Critical Reasoning

bhumika.k.shah wrote:A recent study concluded that the employees most likely to embezzle are those who have not been trained in a company ethics course or do not have a stake in the financial success of the company. Company C, which had problems with employee corruption in the past, has had several recent cases in which its employees have been suspected of embezzlement.

According to the study, which of the following employees is LEAST likely to embezzle from company C?

A.An employee who was not trained in a company ethics course and owns shares of another company's stock.

B.An employee who has taken an ethics course offered outside the company.

C.An employee who has a side business as a stock analyst, but does not own any of company C's stock.

D.An employee who does not own any of company C's stock but was trained in company C's ethics course.

E.An employee who owns stock in many different companies, but not in company C.


I spent 3 minutes on this problem and yet i got it wrong!

bhumika.k.shah wrote:A recent study concluded that the employees most likely to embezzle are those who have not been trained in a company ethics course or do not have a stake in the financial success of the company. Company C, which had problems with employee corruption in the past, has had several recent cases in which its employees have been suspected of embezzlement.

According to the study, which of the following employees is LEAST likely to embezzle from company C?

Cause : No training in company ethics course /No stake in company
Effect : Embezzlement

LEAST likely means FOUR ANSWER CHOICES will support the causal relationship stated above and ONE ANSWER CHOICE will not support it. Lets see which one :

A.An employee who was not trained in a company ethics course and owns shares of another company's stock.
Incorrect : No training in ethics - So this one is LIKELY to embezzle

B.An employee who has taken an ethics course offered outside the company.
Incorrect : Ethics course offered outside the company may not match with ethics of the company. Hence even this one is LIKELY to embezzle.

C.An employee who has a side business as a stock analyst, but does not own any of company C's stock.
Incorrect : No stake in company - LIKELY to embezzle

D.An employee who does not own any of company C's stock but was trained in company C's ethics course.
Correct : Trained in Company's ethics - NOT LIKELY to embezzle

E.An employee who owns stock in many different companies, but not in company C.
Incorrect : No stake in company c - LIKELY to embezzle

Hope This Helps : )