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by Mission2012 » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:51 pm
In most businesses, refusing to employ someone with a criminal record violates federal hiring regulations. The LMN Corporation is not exempt from this regulation, yet an analysis of their hiring practices shows that they have not hired anyone with a criminal record for the past five years, even though they have had numerous opportunities to do so. Whether the corporation has actually violated the regulation, however, depends entirely on whether those in a position to hire were aware of the applicants' criminal records.

Which of the following points out a weakness in the argument above?

A> The LMN corporation hired several people with criminal records between 5 and 10 years ago

B> The LMN corporation is owned by a business that, for security reasons, is exempt from the hiring regulation.

C> An applicant who makes it clear that he or she has a criminal record might have been refused employment for that reason, or for an unrelated reason.

D> Most of the applicants with criminal records who were refused employment at LMN were then able to easily find employment at similar businesses.

E>The hiring regulation was put into place six years ago.

[spoiler]OA : D[/spoiler]
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by pearl_rafter » Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:18 pm
IMO C.
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by pearl_rafter » Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:18 pm
IMO C.
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by Mission2012 » Fri Aug 30, 2013 6:04 pm
Hi,

Could you also provide your reasoning for C
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by Mission2012 » Fri Aug 30, 2013 6:05 pm
Hi,

Could you also provide your reasoning for C
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by amit2013 » Sat Sep 07, 2013 11:45 am
Answer should be C. Argument is not about did LMN broke the law or not. It is about if person knows the he is criminal, he would rejected and no other reason.
C proved thhat to be wrong
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by Java_85 » Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:32 am
C it is.
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by Nitin.811g » Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:11 am
I think the OA should be C
Conclusion is : The corporation could be violating the law provided they are not aware of the applicants criminal background and then rejecting him.

A - Discussion is based on last 5 years and hence this is not relevant
B - Business owner given hiring exemption is out of scope.
C - Looks possible answer since the applicant makes it clear about his criminal status and rejecting on the mentioned reason definitely looks to weaken the argument.
D - Whether the applicants were able to find the job or not is not under discussion, hence not in scope or irrelevant
E - Does not weaken the conclusion
and hence IMO OA should be C
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