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The author hypothesizes that the work done in Department F causes higher stress levels than work done in other departments. This is because workers in Department F are more often afflicted by a syndrome believed to be related to stress.

The author assumes that workers in Department F are succumbing to the syndrome due to stress, rather than due to some other reason, either related to their work or unrelated. The author also assumes that workers in Department F aren’t tested more frequently for the syndrome, which would explain the discrepancy. Last, the author assumes that Department F isn’t comprised of people who happen to be predisposed towards the syndrome.

The stimulus discusses the relative rates of the syndrome, so the total numbers of employees in each department aren't important to the argument.

Even if there can be other causes, are any of those causes likely to arise in Department F? Without that information, this doesn't affect the argument.

This confirms the assumption that Department F isn’t just comprised of vulnerable individuals. This strengthens by supporting the causal connection between Department F and the syndrome.

We don’t care how common the syndrome is among transportation employees, generally. We’re interested in the relative rates between departments, so this isn't relevant.

We need something that differentiates Department F from the rest of the company. This doesn’t do that because it applies to the whole company, so it's irrelevant.

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