PT146.S2.Q14

PrepTest 146 - Section 2 - Question 14

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Support A study at a company found that most meetings showed diminishing returns after 30 minutes, and Support little could be expected after 60 minutes. Moreover, Support the most productive meetings were those for which a clear time frame was established. Conclusion For a meeting at the company to achieve maximum productivity, then, it needs to have a clear time frame and be no more than 30 minutes long.

Summarize Argument

A study of company meetings found that the most productive meetings had certain features. The argument concludes that those features are requirements for meetings to be maximally productive.

Identify Conclusion

Having a clear time frame and being no more than 30 minutes long are necessary conditions for a meeting at the company to be maximally productive.

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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion drawn in the argument?

a

In general, a meeting at the company that is no more than 30 minutes long and has a clear time frame will achieve maximum productivity.

Confuses sufficiency and necessity. The conclusion claims that certain features of a meeting are necessary for maximum productivity. (A) claims that those features will guarantee maximum productivity.

30%
b

Most meetings at the company show diminishing returns after 30 minutes, according to a study.

This is a premise.

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c

A meeting at the company will be maximally productive only if it has a clear time frame and lasts no more than 30 minutes.

Correct. A meeting will be maximally productive only if it has a clear time frame and lasts no longer than 30 minutes.

69%
d

According to a study, meetings at the company were the most productive when they had clear time frames.

This is a premise.

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e

A study of meetings at the company says that little productivity should be expected after the 60-minute mark.

This is a premise.

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