An elderly woman has cancer and is given the option of receiving an experimental drug to treat the cancer or receiving pain medication to control excessive pain. The cancer treatment might extend her life for six months. However, the woman chooses to use the pain medication as needed. All of the following statements support the woman's choice except:

A. If you seek hard work and long hours, you should apply for this job: This statement accurately restates the idea expressed in the advertisement. It directly addresses the condition (seeking hard work and long hours) and links it to the action of applying for the job.

B. You should not apply for this job unless you seek hard work and long hours: While this is a valid interpretation, it introduces a slightly different emphasis. It implies a negative condition ("should not apply unless"), whereas the original statement is more neutral about the condition for applying.

C. If you apply for this job, you should seek hard work and long hours: This changes the meaning slightly. The advertisement doesn't say you must seek hard work and long hours if you apply for the job. It says that only those who seek hard work and long hours should apply, not the reverse.

D. You should not seek hard work and long hours except by applying for this job: This changes the meaning too much. The original statement suggests that the job is for those who already seek hard work and long hours, not that applying for the job is the only way to seek those things.

A. If Spot is lazy but Fido is not quiet, it is not hot: This must be true. According to the assumption, when it is hot, both Fido and Spot are lazy and quiet. If Spot is lazy but Fido is not quiet, then it contradicts the assumption that both dogs should be lazy and quiet when it's hot. Therefore, it must not be hot.
B. If it is hot, Fido is lazy and Spot is quiet: This is incorrect because the assumption says both Fido and Spot are lazy and quiet when it's hot, but this statement only mentions Fido being lazy and Spot being quiet. The assumption requires both dogs to be both lazy and quiet, not just one characteristic for each dog.
C. If it is not hot, Fido and Spot are neither lazy nor quiet: This is not necessarily true. The assumption only applies when it is hot, and it doesn’t provide information about Fido and Spot’s behavior when it’s not hot. They could still be lazy or quiet, but it isn’t guaranteed.
D. If Fido is quiet or Spot is lazy, it is hot: This is incorrect. The assumption only states that when it is hot, both dogs are lazy and quiet. It does not claim that if one dog is quiet or lazy, it must be hot. Other circumstances could make Fido quiet or Spot lazy regardless of the temperature.