Sufficient AssumptionDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: There are two ways to finish the library on time: get a permit by February or speed up other work. Since the permit didn't happen, the library will be late.
Conclusion: The new library will fail to meet its original completion deadline.
Reasoning: Meeting the schedule requires either getting a permit by February 1 or finishing other tasks faster than planned, and the permit deadline has already been missed.
Analysis: This is a classic 'Either A or B' logic structure. The premise says if you don't have A and you don't have B, you fail. We know A (the permit) didn't happen. To guarantee the failure, we must also assume that B (speeding up other tasks) is also not happening. Look for an answer that explicitly states the other construction activities cannot be completed ahead of schedule. Without that assumption, there is still a 'Plan B' that could save the timeline.
Conclusion: The new library will fail to meet its original completion deadline.
Reasoning: Meeting the schedule requires either getting a permit by February 1 or finishing other tasks faster than planned, and the permit deadline has already been missed.
Analysis: This is a classic 'Either A or B' logic structure. The premise says if you don't have A and you don't have B, you fail. We know A (the permit) didn't happen. To guarantee the failure, we must also assume that B (speeding up other tasks) is also not happening. Look for an answer that explicitly states the other construction activities cannot be completed ahead of schedule. Without that assumption, there is still a 'Plan B' that could save the timeline.
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Unlock Full Passage3.The conclusion drawn follows logically from the premises if which one of the following is assumed?
Correct Answer
A
If all other activities will take at least as long as planned, then the only two ways to stay on schedule—permit by Feb 1 or speeding up—are both unavailable. That makes the conclusion (late completion) follow logically.
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