PT105.S2.Q25

PrepTest 105 - Section 2 - Question 25

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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

Tom points out that employers have been complaining about high school graduates lacking the vocational skills they need for full-time employment. Based on the premise that these vocational skills are best acquired on the job, Tom suggests that requiring high school students to work part-time jobs will be a way for them to gain these vocational skills. Mary responds by pointing out a problem: there are already too few part-time jobs available for students, and a requirement to work will not create more jobs.

Describe Method of Reasoning

It's important to see that Mary doesn't necessarily disagree with some of Tom's basic ideas: the idea that high school graduates often lack vocational skills, or Tom's premise that such skills are best acquired on the job. Her argument is aimed at Tom's conclusion, his suggestion that requiring students to work part-time jobs will help them acquire these skills. Mary counters this point by exposing an assumption in Tom’s argument: that part-time jobs exist for students required to work them. By pointing out that there are already too few part-time jobs and that jobs will not be created by simply requiring students to work, Mary implies that creating this requirement for high school students won't actually solve the problem of their lack of vocational skills, as Tom suggests it will.

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25.

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