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Category - Logical Reasoning

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All people want to be perceived as friendly and personable. Those people who are perceived as shy or quiet often come across as less friendly, even if this is not true. Thus, it is important to try to talk to people, even if conversation does not come easily to a shy person.

Which one of the following assumptions is necessary for the argument’s conclusion to be properly drawn?
  1. It is important to be perceived as friendly and personable.
  2. People who are outgoing are also friendly.
  3. Talkative people are always friendly and personable.
  4. People who are perceived as shy or quiet are often not friendly.
  5. It is not important to talk to people if one is already perceived as friendly.
Explanation
Answer: A - It must be assumed that it is important to be perceived as friendly and personable for the conclusion to be properly drawn. The argument states that it is important to talk to people because shy people who do not talk to others are often perceived as less than friendly. If this is true, then it must be true that it is important to be perceived as friendly, making A the correct answer.
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