5 “On the whole”, Ms. Dennis remarked, “engineering students are lazier; o" e2 q+ o" M, B0 Q
now than they used to be. I know because fewer and fewer of my students
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Ms. Dennis' conclusion depends on which of the following assumptions?
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Engineering students are working less because, in a booming market,
3 N/ T2 |, h4 M U* n& V they are spending more and more time investigating different job
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" u1 W& x& p0 k) u, l( [0 i Whether or not students do the work they are assigned is a good/ p' N2 i! j. H' t, m+ p
indication of how lazy they are.
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demanding fields. 6 |6 k, P: l8 T6 A5 N
Ms. Dennis' students are doing less work because Ms. Dennis is
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Laziness is something most people do not outgrow. |