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19 Jan 2024, 02:30
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Welder: The protective masks we are using are old and cumbersome, preventing us from being able to work as efficiently as possible. We need new masks.
Factory supervisor: The company will not invest in any new masks since doing so will not increase productivity.
Which of the following, if true, would contribute most to the welder’s claim?
A. New welding masks are created from materials that are not as robust as those used in the old masks, reducing their protective capability and duration of use.
B. A welder may experience difficulties when trying to adjust to alterations or modifications made to welding tools or accessories.
C. The evolution of welding began thousands of years ago, and has brought many changes including the introduction of a power supply to the process.
D. A recent report shows that equipment is of very little importance in maintaining a highly efficient manufacturing line.
E. All the new welding masks perform automatic light adjustment, freeing a welder from having to constantly lift the mask, and allowing the use of both hands at all times.
Factory supervisor: The company will not invest in any new masks since doing so will not increase productivity.
Which of the following, if true, would contribute most to the welder’s claim?
A. New welding masks are created from materials that are not as robust as those used in the old masks, reducing their protective capability and duration of use.
B. A welder may experience difficulties when trying to adjust to alterations or modifications made to welding tools or accessories.
C. The evolution of welding began thousands of years ago, and has brought many changes including the introduction of a power supply to the process.
D. A recent report shows that equipment is of very little importance in maintaining a highly efficient manufacturing line.
E. All the new welding masks perform automatic light adjustment, freeing a welder from having to constantly lift the mask, and allowing the use of both hands at all times.
19 Jan 2024, 09:55
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We are required to strengthen welder's argument, of old masks being inefficient.
A. New welding masks are created from materials that are not as robust as those used in the old masks, reducing their protective capability and duration of use.
But they can still lead to higher productivity. Hence, eliminate.
B. A welder may experience difficulties when trying to adjust to alterations or modifications made to welding tools or accessories.
Runner up. However, this is incorrect as it is written as a suggestion and not as a fact.
C. The evolution of welding began thousands of years ago, and has brought many changes including the introduction of a power supply to the process.
Out of scope.
D. A recent report shows that equipment is of very little importance in maintaining a highly efficient manufacturing line.
Out of scope.
E. All the new welding masks perform automatic light adjustment, freeing a welder from having to constantly lift the mask, and allowing the use of both hands at all times.
Correct answer.
Runner up. However, this is incorrect as it is written as a suggestion and not as a fact.
Out of scope.
Out of scope.
E. All the new welding masks perform automatic light adjustment, freeing a welder from having to constantly lift the mask, and allowing the use of both hands at all times.
Correct answer.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Welder: The protective masks we are using are old and cumbersome, preventing us from being able to work as efficiently as possible. We need new masks.
Factory supervisor: The company will not invest in any new masks since doing so will not increase productivity.
Which of the following, if true, would contribute most to the welder’s claim?
A. New welding masks are created from materials that are not as robust as those used in the old masks, reducing their protective capability and duration of use.
Incorrect.
This is a Conclusion Strengthening question in the Dialog format. You are asked to choose the answer choice which strengthens the welder's request (or weakens the Supervisor's position):
This answer choice weakens the welder's request indirectly, by strengthening the supervisor's conclusion. According to this statement, the new masks are not as protective as the old ones and do not last very long. These two weaknesses support the supervisor's claim that new masks will not be beneficial. You are requested, however, to show that the opposite is true.
B. A welder may experience difficulties when trying to adjust to alterations or modifications made to welding tools or accessories.
Incorrect.
This answer choice weakens the welder's request indirectly, by strengthening the supervisor's conclusion. According to this statement, changing a tool or accessory, such as a mask, may make it difficult for a welder to work. This point, therefore, supports the supervisor's claim that new masks will not be beneficial. You are requested, however, to show that the opposite is true.
C. The evolution of welding began thousands of years ago, and has brought many changes including the introduction of a power supply to the process.
Incorrect.
This answer choice neither strengthens nor weakens the welder's request. The history of welding is not relevant to the topic as it cannot help us support the welder's request for new masks.
Look for an answer choice which relates directly to the reasons related by either the welder or the factory supervisor.
D. A recent report shows that equipment is of very little importance in maintaining a highly efficient manufacturing line.
Incorrect.
This answer choice weakens the welder's request by directly contradicting his claim. According to this report, masks, or other pieces of equipment, are not important factors when it comes to increasing the efficiency of a factory. You are requested, however, to show that the opposite is true.
E. All the new welding masks perform automatic light adjustment, freeing a welder from having to constantly lift the mask, and allowing the use of both hands at all times.
This answer choice strengthens the welder's point that new masks will increase efficiency. If the new masks can allow a welder the use of both hands, then it is extremely likely that productivity can be increased.
Even if you don't know this, this answer choice is the only one which states an advantage of masks and agrees with the tone of the welder's conclusion. There is no better answer.
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