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by maihuna » Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:37 pm
Politician: Fewer people are entering the labor market now than previously. If the economy grows, the demand for motivated and educated people will far outstrip the supply. Some companies have already started to respond to this labor-market situation by finding better ways to keep their current employees. Their concern is a sure indicator that the economy is growing.

Which of the following is the best criticism of the politician's reasoning?
(A) The fact that companies are making prudent preparations for a possible future development does not mean that this development is already taking place.

(B) The fact that some companies now try harder to keep their employees does not mean that they used to be indifferent to employee morale.

(C) The fact that demand will outstrip supply does not mean that there will be no supply at all.

(D) The fact that the number of new entrants into the labor market is declining does not mean that the number of new entrants is lower than it has ever been.
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(E) The fact that current employees have become more valuable to some companies does not mean that those employees will do their jobs better than they used to.
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by ranell » Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:31 pm
The answer should be A. Other variants are irrelevant

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by mehravikas » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:33 pm
IMO - A

"A" points out a flaw in the reasoning that if companies have started to prepare better ways to keep their employees, then it is not sufficient to conclude that economy has started growing.

According to me, only A and C are close contenders. Rest are irrelevant.

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by pandeyvineet24 » Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:53 pm
One more for A.

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by gmatmachoman » Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:57 am
One More for A

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by kris77 » Sun May 15, 2016 3:57 pm
I'd say A but I'm afraid more because of my intuition than any logic