LR Drill Set 3, Question 11
Kathy, who has worked for Acme Corporation for(47 more words not shown)
The argument requires the assumption(1 more words not shown)
- AKathy does not(11 more words not shown)
- BAcme could afford(14 more words not shown)
- CKathy considers the(12 more words not shown)
- Dmost employees who(18 more words not shown)
- Eif Acme decided(13 more words not shown)
Reading the argument
Meaningful to Kathy. That's the standard we need, and we haven't been told what it is.
Acme is offering more prestige without more pay. Maybe Kathy thinks that's exactly the advancement she wanted. Maybe she cares about money and regards a new title without a raise as inadequate. The company calling it a promotion doesn't settle how she judges it.
We know she will leave if she doesn't receive a promotion she considers meaningful. To use that rule here, the argument needs to establish that this offer fails her standard.
What we’re looking for
So my prediction for the required assumption is that the lack of a pay increase makes this promotion not meaningful to Kathy. We don't have to define a meaningful promotion for everyone, or decide whether Acme is being fair. We need the connection between this particular offer and Kathy's stated condition for resigning.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
Kathy doesn't consider the promotion meaningful because it comes without a pay increase. That places her in the situation the opening rule covers: she has not received what she regards as a meaningful promotion, so she will resign. Without that assumption, the prestigious new position might meet her standard, and the argument would lose its stated basis for predicting her departure.
- B
Whether Acme can afford a raise doesn't establish how Kathy evaluates the offer. The company could be rich or struggling and the missing question would remain the same: does she find this promotion meaningful? The argument doesn't need a claim about corporate profits to apply Kathy's rule.
- C
No value at all is stronger than not meaningful enough. Kathy could appreciate the title and still think it falls short of the promotion she needs to stay. For example, she might regard the prestige as a small improvement but insist that meaningful advancement include better pay. C isn't required.
- D
Other employees' promotions don't determine Kathy's response. They might all be satisfied while she isn't, or the opposite. The passage gives a condition about her decision, so the necessary connection must concern her view of this promotion.
- E
A pay raise alone might not be enough. Kathy could require both a higher position and better pay, or she could leave for another reason even after receiving a meaningful promotion. The opening rule guarantees resignation when the promotion isn't meaningful; it doesn't guarantee staying whenever she receives a raise.
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