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Willett: Lopez and Simmons, a married couple, have both been offered jobs at Evritech Corporation. Because Evritech has a rule against hiring more than one member of the same family, Lopez and Simmons have decided to reveal their marriage to Evritech. Their decision is foolish , however, since it will mean that one of them will have a job offer withdrawn. After all, they could easily keep their marriage secret initially and, if they want, later claim to have married after they were hired: Evritech has no policy of terminating one of two employees who marry each other.
The main conclusion of Willett's argument is that
(A) Lopez and Simmons should not both have applied for jobs at Evritech Corporation
(B) Evritech Corporation's rule against hiring more than one member of the same family is often not enforced
(C) Lopez and Simmons would be unwise to reveal their marriage to Evritech Corporation without already having started to work there
(D) Evritech Corporation should be willing to employ two members of the same family ifit is willing to retain two of its employees who marry each other
(E) Evritech Corporation is not likely to discover the marital status of Lopez and Simmons if they do not volunteer the information
The main conclusion of Willett's argument is that
(A) Lopez and Simmons should not both have applied for jobs at Evritech Corporation
(B) Evritech Corporation's rule against hiring more than one member of the same family is often not enforced
(C) Lopez and Simmons would be unwise to reveal their marriage to Evritech Corporation without already having started to work there
(D) Evritech Corporation should be willing to employ two members of the same family ifit is willing to retain two of its employees who marry each other
(E) Evritech Corporation is not likely to discover the marital status of Lopez and Simmons if they do not volunteer the information
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30 Apr 2024, 11:27
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We are asked to find the conclusion.
So, we want to find an opinion, not a fact. The conclusion will generally be a judgment, prediction, plan, or explanation.
Additionally, a Premise Marker like "since" is often attached to the conclusion, with a structure like "Since (premise), therefore (conclusion)". Or vice versa, "(conclusion), since (premise)"
Here, the 3rd sentence says: "Their decision is foolish , however, since it will mean that one of them will have a job offer withdrawn."
"Their decision is foolish" is clearly a judgment/opinion, and therefore is the conclusion. Additionally, a premise to support it follows, with the common Premise Marker, "since".
Next, let's make sure we understand the details of what "their decision" is referring to, in the prior sentence:
"Lopez and Simmons have decided to reveal their marriage to Evritech".
Next, we can go to the answer choices, and one will match with "their decision is foolish", potentially with additional details.
"(C) Lopez and Simmons would be unwise to reveal their marriage to Evritech Corporation without already having started to work there"
From our analysis above, "Lopez and Simmons would be unwise to reveal their marriage to Evritech Corporation" is a perfect match.
However, we should always make sure that the entire choice fits, to avoid a trap. What about the end of the choice, "without having already started to work there"?
Let's go back and re-read the 4th sentence of the passage:
"they could easily keep their marriage secret initially and, if they want, later claim to have married after they were hired"
So, the author's full conclusion includes the additional point that they could claim to have married after they were hired.
Therefore, all of choice C matches, and we can safely choose it.
None of the other choices match the content of the passage:
(A) Lopez and Simmons should not both have applied for jobs at Evritech Corporation
The author's criticism was about the decision to reveal their marriage, not the applications themselves.
(B) Evritech Corporation's rule against hiring more than one member of the same family is often not enforced
The author does not say that the rule is "often not enforced"
(D) Evritech Corporation should be willing to employ two members of the same family ifit is willing to retain two of its employees who marry each other
The author makes no judgment about what "Evritech" should do. The author was critical of the couple's decision to reveal their marriage.
(E) Evritech Corporation is not likely to discover the marital status of Lopez and Simmons if they do not volunteer the information
The author makes no explicit judgment about the likelihood of Evritech discovering their marital status.
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Whole argument is directed towards proving that ''Guy is foolish'', but i was confused about the role of below sentence in the argument.
Is it intermediate conclusion?
After all, they could easily keep their marriage secret initially and, if they want, later claim to have married after they were hired: Evritech has no policy of terminating one of two employees who marry each other.
Whole argument is directed towards proving that ''Guy is foolish'', but i was confused about the role of below sentence in the argument.
Is it intermediate conclusion?
After all, they could easily keep their marriage secret initially and, if they want, later claim to have married after they were hired: Evritech has no policy of terminating one of two employees who marry each other.
