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Consider the statement: "Carlo is hired as a permanent employee only if Carlo has civil service eligibility." Suppose it is true that Carlo is hired as a permanent employee. Which conclusion necessarily follows?
- Carlo does not have civil service eligibility.
- No definite conclusion can be drawn.
- Carlo has civil service eligibility.
- Carlo is not hired as a permanent employee.
Answer
C. Carlo has civil service eligibility.
Solution
"Carlo is hired as a permanent employee only if Carlo has civil service eligibility" means: if Carlo is hired as a permanent employee, then Carlo has civil service eligibility. Since Carlo is hired as a permanent employee, it follows that Carlo has civil service eligibility.
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