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Complete Question Explanation
Parallel Flaw. The correct answer choice is (C)
The worker concludes that, since the owners might cut down the tree, there is no need to trim the branches of that tree that overhang the power lines.
The worker's conclusion is flawed for a few reasons. The clearest flaw is that the owners aren't necessarily going to cut the tree down, so the tree might actually stay there. Also, there is no reason to suppose that the owners intend to cut the tree down before the stormy season rather than afterwards. And there is some concern that a tree that might be cut down imposes an even greater need to trim whatever branches overhang power lines, because interestingly enough trees that are cut down tend to fall, and the worker can't count on the owners to do the job right. Someone's going to have to trim that tree.
On a broad level, you should look for someone who uses flimsy reasoning in an attempt to get out of work. The test of abstraction is: "Slacker!"
Answer choice (A): The inspector might have better strategies, such as investigating the wells most likely to be polluted. However, his strategy is not bad, and the inspector is not slacking, so this response is incorrect.
Answer choice (B): The plumber might be wrong in the sense that the cheaper pipes might not last as long, but he isn't trying to get out of work. Furthermore, it seems like the plumber is actually trying to benefit the owner of the house, not push work onto the owner.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. The mechanic is a Slacker, who ignores the possibility that the van might not be junked, and in any case will possibly be used extensively before being junked, in an attempt to get out of work.
Answer choice (D): The candidate might have better available strategies, such as lying to the people in the other areas, or forming a platform that might be agreeable to both groups. However, given that the candidate's message is fairly set, the candidate's strategy makes sense. Also, you should not assume that the candidate is evading work, because the candidate could simply work just as long, but in targeted areas.
Answer choice (E): The teacher's strategy offers at best an unpredictable chance at success, and is inhumane, but the teacher isn't necessarily trying to evade work.
Parallel Flaw. The correct answer choice is (C)
The worker concludes that, since the owners might cut down the tree, there is no need to trim the branches of that tree that overhang the power lines.
The worker's conclusion is flawed for a few reasons. The clearest flaw is that the owners aren't necessarily going to cut the tree down, so the tree might actually stay there. Also, there is no reason to suppose that the owners intend to cut the tree down before the stormy season rather than afterwards. And there is some concern that a tree that might be cut down imposes an even greater need to trim whatever branches overhang power lines, because interestingly enough trees that are cut down tend to fall, and the worker can't count on the owners to do the job right. Someone's going to have to trim that tree.
On a broad level, you should look for someone who uses flimsy reasoning in an attempt to get out of work. The test of abstraction is: "Slacker!"
Answer choice (A): The inspector might have better strategies, such as investigating the wells most likely to be polluted. However, his strategy is not bad, and the inspector is not slacking, so this response is incorrect.
Answer choice (B): The plumber might be wrong in the sense that the cheaper pipes might not last as long, but he isn't trying to get out of work. Furthermore, it seems like the plumber is actually trying to benefit the owner of the house, not push work onto the owner.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. The mechanic is a Slacker, who ignores the possibility that the van might not be junked, and in any case will possibly be used extensively before being junked, in an attempt to get out of work.
Answer choice (D): The candidate might have better available strategies, such as lying to the people in the other areas, or forming a platform that might be agreeable to both groups. However, given that the candidate's message is fairly set, the candidate's strategy makes sense. Also, you should not assume that the candidate is evading work, because the candidate could simply work just as long, but in targeted areas.
Answer choice (E): The teacher's strategy offers at best an unpredictable chance at success, and is inhumane, but the teacher isn't necessarily trying to evade work.