Some Employers Are Reluctant to Hire 50- to 60-Year-Old Workers

question 86

Multiple Choice

Some employers are reluctant to hire 50- to 60-year-old workers because of a generalized belief that they are prone to illness and will take too much time off.This is an example of ________.

• A)a fiscally conservative decision
• B)the graying of America
• C)ageism
• D)racism

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Definitions:

Contrapositive

The proposition that results from replacing the subject term in a categorical proposition with the complement of the predicate and the predicate with the complement of the subject.

Referents

Objects, events, or entities in the real world to which words or symbols refer or correspond, in the context of language and communication.

Quantity

A characteristic that describes the numerical aspect of something, including size, amount, or number.

Categorical Proposition

A statement that asserts or denies something about a category or class of objects, typically structured with a subject, predicate, and a linking verb.