The television show Henry was not

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Stimulus

The television show Henry was not widely watched until it was scheduled for Tuesday evenings immediately after That’s Life, the most popular show on television. During the year after the move, Henry was consistently one of the ten most-watched shows on television. Since Henry’s recent move to Wednesday evenings, however, it has evenings because it followed That’s Life and not because people especially liked it.

What this question is testing

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Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion more likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that are consistent with the argument but add no real support, or that strengthen a claim the argument doesn't make.

Winning move

Locate the gap between evidence and conclusion, then pick the choice that closes it.

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The question

12.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens

Answer choices

No Impact1% picked this
Henry has been on the air for three years, but That’s Life has been on the air
Knowing how long each show has been on the air doesn't address why Henry's viewership was high when it followed That's Life but low once it moved to Wednesday.
1%
Weakens2% picked this
The show that replaced Henry on Tuesdays has persistently had a low number of viewers in
When Henry was on Tuesday, it was a top 10 show. Its replacement has a low number of viewers. That suggests that Henry was a top 10 show because people liked the show, not just because of the time slot (otherwise the replacement show should be doing comparably well in that Tuesday night slot).
2%
Correct94% picked this
The show that now follows That’s Life on Tuesdays has double the number of viewers it
Why this is right
This increases the plausibility that following That's Life significantly increases a show's audience. Some other show saw its ratings double when it was moved to that same timeslot. This strengthens the author's explanation that Henry was watched because it followed That's Life.
Skill tested: Strengthen · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
94%
Weakens2% picked this
After its recent move to Wednesday, Henry was aired at the same time as the second most
This provides an alternate explanation for why Henry is struggling on Wed nights. It's not because it's an inherently unpopular show; it's because it's going again #2. Henry was a top 10 show on Tuesday nights, but if people are forced to choose between their 2nd favorite and 8th favorite show on Wednesday nights, then they're going to pick their 2nd favorite (even though they do like that 8th favorite quite a bit!)
2%
No Impact0% picked this
That’s Life was not widely watched during the first year it
That's Life not being widely watched in its first year doesn't affect the explanation for Henry's viewership. The conclusion is concerned with the time after That's Life became popular, so this early information is irrelevant.
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