When a polygraph test is judged inconclusive, this is no

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When a polygraph test is judged inconclusive, this is no reflection on the examinee. Rather, such a judgment means that the test has failed to show whether the examinee was truthful or untruthful. Nevertheless, employers
will sometimes refuse to hire a job applicant because of an inconclusive polygraph test result.

Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above? 

(A) Most examinees with inconclusive polygraph test results are in fact untruthful. 

(B)Polygraph tests should not be used by employers in the consideration of job applicants.

(C)An inconclusive polygraph test result is sometimes unfairly held against the examinee.

(D)A polygraph test indicating that an examinee is untruthful can sometimes be mistaken.

(E)Some employers have refused to consider the results of polygraph tests when evaluating job applicants.


Hello, could anybody tell me why not E? 
I cannot get it very well from OG. thanks

gayathri · Answer

Chunjuwu, It cannot be E because, E says that employers do NOT consider the polygraph results when evaluating candidates for jobs. But that is not true as the question stem clearly states that they reject the candidates based on an inconclusive result from the polygraph test. So, they DO CONSIDER the result of the polygraph test when evaluating candidates. 

So, E is a false conclusion.
HTH

chunjuwu · Answer

Thanks, gayathri, 

I've get it.

gter · Answer

Hi HongHu,

Why can it be A? I read the OG answer and still didn't get it. How does a unfairly held test prevent the employer from hiring the applicant? I can seem to figure that out. 

I mean in OG:"treating lack of information as if it were unfavorable evidence about a person can reasonably be considered unfair". That's all true, but how does that connect to "refute to hire"? After all it's just a test that can't tell anything about the applicant.

Please help

Many thanks!

wahi00 · Answer

When a polygraph test is judged inconclusive, this is no reflection on the examinee. Rather, such a judgment means that the test has failed to show whether the examinee was truthful or untruthful. Nevertheless, employers 
will sometimes refuse to hire a job applicant because of an inconclusive polygraph test result. 

Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above? 

(A) Most examinees with inconclusive polygraph test results are in fact untruthful. 

(B)Polygraph tests should not be used by employers in the consideration of job applicants. 

(C)An inconclusive polygraph test result is sometimes unfairly held against the examinee. 

(D)A polygraph test indicating that an examinee is untruthful can sometimes be mistaken. 

(E)Some employers have refused to consider the results of polygraph tests when evaluating job applicants.

Hi HongHu,

Why can it be A? I read the OG answer and still didn't get it. How does a unfairly held test prevent the employer from hiring the applicant? I can seem to figure that out.

I mean in OG:"treating lack of information as if it were unfavorable evidence about a person can reasonably be considered unfair". That's all true, but how does that connect to "refute to hire"? After all it's just a test that can't tell anything about the applicant.

Please help

Many thanks!

Your overthinking your answer. YOu have to think of Critical reasoning questions as an alien would who doesn't know anything except the information that it is given. It can't be A because we don't know if a inclusive test in the mind of the person hiring you means untrustfull. 

wahi

Antmavel · Answer

C too

nakib77 · Answer

I will go with C too.

desiguy · Answer

Definetly a C

job applicant may not be hired if the test is inconclusive.

GMATT73 · Answer

Chujuwu> E is too broad. It would be correct if it were rephrased as:

Some employers have refused to consider the results of  (inconclusive)  polygraph tests when evaluating job applicants. 

I believe the answer should be C.

OA?

ranga41 · Answer

It cannot be A because the statement clearly says examinees with inconclusive polygraph test could be truthful or untruthfull....

I would have choosen C too, totally based on the tone of the statement.

ajaytumaney · Answer

The last sentence of the passage clearly shows what the conclusion should be. 
C it is.

rahulraao · Answer

This one is a C alright!

kimmyg · Answer

C for me too

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