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While many people think of the lottery as a harmless way to have fun and possibly win some money, buying lottery tickets is a form of gambling. Therefore, public officials shouldn’t buy lottery tickets.


The argument above relies upon which of the following assumptions?

(A) Individuals who play the lottery are less likely to win a big payout than they are to be killed in a car crash.
(B) Some public officials are guilty of much more serious offenses than gambling.
(C) Public officials shouldn’t gamble.
(D) Many public officials are easily tempted to violate rules governing their positions.
(E) Most lottery winners are not made as happy by their winnings as they expected.

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Originally posted by Carcass on 12 Jul 2018, 04:19.
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Re: While many people think of the lottery as a harmless way to [#permalink] New post   19 Jan 2019, 19:52
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Any explanation please?
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Re: While many people think of the lottery as a harmless way to [#permalink] New post   07 Dec 2019, 23:56
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Any explanation please?


In the paragraph, it is mentioned "buying lottery tickets is a form of gambling. Therefore, public officials shouldn’t buy lottery tickets."
So public officials should not buy lottery tickets as buying tickets of lottery is gambling, which is mentioned in one of the options.
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Re: While many people think of the lottery as a harmless way to [#permalink] New post   11 May 2020, 11:32
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Buying Lottery -----> Gambling
Officals ----> Shouldnt buy lottery

Missing Link : Officers ---> Shouldnt Gamble

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Re: While many people think of the lottery as a harmless way to [#permalink] New post   28 Jan 2025, 11:03
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The correct answer is an assumption that the author believes to be true in drawing the conclusion, which is "public officials shouldn't buy lottery tickets" (as indicated by "therefore"). The argument claims that "buying lottery tickets is a form of gambling" and "therefore" a certain group shouldn't do so. The author must believe that this group, the public officials, should not gamble.
(A) People who play the lottery are not likely to win, it's true. This is a reason why people in general should not buy lottery tickets. However, the correct answer needs to address why "public officials" specifically "shouldn't buy lottery tickets."
(B) It's irrelevant whether some public officials are guilty of more serious offenses than gambling.
(C) CORRECT. This choice provides the necessary link between lottery tickets and public officials. Premise: "Buying lottery tickets" = "gambling." Conclusion: "Public officials shouldn't buy lottery tickets." The missing assumption, which this choice supplies word for word, is "public officials shouldn't gamble." If an argument says "certain people shouldn't do $X$ because $X$ is $Y$," then the assumption is that those certain people shouldn't do $Y$.
(D) It may be true that many officials are tempted to violate the rules, but this assumption does not have to be made in drawing the given argument.
(E) Like choice (A), this choice provides a reason why people in general shouldn't play the lottery, but it does not address why "public officials" specifically "shouldn't buy lottery tickets."
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