Logan: Newspapers have always focused

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Stimulus

Logan: Newspapers have always focused on ephemeral matters while ignoring important societal changes. For this and other reasons, old newspapers are and professional historians.

Mendez: But news stories, along with popular art, provide a wealth of information about what the people thought and felt.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question

16.

On the basis of their statements, Logan and Mendez are committed to

Answer choices

Trap4% picked this
newspapers accurately report the most important changes taking place in
4%
Trap2% picked this
the study of previous eras should include investigations of the conventions
2%
Trap1% picked this
popular art is an important source of information about what the people of previous eras
1%
Trap1% picked this
newspapers ought to focus more on the types of stories they have glossed over
1%
Correct92% picked this
newspaper reports from former eras are useful sources of material for
Why this is right
Answer E is correct.
Skill tested: Agree/Disagree · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
92%

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