Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Junior biomedical researchers have long assumed that their hirings and

The argument says that -
JBR assumes the amount of published work is important
However, H&P decision-makers are influenced more by the impact of publication than the amount.

Option elimination - We need to find an option that goes against the information in the argument.

(A) Even biomedical researchers who are just beginning their careers are expected already to have published articles of major significance to the field. - it doesn't talk about the amount or significance of the publication.

(B) Contributions to the field of biomedical research are generally considered to be significant only if the work is published. - maybe true for Senior researchers, but we are concerned about JBRs. Moreover, for this option to be true the argument should have been - even the unpublished research is a decision criterion. Then this goes against but not in current construction.

(C) The potential scientific importance of not-yet-published work is sometimes taken into account in decisions
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Statistics : Posted by Raman109 • on 16 Jul 2013, 02:22 • Replies 17 • Views 48576

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