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by YellowSapphire » Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:48 am
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Enrollment in computer training programs tends to be high in a strong economy and much lower during weak economic times. How individuals view the likelihood of future job availability, therefore, affects people's willingness to pass up immediate their current employment opportunities in order to invest in career-related training.

The argument above assumes that:

A. those who enroll in computer training schools during a strong economy help increase the economy's strength.
B. computer training programs admit fewer students during recessions.
C. perceptions of the likelihood of job availability are related to the state of the economy.
D. the perceived likelihood of job availability has decreased in recent years.
E. all those who avoid computer training school during an economic slump do so because of the perceived lack of future jobs.

OA: C

Why E is wrong??
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by mundasingh123 » Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:08 am
YellowSapphire wrote:Source: veritas Prep [800score]
Enrollment in computer training programs tends to be high in a strong economy and much lower during weak economic times. How individuals view the likelihood of future job availability, therefore, affects people's willingness to pass up immediate their current employment opportunities in order to invest in career-related training.
E. all those who avoid computer training school during an economic slump do so because of the perceived lack of future jobs.
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I chose C as soon as i read it.I kind of prephrased it.
I chose to eliminate E because
1)The conclusion talks abt career-related training, it has no mention of Computer training school.
2)f someone were to avoid computer training school for reasons other than perceived lack of future jobs for example "lack of funds, lack of interest in Computers,it doesnt destroy the Conclusion
3)Some will say that E is too extreme since it talks abt All the Students.
This was what i found by applying the Negation Technique
But after rereading my response, I checked if it bridges the gap between the premise and the conclusion.It doesnt bridge the gap between Enrollment in computer training programs and prediction abt Future Job Availability