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An undergraduate degree is necessary for appointment to the executive board. Further, no one with a felony conviction can be appointed to the board. Thus, Murray, an accountant with both a bachelor's and a master's degree, cannot be accepted for the position of Executive Administrator, since he has a felony conviction.
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The argument's conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
a
Anyone with a master's degree and without a felony conviction is eligible for appointment to the executive board.
This doesn’t tell us anything about the Executive Administrator position. (A) tells us who is eligible to be on the executive board, but we need to prove that Murray, who has a degree and does have a felony, is not eligible to be the Executive Administrator.
b
Only candidates eligible for appointment to the executive board can be accepted for the position of Executive Administrator.
Because Murray has a felony conviction, he’s not eligible for appointment to the board. If (contrapositive) anyone who is not eligible for appointment to the board cannot be accepted as Executive Administrator, this proves that Murray cannot be accepted as Executive Administrator.
c
An undergraduate degree is not necessary for acceptance for the position of Executive Administrator.
We’re trying to prove that Murray— who does have an undergraduate degree— cannot be accepted for the position of Executive Administrator. The fact that someone who doesn’t have a degree could be accepted is irrelevant.
d
If Murray did not have a felony conviction, he would be accepted for the position of Executive Administrator.
The fact that Murray would be accepted if he didn’t have a felony does not prove that he can’t be accepted now. (D) fails to connect the fact that Murray is not eligible to be on the board with the conclusion that he can’t be accepted as Executive Administrator.
e
The felony charge on which Murray was convicted is relevant to the duties of the position of Executive Administrator.
Whether the charge is related to the position is irrelevant. The fact that he has the conviction at all means that he can’t be on the board. (E) fails to prove that he also can’t be the Executive Administrator.