Logical reasoning PrepTest 143 · Section 3 · Question 1

Incorrect. Resisting technology is said to lead to bankruptcy and all workers losing their jobs—it's definitely not creating job security.

Incorrect. Resisting the technology was said to result in bankruptcies and every employee—not just those with technical skills—losing their jobs.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Facts

Question Type:
Argument Completion

Stimulus Summary:
Industry rapidly applies new tech → Skilled individuals benefit AND Others lose jobs
Companies that resist new tech → Go out of business and everyone loses job
Therefore, resisting technology __________.

Answer Anticipation:
This stimulus discusses what happens when industries/companies do and do not adapt to new technology—and the overlap between the two is in job losses.

Interestingly, the lead-in to the conclusion here brings up just one of those two eventualities—resisting the application of new technology. We know from the premise that that still results in job losses from firms going out of business. Since that job loss is the recurring theme in the premises, it's likely to be reflected in the correct answer.

Answer Explanation:
This answer highlights that jobs are going to be lost either way, and that's especially true for the companies that go bankrupt resisting new technology. This answer also brings the whole argument together—with this conclusion, the pivot makes more sense as reflecting a potential solution to the joblessness caused by the adoption of new technology that won't actually address that problem because it leads to job losses itself. This is our answer.

Key Takeaway:
Argument Completion questions tend to bring everything together. Here, even though the lead-in to the conclusion was about one "branch" of the argument, the correct answer dealt with the concept that was brought up in both "branches." This tendency to use all premises in supporting the correct answer of Argument Completion questions is pretty strong, so be sure to think carefully before picking an answer that doesn't seem to relate to each part of the stimulus.

Incorrect. Resisting new technology results in bankruptcies, causing all employees at that company to lose their job, so there's no sign it'll create more jobs than it destroys. If anything, it might temporarily protect some jobs.

Incorrect. This answer is way too extreme, and it's also supporting an approach to new technology that will lead to bankruptcy and job losses!