Struthers College has built its reputation for academic excellence largely on significant contributions from wealthy alumni who are avid fans of the school's football team. Although the team has won ore national championships over the years than any other team in its division, this year it did not even win the division title, and so Struthers College can expect to see a decline in alumni contributions next year.
The above argument relies on which of the following assumptions about Struthers College?
A. The college's reputation for academic excellence depends on the performance of its football team.
B. Contribution from alumni are needed for the college to produce a winning football team.
C. Some Struthers alumni contribute to the college because they enjoy seeing its football team win.
D. The college's football team will continue its losing streak next year.
E. As a a group, the college's alumni will have at leas as much discretionary money to give away next year as this year.
And the correct answer is....
C. Some Struthers alumni contribute to the college because they enjoy seeing its football team win.
I honestly got this answer without thinking too much. However, here's the explanation given by west.net/~stewart
"This argument depends on a cause-and-effect link between the football team’s performance and the level of alumni contributions, doesn’t it? In other words, it assumes that the alumni who contribute to the college are motivated to do so (at least to some extent) by their interest in the football team and its success. "
I actually got this question right. I think the key to these questions is to not over think. This might sound obvious but use the information given to answer the questions. Sometimes I think we make too many assumptions BASED on the information given. How did you do on this one?
Credit to west.net/~stewart
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