CR Questions

Most young employees move quickly from one company to the next, changing jobs up to three times in a year. However, Happy Snax is known for retaining young workers for well over a year. Happy Snax claims its retention rate is due to the fact that they do not require uniforms or formal break times.

Some conservationists, concerned about the rapid depletion, through poaching, of elephant herds in certain parts of Africa, are urging countries to which ivory is sold to ban ivory imports. This ban, they argue, would prevent ivory sellers from reaching their market, and elephant herds would have a chance to recover.

Q. The conservationists’ recommendation as described is based on which of the following assumption?

At present the Hollywood Restaurant has only standard-height tables. However, many customers come to watch the celebrities who frequent the Hollywood, and they would prefer tall tables with stools because such seating would afford a better view of the celebrities. Moreover, diners seated on stools typically do not stay as long as diners seated at standard- height tables. Therefore, if the Hollywood replaced some of its seating with high tables and stools, its profits would increase.

Q. The argument is vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it gives reason to believe that it is likely that

Despite the fact that the health-inspection procedures for catering establishments are more stringent than those for ordinary restaurants, more of the cases of food poisoning reported to the city health department were brought on by banquets served by catering services than were brought on by restaurant meals.

Q. Which of the following, if true, helps explain the apparent paradox in the statement above?