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by nileshdalvi » Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:31 pm
The United States has experienced a big growth in
job creation. This trend has continued for several
years and will soon eliminate the problem of
joblessness.
Which one of the answers below is an error in the
reasoning that leads to the above prediction?
(A) It does not quote numbers showing how jobs
are growing in comparison to the population.
(B) Some people will never have jobs because
they lack the skills to hold a simple job.
(C) It fails to quote government reports comparing
pay rates of new jobs to minimum wage.
(D) Some people will have to hold two or even
three jobs to live at a minimum level.
(E) It fails to consider tax rates.

How is B better than A?
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by n@resh » Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:51 pm
nileshdalvi wrote:The United States has experienced a big growth in
job creation. This trend has continued for several
years and will soon eliminate the problem of
joblessness.
Which one of the answers below is an error in the
reasoning that leads to the above prediction?
(A) It does not quote numbers showing how jobs
are growing in comparison to the population.
(B) Some people will never have jobs because
they lack the skills to hold a simple job.
(C) It fails to quote government reports comparing
pay rates of new jobs to minimum wage.
(D) Some people will have to hold two or even
three jobs to live at a minimum level.
(E) It fails to consider tax rates.

How is B better than A?
Yes, though first option is quite tempting and does qualify to be an answer BUT, if you observe keenly the word: 'ELIMINATE the problem' in a question ..that will be negated by a word 'NEVER have jobs' in the option B!
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by nileshdalvi » Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:53 pm
Thanks Naresh, I think you are right here. The answer choice A has a chance of true or false but this is always true. Thanks.
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by navami » Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:21 am
IMO B
This time no looking back!!!
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by vzzai » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:10 pm
IMO B. Joblessness = jobs for ALL, even for people with no basic skills (Ex: kids). B points that out correctly.
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by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:38 pm
I could finalize A & B in the first reading.
Then for choosing the right answer, I had to exercise the make/Break test.

For A: Population is something which is nto mentioned in the statement. Well, in that case population growth may be lesser as well thus this does not break the statement.

For B: If some people will never get a job, Joblessness will always be there despite of high job market. Since, these people do not have skills, main issue remains. Thus B is the right choice.

I hope this helps.

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by dhonu121 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:36 pm
I am still not convinced about B being the right answer.
The question specifically asks for error in the reasoning.Hence, we dont have to weaken the argument here.We have to show the holes in the reasoning of the argument.
The argument talks about high big growth in job creation, but does not talk about the labor market.Or the number of people who need jobs.The trend in job creation might fallbehind the trend in the increase in the labor market.Hence A is the error in the reasoning.

B is not an error in the reasoning.It talks about certain people who lack the skill to hold a simple job.Do we even consider them while talking about joblessness ?
Rather, B is more of an argument weakener.
Somebody please illuminate me on this.

Thanks a lot in Advance.
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