Which of the following best completes the passage below?
A new modern dance production has recently been taken to the stage of a major theatre. The production's choreographer claims that almost none of the concepts, movements, or story lines are original, but are instead all directly inspired from the works of others. However, critics have already granted the production much acclaim stating that it is like nothing they've ever seen. This information clearly shows how __________.
"Temporization" is a strategy by which an employer increases the number of employees performing a task while slightly decreasing the aggregate number of hours that employees dedicate to this task. Not only does it speed up the completion of tasks, but it also ensures employee satisfaction. The reason is that the aggregate number of hours dedicated to a task cannot be decreased unless employees feel satisfied in their work.
The claim made above regarding productivity rests on a questionable presupposition that ____.
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A high school guidance counselor recently gave all seniors a questionnaire about plagiarism. On the questionnaire, 40 percent of students reported that they had plagiarized on at least one paper. School officials believe the percentage may actually be higher because __________.
Political scientist: One of the most interesting dilemmas in contemporary democratic politics concerns the regulation of political campaign spending. People certainly should be free, within broad limits, to spend their money as they choose. On the other hand, candidates who can vastly outspend all rivals have an unfair advantage in publicizing their platforms. Democratic governments have a strong obligation to ensure that all voices have an equal chance to be heard, but governments should not subsidize expensive campaigns for each candidate. The resolution of the dilemma, therefore, is clear: _______.
Which one of the following most logically completes the political scientist’s argument?
Even the smallest amounts of chlorofluorocarbons contribute to the needless and rapid destruction of the Earth's protective ozone layer. The destruction of the ozone layer will lead to catastrophic global warming and greatly increased incidence of skin cancer. The loss of the ozone layer is unacceptable, so chlorofluorocarbons should not be used, especially since _________.
Which of the following best completes the passage?
Some professionals see their careers as changing and evolving over time. They are able to embrace and even anticipate changes in their fields. These professionals are the first to learn and employ new technologies. Other professionals view their current knowledge and methods of doing business as sufficient for their entire career and therefore often respond to changes in a hostile way, refusing to learn new techniques and technologies. The clearest example of this hostile attitude toward change is ____________
Which of the following best completes the passage above?
Parochial education serves the dual functions of education and religious instruction, and church leaders are justifiably concerned to impart important religious values regarding relationships between the sexes. Thus, when the administrators of a parochial school system segregate boys and girls in separate institutions, they believe they are helping to keep the children pure by removing them from a source of temptation. If the administrators realized, however, that children would be more likely to develop the very attitudes they seek to engender in the company of the opposite sex, they would ________.
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
Many consumer products contain organic ingredients. Since such ingredients become unstable after being exposed to oxygen for long periods of time, chemical preservatives are added to foods to prolong the disintegration and decomposition of molecular structures. These preservatives affect the chemical composition of a product, and lead to harmful results in consumers. Therefore, to prevent harm to the public, chemical preservatives need not be included in products, especially since __________.
Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
In cars, airbags provide good protection for the chest and head, but little or no protection for legs. A study of injuries resulting from car accidents showed that a large proportion were caused by blows to the legs. Therefore, if airbags protected this area, the risk of serious injury in car accidents would be greatly reduced, especially since______ .
Plan: As part of its Healthy Students Initiative, Happy Meadows Elementary School decided two years ago to raise its school lunch budget by 20 percent in order to serve healthier food to its students. Result The nutritional quality of Happy Meadows' school lunches is no better now than it was two years ago. Further information: the annual rate of inflation since the budget change has been below 4 percent, and all of the money budgeted for lunches has been received by the school cafeteria.
In light of the further information, which of the following, if true, would best explain the result that followed from the implementation of the plan?
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