PrepTest 87, Section 2, Question 24
Editorialist: Landis, one of this city's top elected officials, recently spent $10,000 to redecorate his office. Many people believe that if Landis used city funds, then he misused public money, thereby violating his official duties. But Landis is guilty of such violation regardless of the money's source. Spending $10,000 so frivolously is clearly immoral when so many people in our city live in poverty.
Editorialist: Landis, one of this city's top elected officials, recently spent $10,000 to redecorate his office. Many people believe that if Landis used city funds, then he misused public money, thereby violating his official duties. But Landis is guilty of such violation regardless of the money's source. Spending $10,000 so frivolously is clearly immoral when so many people in our city live in poverty.
Editorialist: Landis, one of this city's top elected officials, recently spent $10,000 to redecorate his office. Many people believe that if Landis used city funds, then he misused public money, thereby violating his official duties. But Landis is guilty of such violation regardless of the money's source. Spending $10,000 so frivolously is clearly immoral when so many people in our city live in poverty.
Editorialist: Landis, one of this city's top elected officials, recently spent $10,000 to redecorate his office. Many people believe that if Landis used city funds, then he misused public money, thereby violating his official duties. But Landis is guilty of such violation regardless of the money's source. Spending $10,000 so frivolously is clearly immoral when so many people in our city live in poverty.
The editorialist's conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
The money Landis used was not his own money.
It is immoral to spend money on luxury items when there are people who lack basic necessities.
Landis knew about or participated in the decision to redecorate his office.
Every public official has an official duty never to perform immoral actions.
Had Landis not spent the money redecorating the office, it would have been used to help alleviate poverty in the city.
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