Which of the following best completes the passage below?

In a survey of job applicants, two-fifths admitted to being at least a little dishonest. However, the survey may underestimate the proportion of job applicants who are dishonest, because ____.

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some dishonest people taking the survey might have claimed on the survey to be honest

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some generally honest people taking the survey might have claimed on the survey to be dishonest

some people who claimed on the survey to be at least a little dishonest may be very dishonest

some people who claimed on the survey to be dishonest may have been answering honestly

some people who are not job applicants are probably at least a little dishonest\n

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What this question tests

Whether you can complete the last sentence of an argument in a way that is logically consistent with it.

Choosing an option that sounds plausible but contradicts the argument or introduces new information.

Which of the following best completes the passage below?In a survey of job applicants, two-fifths admitted to being at least a little dishonest. However, the survey may underestimate the proportion of job applicants who are dishonest, because ____.