Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: Breaking a big organization into smaller, independent parts helps with creative ideas and practical planning because the people making the rules are the ones following them. It also keeps the top leaders from getting bogged down in small tasks.

Reasoning: Decentralization allows institutional divisions to act independently, which promotes better planning and innovation while freeing central management to focus on high-level issues.

Analysis: Since this is a 'Most Strongly Supported' question, we must treat the premises as absolute truths and see what they collectively imply. The stimulus outlines two distinct benefits: one for the individual divisions (innovation/planning) and one for the central administration (focus). A solid inference will likely combine these points, perhaps suggesting that decentralization can improve the overall efficiency of an institution by addressing needs at both the local and central levels. Avoid any answer choices that use overly strong language like 'only' or 'guarantees.'

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18.

The statements above most strongly support which one of the following?

Correct Answer
A
A is supported. If autonomy (from decentralization) always permits more realistic planning, then institutions without autonomous divisions are missing that benefit, so their planning is not as realistic as it could be—i.e., not maximally realistic.
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