LR Question 4 Explanation
QUESTION TEXT: Columnist: The managers of some companies routinely…
QUESTION TYPE: Weaken
CONCLUSION: Managers shouldn’t donate company funds.
REASONING: Managers don’t own company funds. The money belongs to the owners.
ANALYSIS: The author hasn’t said what owners think of these donations. Maybe it was their idea.
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- If someone is taking care of my money, I’d prefer for all of it to be returned, not just a part of it.
- CORRECT. This shows that the owners know about the donations and approve. The managers aren’t stealing.
- Donating to charity doesn’t excuse theft.
- This is just a fact about how charities spend money. It doesn’t show that it’s ok for managers to donate money.
- This is just a fact about how charities get donations. It doesn’t tell us whether managers are right to donate.
More Resources for Weaken Questions
- Intro Course lesson: This intro course lesson covers Weaken questions.
- Mastery Seminar lesson: This LR Mastery seminar lesson covers weaken questions.
Hi,
Can you elaborate more why answer choice C incorrect? I have a hunch that donating “their own income” is more of an out of scope answer because it does not directly involve property of the owners. Thanks!
I think I meant “personal charity doesn’t help the fact that the managers did commit theft with company funds”
And yes, I think it’s “out of scope”. But I don’t like that explanation, because you want to actually think of the real reason why something is irrelevant (as you did). Relying on “out of scope” may sometimes lead to the incorrect elimination of correct answers because they seem “out of scope” but actually are relevant.