Analyst: Creative professionals, such as clothing designers, graphic designers, and decorators, often have very poor managerial skills and do not succeed when they try to run their own businesses. In fact, most of these creative types are less skilled in business than is the average white-collar professional who does not work in a creative field. Generally, creative talent and business acumen rarely go hand in hand.

If the analyst's argument is taken as true, which of the following statements can properly be concluded?
A) No successful businesspeople are creative.
B) Some creative types are not less skilled at business than is the average white-collar worker who is not creative.
C) Creativity precludes success in business.
D) Any white-collar worker who is not creative is more successful in business than any creative professional.
E) Business is not a creative endeavor

The argument states that "most of these creative types are less skilled in business than is the average white-collar professional who does not work in a creative field"

However, as per common logic, MOST means ">=50%" or in other words - "Definitely some, possibly ALL"

So from the argument we cannot infer B. It could be possible that "All of these creative types are less skilled in business"

your thoughts on this?

GS, I read the question before scrolling down to your analysis, and I identified exactly the same issue with B. However, I would say that linguistically the word "most" is usually interpreted as 50% < x < 100%, and if we use that interpretation B holds up. At any rate, B is far and away the conclusion most strongly supported, so even if you don't agree with the idea that "most" cannot equal 100% you should still pick B as the best of the available choices..

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