wrong.
Second BF is wrong: Because it doesn't any support to the conclusion drawn by the training manager.
(B) The first is a finding introduced in support of the main conclusion of the argument made by the training manager; the second is that main conclusion.
Incorrect,
First BF is wrong: Because it doesn't any support to the conclusion drawn by the training manager.
Second BF is wrong: Because it is not the main conclusion, rather the main conclusion is "The recommendation is risky and should not be accepted".
(C) The first is an observation disputed by the training manager; the second is a conclusion drawn from that observation.
Incorrect,
First BF is wrong: the training manager doesn't say that "has observed that practically all provisional recruitments meet the benchmarks for sufficiency of qualification that the chairman verifies" is wrong.
Second BF is correct: Because it is an intermediate conclusion which further supports the conclusion by the consultant "the process of seeking the chairman’s approval be done away with".
(D) The first is a finding that was used to support a proposal opposed by the training manager; the second is a judgment that was based on that finding and in turn was used in support of the proposal.
Correct,
First BF is correct: Because supports an intermediate conclusion which further supports the conclusion by the consultant "the process of seeking the chairman’s approval be done away with".
Second BF is correct: Because it is an intermediate conclusion which further supports the conclusion by the consultant "the process of seeking the chairman’s approval be done away with".
(E) The first is a conclusion, the evidence for which is evaluated by the training manager; the second is part of the evidence that is cited in favor of that conclusion.
Incorrect,
First BF is wrong: Because it is just a finding.
Second BF is wrong: It is indeed an evidence which supports another conclusion, not the first BF.
(D) is the answer.
Incorrect,
First BF is wrong: the training manager doesn't say that "has observed that practically all provisional recruitments meet the benchmarks for sufficiency of qualification that the chairman verifies" is wrong.
Second BF is wrong: Because it doesn't any support to the conclusion drawn by the training manager.
(B) The first is a finding introduced in support of the main conclusion of the argument made by the training manager; the second is that main conclusion.
Incorrect,
First BF is wrong: Because it doesn't any support to the conclusion drawn by the training manager.
Second BF is wrong: Because it is not the main conclusion, rather the main conclusion is "The recommendation is risky and should not be accepted".
(C) The first is an observation disputed by the training manager; the second is a conclusion drawn from that observation.
Incorrect,
First BF is wrong: the training manager doesn't say that "has observed that practically all provisional recruitments meet the benchmarks for sufficiency of qualification that the chairman verifies" is wrong.
Second BF is correct: Because it is an intermediate conclusion which further supports the conclusion by the consultant "the process of seeking the chairman’s approval be done away with".
(D) The first is a finding that was used to support a proposal opposed by the training manager; the second is a judgment that was based on that finding and in turn was used in support of the proposal.
Correct,
First BF is correct: Because supports an intermediate conclusion which further supports the conclusion by the consultant "the process of seeking the chairman’s approval be done away with".
Second BF is correct: Because it is an intermediate conclusion which further supports the conclusion by the consultant "the process of seeking the chairman’s approval be done away with".
(E) The first is a conclusion, the evidence for which is evaluated by the training manager; the second is part of the evidence that is cited in favor of that conclusion.
Incorrect,
First BF is wrong: Because it is just a finding.
Second BF is wrong: It is indeed an evidence which supports another conclusion, not the first BF.
(D) is the answer.
