Struthers College has built its reputation for academic

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Struthers College has built its reputation for academic excellence largely on significant contributions from wealthy alumni who are avid fans of the school's football team. Although the team has won more national championships over the years than any other team in its division, this year it did not even win the division title, and so Struthers College can expect to see a decline in alumni contributions next year.

The above argument relies on which of the following assumptions about Struthers College?

(A) The college's reputation for academic excellence depends on the performance of its football team.
(B) Contributions from alumni are needed for the college to produce a winning football team.
(C) Some Struthers alumni contribute to the college because they enjoy seeing its football team win.
(D) The college's football team will continue its losing streak next year.
(E) As a group, the college's alumni will have at least as much discretionary money to give away next year as this year.
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by deloitte247 » Thu Jun 28, 2018 8:50 am

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Option A - CORRECT.
This statement is true because the colleges reputation for academic excellence depends on the football team who have a significant contribution from wealthy alumni who are avid fans of the schools football team.

Option B - INCORRECT.
This option would have been correct but the contributions are not only needed for the school football team but always for the colleges reputation for academic excellence to remain.

Option C - INCORRECT.
This statement has strongly defend the reason why the alumni contribute to the school football team, but this reason cannot absolutely destroy the schools reputation due to the failure of team this year.

Option D - INCORRECT.
Football team winning or losing cannot be predicted just like that, so therefore, this statement is wrong.

Option E - INCORRECT.
This option is may be true only if the school football team are unable to win their next match next year.