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Methodical, carefully planned tactics are typically considered preferable to improvisational tactics for tackling challenges on the battlefield. Yet, recent research has found that high-ranking military officers rely on improvisation significantly more than do most middle-ranked or low-ranked officers. This finding confirms the opposing viewpoint that improvisational planning is in fact more effective than careful, methodical planning.
The conclusion above is based on which of the following assumptions?
A) Methodical, careful planning is unsuitable for tackling many real-life challenges.
B) High-ranking military officers are capable of using either improvisational planning or methodical, careful planning in tackling challenges.
C) The challenges tackled by middle-ranked and lower-ranked military officers can be handled as easily by using methodical planning as by using improvisational planning.
D) High-ranking military officers are more effective at tackling challenges than are middle-ranking or low-ranking military officers.
E) High-ranking military officers use improvisational planning in tackling the majority of their challenges.
The conclusion above is based on which of the following assumptions?
A) Methodical, careful planning is unsuitable for tackling many real-life challenges.
B) High-ranking military officers are capable of using either improvisational planning or methodical, careful planning in tackling challenges.
C) The challenges tackled by middle-ranked and lower-ranked military officers can be handled as easily by using methodical planning as by using improvisational planning.
D) High-ranking military officers are more effective at tackling challenges than are middle-ranking or low-ranking military officers.
E) High-ranking military officers use improvisational planning in tackling the majority of their challenges.
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Tough choice btw D & E but chose D,
Eliminated E because it looks more like a restatement of the premise.
As far as D is concerned, when negated gives "High-ranking military officers are NO more effective at tackling challenges than are middle-ranking or low-ranking military officers." If this is the case then "improvisational planning is in fact NO more effective than careful, methodical planning". Attacks the conclusion directly.
Eliminated E because it looks more like a restatement of the premise.
As far as D is concerned, when negated gives "High-ranking military officers are NO more effective at tackling challenges than are middle-ranking or low-ranking military officers." If this is the case then "improvisational planning is in fact NO more effective than careful, methodical planning". Attacks the conclusion directly.
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to tackle challenges on battlefield, methodical and carefully planned tactics are considered over improvisational tactics.
but high ranking officers rely more on improvisational than most middle or low ranked officers.
conclusion- improvisational planning is more effective than other mentioned method.
just because higher ranking officers prefer particular tactics, conclusion is made that that method is more effective.
its saying like i enjoy doing certain task in X manner so X is more effective method. what rubbish you piece of moron.
A good to know. i wont use it in my life. out.
B yeah but they are too obsessed with using improvisational. out.
C why they are not using then? we wouldnt have this que here then. out.
D perfect. author must be assuming that they are more effective at handling challenges than other officers thats why conclusion is made that the practice they use is more effective. this clearly fills the gap that we are missing.
E this somewhat strengthen the conclusion. and make us believe more in it. so reject.
but high ranking officers rely more on improvisational than most middle or low ranked officers.
conclusion- improvisational planning is more effective than other mentioned method.
just because higher ranking officers prefer particular tactics, conclusion is made that that method is more effective.
its saying like i enjoy doing certain task in X manner so X is more effective method. what rubbish you piece of moron.
A good to know. i wont use it in my life. out.
B yeah but they are too obsessed with using improvisational. out.
C why they are not using then? we wouldnt have this que here then. out.
D perfect. author must be assuming that they are more effective at handling challenges than other officers thats why conclusion is made that the practice they use is more effective. this clearly fills the gap that we are missing.
E this somewhat strengthen the conclusion. and make us believe more in it. so reject.
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