Critical Reasoning

It is clear that now is the time to study physics. Recently, a poll of the readership of The Physics Review showed that more than half the respondents believed that their universities needed an infusion of students with talent in physics. This indicates that there are many employment opportunities in these physics departments.

Which of the following, if true, would most effectively weaken the conclusion that now would be a good time to study physics?





There are only ten full-time professors in the average university physics department.



The physics departments at small universities are currently underfunded.



Those who study physics are not always satisfied with their chosen field.



Only 60 percent of universities are actively looking to increase their general science faculty.



Only 0.01 percent of the members of university physics departments read The Physics Review.


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