Which of the following, if true, strengthens Tarnofsky’s argument? A)

QUESTION

Which of the following, if true, strengthens Tarnofsky’s argument?

A) Most of the jobs at the organization do not require the employee to be physically present.
B) Employees tend to believe that employees in nontraditional job arrangements are the most vulnerable to layoffs.
C) Flextime arrangements are more common in service industries than in other industries.
D) The number of employees interested in flextime is higher than the number of employees interested in job sharing.
E) A large number of people with desirable job skills cannot commit to taking full-time positions.

ANSWER

Answer: E
Explanation: E) Tarnofsky says that flextime and job sharing would help keep and attract talent. Choice E says that there are good candidates out there who aren’t interested in full-time jobs. Those people might be interested in a flextime or job-sharing arrangement, and so Choice E supports Tarnofsky’s argument. Choice A supports a telecommuting option, but Tarnofsky doesn’t mention that. Choice B weakens Tarnofsky’s argument by making those nontraditional arrangements sound worse. Choice C doesn’t matter because we don’t know what kind of industry Tarnofsky is in. Choice D doesn’t help because flextime and job sharing are simply two options that Tarnofsky suggests. Knowing that one is more popular than the other doesn’t make either one sound like a good idea. If they were equally popular, it wouldn’t make any difference.