Logical Reasoning

PT120 · S4 · Q16 Logan: Newspapers have always focused

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Logan: Newspapers have always focused on ephemeral matters while ignoring important societal changes.

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.

16.

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

  1. newspapers accurately report the most

    Trap

    3% picked this

  2. the study of previous eras

    Trap

    2% picked this

  3. popular art is an important

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. newspapers ought to focus more

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. Correct

    newspaper reports from former eras

    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% picked this

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