Critical Reasoning

The interview is an essential part of the graduate school admissions process because, with it, students who have personalities that are unsuited to the area of study and course requirements will be eliminated from consideration.

The argument above logically depends on which of the following assumptions?

An admissions program will admit the best applicants if it includes interviews.
The interview is a more significant part of a successful admissions program than is the development of the course of study.
Admissions officers can accurately identify applicants whose personalities are not suited to the area of study.
The only purpose of an interview is to evaluate whether graduate school candidates' personalities are suited to the area of study.
The fit of graduate school applicants' personalities to the course requirements was once the most important factor for making admissions decisions.

c or b ? cc

I think the answer should be C - Admissions officers can accurately identify applicants whose personalities are not suited to the area of study.

Here's why. The interview is supposed to help eliminate unsuitable applicants right? So this assumes the interviewer's ability to distinguish between suitable and unsuitable applicants. Option C tells us this.

Option B doesn't help us much. It basically reiterates the first sentence - The interview is an essential part of the graduate school admissions process......

That's my opinion.


Would love to hear an expert opinion on this.