StrengthenDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: The company president thinks mediation is great for settling disputes, but thinks HR is making a mistake by waiting too long to bring in a mediator.
Conclusion: The human resources department's plan to initiate mediation late in the grievance process is likely to be unsuccessful.
Reasoning: While mediation is a useful tool for resolving expensive grievances, waiting until late in the process to start it undermines its effectiveness.
Analysis: To strengthen the president's critique, we need a reason why 'late' is specifically 'bad' for mediation. The argument currently has a gap: it tells us mediation is good but doesn't explain why the timing matters. Look for an answer choice that highlights a disadvantage of delay, such as the idea that parties become more stubborn or hostile as a dispute drags on. If the goal is resolution, we want to show that waiting too long makes that goal much harder to achieve.
Conclusion: The human resources department's plan to initiate mediation late in the grievance process is likely to be unsuccessful.
Reasoning: While mediation is a useful tool for resolving expensive grievances, waiting until late in the process to start it undermines its effectiveness.
Analysis: To strengthen the president's critique, we need a reason why 'late' is specifically 'bad' for mediation. The argument currently has a gap: it tells us mediation is good but doesn't explain why the timing matters. Look for an answer choice that highlights a disadvantage of delay, such as the idea that parties become more stubborn or hostile as a dispute drags on. If the goal is resolution, we want to show that waiting too long makes that goal much harder to achieve.
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Unlock Full Passage1.Which one of the following, if true, most helps to justify the company president's criticism of the human resources department's proposal?
Correct Answer
C
C directly supports the criticism by providing a reason timing matters: adversaries’ positions harden as disputes wear on, so compromise becomes less likely. That explains why starting mediation late would be relatively ineffective.
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