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The following appeared as part of an article in a trade publication:"Stronger laws are needed to protect new kinds of home-security systems from being copied and sold by imitators. With such protection, manufacturers will naturally invest in the development of new home-security products and production technologies. Without stronger laws, therefore, manufacturers will cut back on investment. From this will follow a corresponding decline not only in product quality and marketability, but also in production efficiency, and thus ultimately a loss of manufacturing jobs in the industry."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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The chart depicts the organizational structure of the government of City C. Currently, 5 departments report directly to the City Manager, and each department consists of 2–5 agencies. Due to budgetary concerns, the government will be restructured as follows. The Human Resources Department and its agencies will be eliminated. Payroll will be moved to the Finance Department where it will be part of a single agency created by consolidating Accounting and Collections; Building Maintenance responsibilities will be transferred to Engineering. The Police and Fire Departments will be consolidated into a single department, and Prevention and Suppression will be merged into a single agency of that consolidated department.From the drop-down menus, select the options that create the most accurate statement based on the information provided. 2A. As a result of the restructuring, a total of departments will report to the City Manager, and the maximum number of agencies per department will be
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$$\frac{1}{({1}+\frac{1}{3})}-\frac{1}{(1+\frac{1}{2})}=$$
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The following appeared in the opinion section of a national newsmagazine:"To reverse the deterioration of the postal service, the government should raise the price of postage stamps. This solution will no doubt prove effective, since the price increase will generate larger revenues and will also reduce the volume of mail, thereby eliminating the strain on the existing system and contributing to improved morale."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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B is a boy aged 4 years 3 months whose height is 110 cm and whose weight is 19 kg. For each of the following statements, select Yes if, based on the given information, it must be true of B relative to a model population. Otherwise, select No.
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The positive two-digit integers x and y have the same digits, but in reverse order. Which of the following must be a factor of x + y?
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The following appeared in an article in the health section of a newspaper:"There is a common misconception that university hospitals are better than community or private hospitals. This notion is unfounded, however: the university hospitals in our region employ 15 percent fewer doctors, have a 20 percent lower success rate in treating patients, make far less overall profit, and pay their medical staff considerably less than do private hospitals. Furthermore, many doctors at university hospitals typically divide their time among teaching, conducting research, and treating patients. From this it seems clear that the quality of care at university hospitals is lower than that at other kinds of hospitals."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement must be true of a boy selected at random from a model population. Otherwise, select No.
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In a certain sequence of 8 numbers, each number after the first is 1 more than the previous number. If the first number is -5, how many of the numbers in the sequence are positive?
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The following is part of a business plan created by the management of the Megamart grocery store:"Our total sales have increased this year by 20 percent since we added a pharmacy section to our grocery store. Clearly, the customer's main concern is the convenience afforded by one-stop shopping. The surest way to increase our profits over the next couple of years, therefore, is to add a clothing department along with an automotive supplies and repair shop. We should also plan to continue adding new departments and services, such as a restaurant and a garden shop, in subsequent years. Being the only store in the area that offers such a range of services will give us a competitive advantage over other local stores."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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Consider an individual boy from a model population. Suppose that from age 2 through age 5, this boy's weight is at the 50th percentile for his height and his height is at the 50th percentile for his age. Which one of the following statements must be true of the boy at age 5 years 0 months?
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A total of s oranges are to be packaged in boxes that will hold r oranges each, with no oranges left over. When n of these boxes have been completely filled, what is the number ofboxes that remain to be filled?
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Marketing strategist: Agency A designed an advertising campaign that our company is about to test with a focus group. We are wondering whether a new ad campaign will increase our name recognition among consumers. As a contingency, we have decided that we might ask Agency B to design an alternate campaign. However, if we find that A`s campaign elicits positive responses from the focus group, we will not ask B for a campaign.A statement that must be true if the marketing strategist`s statements are true: After the focus testing is complete, if the company ______, then it must also be the case that the company ______.Select for 1 if and 2 then the two different options that create a statement that must be true if the marketing strategist`s statements are true. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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The following appeared as part of a column in a popular entertainment magazine:"The producers of the forthcoming movie 3003 will be most likely to maximize their profits if they are willing to pay Robin Good several million dollars to star in it—even though that amount is far more than any other person involved with the movie will make. After all, Robin has in the past been paid a similar amount to work in several films that were very financially successful."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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If 0 < a < b < c, which of the following statements must be true?I. 2a > b + cII. c - a > b - aIII. $$\frac{c}{a}$$ < $$\frac{b}{a}$$
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The following appeared in a memorandum from the directors of a security and safety consulting service:"Our research indicates that over the past six years no incidents of employee theft have been reported within 10 of the companies that have been our clients. In analyzing the security practices of these 10 companies, we have further learned that each of them requires its employees to wear photo identification badges while at work. In the future, therefore, we should recommend the use of such identification badges to all of our clients."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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Assume that, in the price category, a lower price constitutes a higher rating. For each of the following pairs of characteristics, select Yes if exactly one of the listed microwaves has the highest rating in both characteristics. Otherwise, select No.
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Which of the following equations is NOT equivalent to $${10}{y}^{2}=({x}+{2})({x}-{2})$$?
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The following appeared as part of an article in the business section of a local newspaper:"The owners of the Cumquat Café evidently made a good business decision in moving to a new location, as can be seen from the fact that the Café will soon celebrate its second anniversary there. Moreover, it appears that businesses are not likely to succeed at the old location: since the Café's move, three different businesses—a tanning salon, an antique emporium, and a pet-grooming shop—have occupied its former spot."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true based on the information provided; otherwise select No.
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