Self-study
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Summary
Jim argues that, because he has worked at the same place longer than Fred and Dorothy, it would be unfair to raise their salaries without raising his to at least the same amount. Tasha responds that a number of other employees have worked there as long as Jim, so it would be unfair to raise his salary unless those other employees all got a raise to the same salary Jim would receive.
Notable Assumptions
Each speaker makes an argument based on how long different people have been working at the same job, and each concludes that it would be unfair for somebody to make more money than somebody else who has been working there just as long or longer. We’re looking for some principle that connects the two - that explains why that would be unfair.
22.
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a
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Wrong trigger. Nothing in the argument states that these employees have identical duties.
b
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Wrong trigger. While this answer refers more generally to experience in a certain field, the argument is about the number of years spent working at a specific place - not about experience in a field an employee might have gotten working elsewhere.
c
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Leads to the wrong conclusion. The argument doesn’t suggest people who have worked longer should be paid more than other employees - only that they should be paid at least as much.
d
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This explains why each speaker claims a particular situation would be unfair. Each speaker discussed a situation where one employee has worked at a business at least as long as the second employee, and the second employee is paid more. This principle explains why that situation would be unfair.
e
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Wrong trigger. The argument makes no reference to the amount of time each employee works every day.