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Assumption. The correct answer choice is (C)
The organization president says that all the envelopes and paper used in mailings from his headquarters are made from recycled material. His conclusion says: "these mailings are completely recyclable." This conclusion requires a missing internal logical link which is not immediately obvious: we need to establish that recycled material is recyclable. It is conceivable that recycled paper cannot be recycled a second time.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice is irrelevant because the argument does not deal with paper used by the organization for purposes other than mailings.
Answer choice (B): This answer choice is not necessary for the argument. If some envelopes used in mailings from the organization's headquarters lacked windows, that would not defeat the claim about all the materials being recyclable. Envelopes without windows could be recyclable, just like envelopes with windows.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. "The envelope windows made from recycled material are recyclable." This fills in a missing gap in the argument, as described above. Without this point, the argument would fail. Notice that this does not entirely complete the argument, because we still need to establish that the envelopes and stationery made from recycled material are recyclable.
Answer choice (D): Whether the material is actually recycled is not relevant to the argument. The argument only discusses the potential for being recycled.
Answer choice (E): Like answer choice (A), this is irrelevant because the argument specifically refers only to mailings from national headquarters. If this answer choice were not true and the company had mailings from other offices which were not recyclable, it would not weaken the stimulus argument.
Assumption. The correct answer choice is (C)
The organization president says that all the envelopes and paper used in mailings from his headquarters are made from recycled material. His conclusion says: "these mailings are completely recyclable." This conclusion requires a missing internal logical link which is not immediately obvious: we need to establish that recycled material is recyclable. It is conceivable that recycled paper cannot be recycled a second time.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice is irrelevant because the argument does not deal with paper used by the organization for purposes other than mailings.
Answer choice (B): This answer choice is not necessary for the argument. If some envelopes used in mailings from the organization's headquarters lacked windows, that would not defeat the claim about all the materials being recyclable. Envelopes without windows could be recyclable, just like envelopes with windows.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. "The envelope windows made from recycled material are recyclable." This fills in a missing gap in the argument, as described above. Without this point, the argument would fail. Notice that this does not entirely complete the argument, because we still need to establish that the envelopes and stationery made from recycled material are recyclable.
Answer choice (D): Whether the material is actually recycled is not relevant to the argument. The argument only discusses the potential for being recycled.
Answer choice (E): Like answer choice (A), this is irrelevant because the argument specifically refers only to mailings from national headquarters. If this answer choice were not true and the company had mailings from other offices which were not recyclable, it would not weaken the stimulus argument.