Karen Is Seeking Reference Comments on Applicants for Jobs with Her

question 37

Multiple Choice

Karen is seeking reference comments on applicants for jobs with her business.The former employers and other parties she calls seem reluctant to do more than verify dates of employment.What is a probable reason for their reluctance?

• A) Records for former employees are filed away and not readily available.
• B) The former employer may plan to recall the employee and wish to avoid losing her to another employer.
• C) Respondents may fear litigation by former employees who fail to get jobs they seek.
• D) Requests of this kind simply take too much time for large company personnel departments.

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Definitions:

Simp

A slang term often used to describe someone who performs excessive sympathy or attention towards another person, often without reciprocation.

Inference Forms

Patterns or templates of reasoning that show the logical connection between premises and conclusion.

MP

An abbreviation that could refer to Modus Ponens, a logical form where from premises of the form "If P, then Q" and "P", it's concluded that "Q".

MT

Another term for Modus Tollens, it is the form of logical argument implying the inverse of a conclusion based on the negation of its consequence.