Self-study
Manager: I recommend that our company reconsider the decision to completely abandon our allegedly difficult-to-use computer software and replace it companywide with a new software package advertised as more flexible and easier to use. ███████ █████ █████████ ██ ███ ██████ ██████████ ████████ ███ ████████ ██ █████████ ███ ████ ███ ███ ████████ ███ █████ █████ █████████ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ █████████ ████████████ ████ ████████ ██ ███ █████ ██████ ████████ ██ ████ ██ █████████
Summary
The manager recommends that the company reconsider the decision to replace current software with a new software package. This is because several other companies in the region have done such replacement, but many employees at these companies continue to use their old software as much as possible.
Strongly Supported Conclusions
Many employees at the manager’s company would probably continue to use the now-current software if it is replaced by the new software package.
The advantages of the new software package are unlikely to compel every employee to use it over the now-current software.
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a
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Unsupported. The stimulus doesn’t tell us the flexibility of the current software or how it compares to the flexibility of the new software package.
b
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Unsupported. Although the manager suggests many will continue to use the current software, that could be due to its flexibility or ease of use. The new software is “advertised” as more flexible, but that doesn’t mean it is more flexible.
c
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Unsupported. Although the manager suggests many will continue to use the current software, we don’t know whether this will be due to any difference in capabilities of the software. It could be due to greater familiarity with current software.
d
Adopting the new ████████ ███████ █████ ██████ ███ ███████ ██ ██████████ █████ ███ ███ ███ ██ ███ █████ ███ ███████
Unsupported. There’s no indication that anyone will be unable to use the new software. Many will likely prefer to use the current software, but that doesn’t imply they lack the ability to use the new software.
e
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Strongly supported. The manager cites to the fact many employees from other companies chose to use their old software instead of the new software. The manager uses this to suggest that a similar phenomenon will occur at the manager’s company.