Critical Reasoning (CR) | Principle: Meetings should be kept short, addressing only those issues

Principle: Meetings should be kept short, addressing only those issues relevant to a majority of those attending. A person should not be required to attend a meeting if none of the issues to be addressed at the meeting are relevant to that person.

Application: Terry should not be required to attend today’s two o’clock meeting.

Which one of the following, if true, most justifies the stated application of the principle?


(A) The only issues on which Terry could make a presentation at the meeting are issues irrelevant to at least a majority of those who could attend.

(B) If Terry makes a presentation at the meeting, the meeting will not be kept short.

(C) No issue relevant to Terry could be relevant to a majority of those attending the meeting.

(D) If Terry attends the meeting a different set of issues will be relevant to a majority of those attending than if Terry does not attend.

(E) The majority of the issues to be addressed at the meeting are not relevant toTerry.