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Industrial Sociologist: With unemployment in the US at 3.8 percent, its lowest level in many years, the labor market seems healthy. But that number hides a perplexing anomaly: The percentage of men who are neither working nor looking for work has risen substantially over the past several decades. When the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys households, every adult is put into one of three categories. Those who have a job are employed. Those who are not working but are searching for a job are unemployed. Those who are neither working nor looking for work are counted as out of the labor force. This is so because if a person without a job isn't looking for one, then he or she doesn't want one, and joblessness is not a problem. A recent study, however, shows that the rise in non-participation is related to declining opportunities for those with low levels of education. Unskilled workers are left with the choice of accepting lower wages or leaving the labor force. This hypothesis is consistent with the fact that labor force participation has fallen more for workers with lower levels of educational attainment.
The two portions in boldface play which of the following roles in the industrial sociologist's argument?
A. The first is a practice that the argument seeks to justify; the second states the conclusion of the argument.
B. The first is a finding whose accuracy is evaluated in the argument; the second is the evidence presented to establish that the finding is accurate.
C. The first is an assumption that the argument rejects; the second presents evidence in support of that rejection.
D. The first is a claim that has been used to support a conclusion that the argument accepts; the second is the conclusion of the argument.
E. The first is an observation for which the second provides an explanation.
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The two portions in boldface play which of the following roles in the industrial sociologist's argument?
A. The first is a practice that the argument seeks to justify; the second states the conclusion of the argument.
B. The first is a finding whose accuracy is evaluated in the argument; the second is the evidence presented to establish that the finding is accurate.
C. The first is an assumption that the argument rejects; the second presents evidence in support of that rejection.
D. The first is a claim that has been used to support a conclusion that the argument accepts; the second is the conclusion of the argument.
E. The first is an observation for which the second provides an explanation.
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Right Answer Explanation / Suggested Answer :
1. Not correct. The first boldface stem relates joblessness to one's need. This may or may not be justified since a person not looking for a job may not mean that he doesn't need one. It may be that he has lost hope of landing one or considers himself to have been pushed out of the job market. The second boldface section is an outcome or result, and not the conclusion of the argument.
2. Not correct. The first boldface is not a finding but an assumption of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The second is an evidence that rejects the assumption explicitly made in the first.
3. Correct. The first boldface stem relates joblessness to one's need. This may or may not be justified since a person not looking for a job may not mean that he doesn't need one. Thus, the first boldface stem is a misplaced assumption. Since there are workers who do not search for a job (leading to a fall in labor force participation) because they know they are too under-skilled to get one, the second boldface stem rejects the explicit assumption in the first stem that whoever doesn't look out for a job doesn't need one.
4. Not correct. There is no conclusion that the argument accepts. The second is an evidence that rejects the hypothesis or assumption of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5. Not correct. The first is a misplaced assumption on which the definition of 'unemployed' of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is based, and not an observation. The second is evidence that opposes this assumption.
1. Not correct. The first boldface stem relates joblessness to one's need. This may or may not be justified since a person not looking for a job may not mean that he doesn't need one. It may be that he has lost hope of landing one or considers himself to have been pushed out of the job market. The second boldface section is an outcome or result, and not the conclusion of the argument.
2. Not correct. The first boldface is not a finding but an assumption of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The second is an evidence that rejects the assumption explicitly made in the first.
3. Correct. The first boldface stem relates joblessness to one's need. This may or may not be justified since a person not looking for a job may not mean that he doesn't need one. Thus, the first boldface stem is a misplaced assumption. Since there are workers who do not search for a job (leading to a fall in labor force participation) because they know they are too under-skilled to get one, the second boldface stem rejects the explicit assumption in the first stem that whoever doesn't look out for a job doesn't need one.
4. Not correct. There is no conclusion that the argument accepts. The second is an evidence that rejects the hypothesis or assumption of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5. Not correct. The first is a misplaced assumption on which the definition of 'unemployed' of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is based, and not an observation. The second is evidence that opposes this assumption.
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