A difficult CR - Set 13 Q11

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Topic: A difficult CR - Set 13 Q11
PostWed Sep 19, 2007 8:58 am
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In general, jobs are harder to get in times of economic recession because many businesses cut back operations. However, any future recessions in Vargonia will probably not reduce the availability of teaching jobs at government-funded schools. This is because Vargonia has just introduced a legal requirement that education in government-funded schools be available, free of charge, to all Vargonian children regardless of the state of the economy, and that current student-teacher ratios not be exceeded.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

A. The current student-teacher ratio at Vargonia's government-funded schools is higher than it was during the most recent period of economic recession.

B. During recent periods when the Vargonian economy has been strong, almost 25 percent of Vargonian children have attended privately funded schools, many of which charge substantial fees.

C. Nearly 20 percent more teachers are currently employed in Vargonia's government-funded schools than had been employed in those schools in the period before the last economic recession.

D. Teachers in Vargonia's government-funded schools are well paid relative to teachers in most privately funded schools in Vargonia, many of which rely heavily on part-time teachers.

E. During the last economic recession in Vargonia, the government permanently closed a number of the schools that it had funded.
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PostWed Sep 19, 2007 9:46 am
I would go with B.

If the economy goes into a recession. Many people will not be able to afford the private schools, thus will send their children to public school. Since their is a teacher-student ratio requirment, the gov will have to hire new teachers to maintain the ratio during an influx of students.

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PostWed Sep 19, 2007 9:54 am
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