PrepTest 131

Incorrect. This answer restates part of one of the two reasons that the Manager believes there is no good reason to promote creativity in training programs, thus making it a premise.

Incorrect. The stimulus states there's no evidence that creativity can be taught, but that's not the same as saying that it can't be taught. Even ignoring that, this answer restates one of the reasons given for not including creativity in employee training, thus making it a premise.

Incorrect. This answer restates part of one of the two reasons that the Manager believes there is no good reason to promote creativity in training programs (the other part of answer (A)), thus making it a premise.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Main Point

Stimulus Summary:

(1) Many jobs don't require creativity and find creativity disruptive.
(2) Even if creativity is useful, it might not be teachable.

Therefore: There's no good reason to make creativity a goal of a job training program.

Answer Anticipation:
We summarized the stimulus with a numbered list to highlight how some of the structural elements can make finding the conclusion a lot easier.

The argument starts with a statement of opinion—that there's no reason to include creativity in employee training programs. Opinions are generally conclusions, and this one seems to ask for the reasons the Manager believes it to be true.

The second sentence is a reason to believe that employee training programs shouldn't teach creativity, making it support for the first sentence. The following statement starts with "Furthermore," suggesting that the argument is adding another equivalent piece of information to what preceded—in other words, the statement that follows has the same role as the prior statement. Since they both support the opinion in the first sentence (and an argument can't have 2 independent main points, especially in a Main Point question), they both must be premises.

Therefore, the correct answer must be the first sentence.

Answer Explanation:
This answer restates the first sentence, which is supported by the reasoning in the following statements, making it the main point.

Key Takeaway:
Words/phrases such as "furthermore," "in addition," and, "and," highlight statements that serve equivalent purposes—and they'll generally both be premises.

Incorrect. The argument says, "even if creativity is in demand," so this answer doesn't actually restate anything from the argument. Ignoring that, it warps one of the premises, not the conclusion.