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The art of waging war has reached a high level of detail

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by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:57 pm

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The art of waging war has reached a high level of detail throughout the ages and is viewed today as a form of science. A new brand-promotion firm has decided to base its financial strategies on a renowned military strategist, as published in an on-line brochure sent to prospective investors.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies?

A) Military Strategies can be used in the world of marketing for brand promotion.
B) Military maxims can be used in any sphere of human existence.
C) Brochures are one of the best ways to further a firm's interests.
D) Military strategy and financial strategy differ in name only.
E) Military strategists are also adept at marketing.

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by deloitte247 » Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:16 am
Option A - Correct
The fact that the firm decided to base its financial strategies on a military strategist shows that military strategist can be used in the world of marketing for brand promotion.

Option B - Incorrect
This isn't the assumption to which the argument relies on because, the argument isn't about any sphere of human existence. It concerned with financial strategies.

Option C - Incorrect
There is no indication or prove to show that brochures are one of the best ways to further a firms interest. So, this cannot serve as the assumption to which the argument relies on.

Option D - Incorrect
Well, the firm is interested in basing its financial strategies on a military strategist, it doesn't mean that they are the same thing with different names.

Option E - Incorrect
Perhaps, but there is no fact or evidence to back this up in the argument. So, it can't be the assumption that the argument relies on.
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