Several members of the Maplewood County Festival Committee wanted to give the Best Baking Award to Baker Thompson, who specializes in Italian pastries. However, Italian pastries, such as Tiramisu and Cannoli, are often rich and sweet. Therefore, the committee should not give the Best Baking Award to Baker Thompson.

Which of the following is an assumption that supports drawing the conclusion above from the reason given for that conclusion?

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A baker should not receive the Maplewood County Festival Best Baking Award if their pastries are rich.

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Some Italian bakers make their pastries sweeter than other bakers.

Most award-winning bakers prefer to use organic ingredients.

Some of the best bakers in the world have learned from Baker Thompson.

Italian bakers should make their pastries less sweet than they currently do.

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What this question tests

What it tests

Whether you can identify the unstated assumption a critical-reasoning argument depends on.

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Picking an option that strengthens the argument or is merely relevant instead of one that is required.