Sufficient AssumptionDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: In nations where a few powerful people hoard data, the public lacks vital info about their well-being, which leads to more frequent economic crashes.
Conclusion: Countries where information is controlled by a small elite are likely to have more frequent economic crises than countries with a free flow of information.
Reasoning: In countries where elites control information, the general population is kept in the dark about factors that determine their own welfare.
Analysis: This argument jumps from a lack of 'welfare information' to the occurrence of 'economic crises.' To make this conclusion follow logically, we need a bridge that connects these two distinct concepts. We are looking for a 'Sufficient Assumption'—a statement that guarantees the conclusion. Look for an answer that says something like: 'If a population is denied information about their welfare, an economic crisis is likely to result.'
Conclusion: Countries where information is controlled by a small elite are likely to have more frequent economic crises than countries with a free flow of information.
Reasoning: In countries where elites control information, the general population is kept in the dark about factors that determine their own welfare.
Analysis: This argument jumps from a lack of 'welfare information' to the occurrence of 'economic crises.' To make this conclusion follow logically, we need a bridge that connects these two distinct concepts. We are looking for a 'Sufficient Assumption'—a statement that guarantees the conclusion. Look for an answer that says something like: 'If a population is denied information about their welfare, an economic crisis is likely to result.'
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Unlock Full Passage5.The conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
Correct Answer
B
B supplies the missing causal/comparative link: as public access to relevant information decreases, economic crises become more frequent. Combined with the premise that elite-controlled countries deny such information to most people, this guarantees that those countries will have more frequent crises than countries with a free flow of information.
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