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by FINALCOUNTDOWN » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:15 am
Below is an excerpt from a letter that was sent by the chairman of a corporation to the stockholders.
A number of charges have been raised against me, some serious, some trivial. Individuals seeking to control the corporation for their own purposes have demanded my resignation. Remember that no court of law in any state has found me guilty of any criminal offense whatsoever. In the American tradition, as you know, an individual is considered innocent until proven guilty. Furthermore, as the corporation’s unbroken six-year record of growth will show, my conduct of my official duties as chairman has only helped enhance the success of the corporation, and so benefited every stockholder.
Which of the following can be properly inferred from the excerpt?
(A) The chairman believes that all those who have demanded his resignation are motivated by desire to control the corporation for their own purposes.
(B) Any misdeeds that the chairman may have committed were motivated by his desire to enhance the success of the corporation.
(C) The chairman is innocent of any criminal offense.
(D) The corporation has expanded steadily over the past six years.
(E) Any legal proceedings against the chairman have resulted in his acquittal.
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by bmlaud » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:58 am
Option A can only be inferred from the passage.

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by vcbabu » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:10 am
D IT IS . UNBROKEN SIX YEAR RECORD OF GROWTH IS THE CLUE FOR INFERENCE TO THE QUESTION

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by krisraam » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:25 pm
D is the correct answer.

A. We can't say whether they are motivated by desire or whatsoever.
B. Can't be infered in the same lines.
C. It doesn't mean because the chairman is not proven guilty that he is innocent.
D. Unbroken six year record growth means at steady rate..
E. We have no information on that


(A) The chairman believes that all those who have demanded his resignation are motivated by desire to control the corporation for their own purposes.
(B) Any misdeeds that the chairman may have committed were motivated by his desire to enhance the success of the corporation.
(C) The chairman is innocent of any criminal offense.
(D) The corporation has expanded steadily over the past six years.
(E) Any legal proceedings against the chairman have resulted in his acquittal.

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by Hopper39 » Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:45 pm
Also, although a more trivial critique of A, there may be individuals outside those referenced in the letter that are currently demanding his resignation (ex: shareholders who have heard about the scandal/misconduct). He may believe SOME, but not ALL those demanding his resignation have a hidden agenda - although per the above posts, we can't say for sure exactly what that agenda may be.

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by bec.amit » Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:45 pm
IMO A:

Based on the chairman's statement we can infer that he thinks A to be true.

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by logitech » Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:59 pm
(A) The chairman believes that all those who have demanded his resignation are motivated by desire to control the corporation for their own purposes.

Dogs have 4 legs

All animals with 4 legs are dogs ? NO!

A is wrong
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by samanthaJ79 » Fri May 13, 2016 3:35 am
I think A is the right answer