When a polygraph test is judged inconclusive, this is no reflection on the examinee. Rather, such a judgment means that the test has failed to show whether the examinee was truthful or untruthful. Nevertheless, employers will sometimes refuse to hire a job applicant because of an inconclusive polygraph test result.
Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?
When a polygraph test is judged inconclusive, this is no reflection on the examinee.Rather, such a judgment means that the test has failed to show whether the examinee was truthful or untruthful.Nevertheless, employers will sometimes refuse to hire a job applicant because of an inconclusive polygraph test result.
Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?
(A) Most examinees with inconclusive polygraph test results are in fact untruthful.
(B) Polygraph tests should not be used by employers in the consideration of job applicants.
(C) An inconclusive polygraph test result is sometimes unfairly held against the examinee.
(D) A polygraph test indicating that an examinee is untruthful can sometimes be mistaken.
(E) Some employers have refused to consider the results of polygraph tests when evaluating job applicants.
Premise: When a polygraph test is judged inconclusive, this is no reflection on the examinee.Rather, such a judgment means that the test has failed to show whether the examinee was truthful or untruthful
Conclusion: Nevertheless, employers will sometimes refuse to hire a job applicant because of an inconclusive polygraph test result.
In brief, we can say the polygraph is not fair and reasonable, but employers sometime refuse a applicant by this measure.-->(C)
D曲解了题干原意,题干原本是说when a polygraph test is judged inconclusive, employers can misinterprete this result as that employees are untruthful.
而D. A polygraph test indicating that an examinee is untruthful can sometimes be mistaken. 文中根本没有说当polygraph indicate untruthful 的时候会不会被mistaken。