5 “On the whole”, Ms. Dennis remarked, “engineering students are lazier
* ^, e8 R: z+ V3 s! u now than they used to be. I know because fewer and fewer of my students
2 \& t7 k6 v; b! `2 d/ R+ _1 y6 H8 M8 w regularly do the work they are assigned.”
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Ms. Dennis' conclusion depends on which of the following assumptions?2 B8 U. M& N, y2 G+ c
9 D" C7 x" {, E& v7 W Engineering students are working less because, in a booming market,: P8 b, V3 J- x" o
they are spending more and more time investigating different job5 {: k& ]1 {) e" `9 s# p& m6 e1 z
opportunities.
% A) U f6 q0 l5 } Whether or not students do the work they are assigned is a good6 `( l+ s7 M1 l1 ^+ u4 z
indication of how lazy they are. 7 o3 H5 P& e, Y; o1 H, t
Engineering students should work harder than students in less
$ F! ^2 u! d/ h' h demanding fields. 0 W+ b; o8 ]: ]6 m8 H
Ms. Dennis' students are doing less work because Ms. Dennis is' T% _# Z$ ~! I. X. v
not as effective a teacher as she once was. , ^# s9 `# H1 o1 q6 G5 k7 ?( Z- e
Laziness is something most people do not outgrow. |