Joe has never taken a vacation or called in sick in the last ten years. He has n

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Joe has never taken a vacation or called in sick in the last ten years. He has never stayed home from work on a personal day in the last decade, and he hasn’t left work early.It follows that Joe has worked more than an employee who took all of his vacation and personal days.

A)Yes, the premises are true.

B)No, the premises are consistent with Joe having had no job for ten years.

C)Yes and no. Joe is a fictional person, but if he were real then the conclusion would be true.

D)It is impossible to say without knowing anything about Joe.

Explanation / Answer

It is difficult to assume anything about Joe because the information given in the passage is not complete. It doesn't provide any information about the accomplishments of Joe and the nature of work that he is doing.Hence,

D) It is impossible to say without knowing anything about Joe.

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