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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Comments

ArthurMay 18

thanks, this one makes sense now. the 'underestimate' part is key

SritamMay 28

yeah once you focus on underestimate it clicks. took me a second too

ArunavaAug 29

easy one tbh. dishonest people lying on a survey about being dishonest = classic

VrindaSep 14

the phrase 'at least a little dishonest' tripped me up for a sec but A is clearly the direction we need. C and D are just restating stuff that doesn't lower the count

What this question tests

What it tests

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

Common trap

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 ____.