Critical Reasoning - Assuption

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Critical Reasoning - Assuption

by dragonball » Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:24 am

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Most people who run for an elected office do so because they want to be of service to the public. If, however, an official publishes a book revealing information that had not previously been made public and profits from the publication, that person’s political career has inarguably come to an end because he or she will never again be trusted by other members of the government.

The conclusion that a public official who publishes a book has ended his or her political career rests on which of the following assumptions?

A) Most government officials seek office in order to serve the public.

B) Public officials must often keep information secret.

C) Trust is essential for a successful career as a public official.

D) Members of the government frequently do not trust authors of books.

E) Public officials will seek to profit from their access to privileged information if given the opportunity
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Re: Critical Reasoning - Assuption

by Srishtim23 » Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:49 am

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OA: C
As mentioned in the passage, that person’s political career has inarguably come to an end because he or she will never again be trusted by other members of the government.
Underlying assumption could be if the person is not trust worthy his career will come to an end.
so trust is important.

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Re: Critical Reasoning - Assuption

by deloitte247 » Fri Aug 14, 2020 4:04 am

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Option A - Incorrect
Of course, this is true for people seeking political office but it's wrong to backup the passage conclusion on a public official who publishes a book has ended his or her political career.

Option B - Correct
The expression "a public official who publishes a book has ended his or her political career" shows that all public officials must often keep information secret, and away from the public if not authorized by the government.

Option C - Incorrect
This shares a similar view to option B; nonetheless saying the truth doesn't hold much weight compared to keep information secretive in the political atmosphere.

Option D - Incorrect
We cannot validate this claim from the passage.

Option E - Incorrect
This statement rests on the fact that permission has to be granted by the government before any public official can publish a book.

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Re: Critical Reasoning - Assuption

by sjain296 » Fri Aug 14, 2020 4:42 am

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Premise - person is not trusted by other members o the government.

Conclusion - Person's political career has inarguably come to an end

We need answer choice which says Trust is required for the political career.

option C resonates with this pre-thinking.

Therefore, IMO the correct option is C.