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Which of the following best completes the passage below

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by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:46 pm
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Which of the following best completes the passage below?

In a survey of job applicants, two-fifths admitted to being at least a little dishonest.
However, the survey may underestimate the proportion of job applicants who are dishonest, because

(a) some dishonest people taking the survey might have claimed on the survey to be honest
(b) some generally honest people taking the survey might have claimed on the survey to be dishonest
(c) some people who claimed on the survey to be at least a little dishonest may be very dishonest
(d) some people who claimed on the survey to be dishonest may have been answering honestly
(e) some people who are not job applicants are probably at least a little dishonest
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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Jun 06, 2018 12:02 pm
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:Which of the following best completes the passage below?

In a survey of job applicants, two-fifths admitted to being at least a little dishonest.
However, the survey may underestimate the proportion of job applicants who are dishonest, because

(a) some dishonest people taking the survey might have claimed on the survey to be honest
(b) some generally honest people taking the survey might have claimed on the survey to be dishonest
(c) some people who claimed on the survey to be at least a little dishonest may be very dishonest
(d) some people who claimed on the survey to be dishonest may have been answering honestly
(e) some people who are not job applicants are probably at least a little dishonest
Premise: 2/5 of the surveyed job applicants admitted to being dishonest (implying that 3/5 of the surveyed applicants claimed to be totally honest).
Conclusion: The survey may underestimate the proportion of job applicants who are dishonest.

A: Some dishonest people taking the survey might have claimed on the survey to be honest.
Here, the group highlighted above in blue might have included some dishonest people, supporting the conclusion that the survey underestimated the proportion of job applicants who are dishonest.

The correct answer is A.
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