Kelly and Ron most likely disagree about the answer to which of the fo

QUESTION

Kelly and Ron most likely disagree about the answer to which of the following questions?

A) Do the majority of workers make less than $30,000 per year?
B) Does a salary of $30,000 support the lifestyle choices that the employees typically make?
C) Are the employees underpaid?
D) Is the average salary of the workers over $50,000?
E) Would the employees be underpaid if the majority of them earned over $50,000 per year?

ANSWER

Answer: C
Explanation: C) Kelly thinks that the employees are underpaid and cites the statistic that most earn less than $30,000. Ron doesn’t disagree with that statistic, so Choice A is wrong. Instead, Ron adds a new statistic: The average salary is over $50,000. His other stat concerns the average pay of departments. Ron’s claims don’t contradict Kelly’s evidence, but they are designed to lead to different conclusions on the central issue, which is whether or not the employees are underpaid, Choice C. Choice B: Neither speaker talks about the lifestyle choices that the employees actually make. For all we know, even Kelly could believe that the employees are underpaid but still spend too much. Choice D: Kelly doesn’t disagree with Ron’s claims. Choice E: Ron thinks that they aren’t underpaid now, but we don’t know what Kelly thinks of Choice E. She might believe that $50,000 is enough, but she might not.