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Brianna-Barone January 9, 2021

Answer Choice E

So I was a little confused here with the term "changing careers" in Answer Choice E. I understood that there was an assumption that the workers would or would not have to go back to the public sector for this argument to work; but I felt like if I picked E, I was assuming "changing careers" actually meant changing job choice (whereas they could be in the same job, just in the private sector). I find myself doing this and reading way too in to answers sometimes. Is there a strategy you use to help with this?

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shunhe January 13, 2021

Hi @Brianna-Barone,

Thanks for the question! I’m assuming you meant the correct answer choice, which is (D), since answer choice (E) doesn’t use the phrase “changing careers” or anything similar. (E) explicitly discusses a move from administrators to the public sector. Which doesn’t really make sense, which is why (E) is wrong.

Now, the changing of careers in (D) does have to be assumed. And that’s because to change from public to private sector (or vice versa), you have to change careers. “Changing careers” is a necessary condition to transition from one sector to another. And so (D) has to be assumed. If (D) isn’t assumed, there’s no changing of careers in the first place, and no way to change from one sector to another.

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.

Brianna-Barone January 17, 2021

Yes, Sorry I meant D. Thank you!

shunhe January 18, 2021

Glad I was able to help! Let us know if you have any further questions.