Critical Reasoning

People who do not believe that others distrust them are confident in their own abilities, so people who tend to trust others think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat, since this is precisely how people who are confident in their won abilities regard such tasks.
The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
(A) People who believe that others distrust them tend to trust others.
(B) Confidence in one's own abilities gives one confidence in the trustworthiness of others.
(C) People who tend to trust others do not believe that others distrust them.
(D) People who are not threatened by difficult tasks tend to find such tasks challenging.
(E) People tend to distrust those who they believe lack self-confidence.

IMO C

Whats the source of the problem???
Whats the OA?

garima99 wrote:People who do not believe that others distrust them are confident in their own abilities, so people who tend to trust others think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat, since this is precisely how people who are confident in their won abilities regard such tasks.
The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
(A) People who believe that others distrust them tend to trust others.
(B) Confidence in one's own abilities gives one confidence in the trustworthiness of others.
(C) People who tend to trust others do not believe that others distrust them.
(D) People who are not threatened by difficult tasks tend to find such tasks challenging.
(E) People tend to distrust those who they believe lack self-confidence.

B

It fills in the gap between "People who do not believe that others distrust them are confident in their own abilities"... "so people who tend to trust others think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat"

BlindVision wrote:

garima99 wrote:People who do not believe that others distrust them are confident in their own abilities, so people who tend to trust others think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat, since this is precisely how people who are confident in their won abilities regard such tasks.
The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
(A) People who believe that others distrust them tend to trust others.
(B) Confidence in one's own abilities gives one confidence in the trustworthiness of others.
(C) People who tend to trust others do not believe that others distrust them.
(D) People who are not threatened by difficult tasks tend to find such tasks challenging.
(E) People tend to distrust those who they believe lack self-confidence.

B

It fills in the gap between "People who do not believe that others distrust them are confident in their own abilities"... "so people who tend to trust others think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat"

IMO C.
B can be eliminated because - Confidence in one's own abilities gives one confidence in the trustworthiness of others. But it may not make them trustworthiness of others.

garima99 wrote:People who do not believe that others distrust them are confident in their own abilities, so people who tend to trust others think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat, since this is precisely how people who are confident in their won abilities regard such tasks.
The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
(A) People who believe that others distrust them tend to trust others.
(B) Confidence in one's own abilities gives one confidence in the trustworthiness of others.
(C) People who tend to trust others do not believe that others distrust them.
(D) People who are not threatened by difficult tasks tend to find such tasks challenging.
(E) People tend to distrust those who they believe lack self-confidence.

IMO : C

Well... I did not understand why C is correct!
Full explanation is needed!!

One more for B . garima can you post the OA?

+1 for C.

IMO : C, wat is the OA??

IMO C...

P1: People who do not believe that others distrust them are confident in their own abilities.
P2: Since this is precisely how people who are confident in their own abilities regard such tasks.
C1: So people who tend to trust others think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat.

Question Stem: The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

NOTE: This question becomes easier if you rephrase the second premise (P2). In P2, the word "this" refers to "thinking of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat". Thus, P2 can be rephrased as "Thinking of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat is precisely how people who are confident in their own abilities regard such tasks". Now reorder P2 so it is parallel in structure to P1 and C1. P2 becomes, "People who are confident in their own abilities think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat". Now read the revised P2 along with P1 and C1.

P1: People who do not believe that others distrust them are confident in their own abilities.
P2: People who are confident in their own abilities think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat.
C1: People who tend to trust others think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat.

Now it is easier to see the gap in the argument. The premises and conclusion are not connected. We need to connect "People who tend to trust others" to either "People who are confident in their own abilities" or "People who do not believe that others distrust them".

Between (B) and (C).

(B) "Confidence in one's own abilities gives one confidence in the trustworthiness of others." Incorrect. This answer appears to be correct because it appears to connect "People who are confident in their own abilities" to "People who tend to trust others". This answer is incorrect because it refers to "giving one confidence in the trustworthiness of others". This is not the same as "tending to trust others". Just because I increase my confidence in the trustworthiness of others does not necessarily mean that I tend to trust others.

(C) "People who tend to trust others do not believe that others distrust them." Correct. This answer is correct because it connects "People who tend to trust others" to "People who do not believe that others distrust them". This is exactly what we need. Reread the argument with this answer choice before the first premise. See below.

Ans (C): People who tend to trust others do not believe that others distrust them.
P1: People who do not believe that others distrust them are confident in their own abilities.
P2: People who are confident in their own abilities think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat.
C1: People who tend to trust others think of a difficult task as a challenge rather than a threat.

This is the same as the following:
A then B,
B then C,
C then D,
So, A then D