Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT125 S4 Q5 Explanation

Journalists agree universally

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Stimulus

Journalists agree universally that lying is absolutely taboo. Yet, while many reporters claim that spoken words ought to be quoted verbatim, many others believe that tightening a quote from a person who is interviewed is legitimate on grounds that the speaker's remarks would have been more concise if the speaker had written is permissible, while others condemn such behavior as a type of lying.

What this question is testing

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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
5.

Which one of the following is most supported by the

Answer choices

  1. Out of Scope1% picked this

    Reporters make little effort to behave

    The statements are about what qualifies as ethical behavior, while this is about how much effort is made to behave ethically.

  2. Contradicted4% picked this

    There is no correct answer to the question of whether lying in a given situation

    Journalists agree that lying is wrong.

  3. Too Strong4% picked this

    Omission of the truth is the same thing

    While some journalists would agree with this, others would not. It’s fair to call failing to identify oneself as a journalist a form of omitting the truth.

  4. Contradicted6% picked this

    Since lying is permissible in some situations, reporters are mistaken to think that it

    No journalist would agree that lying is sometimes permissible.

  5. Correct86% picked this

    Reporters disagree on what sort of behavior qualifies

    Why this is right

    This is supported by the last sentence. If some reporters believe that failing to identify oneself as a reporter is permissible, while others view it as lying, then reporters disagree on what sort of behavior qualifies as lying.

    Skill tested: Most Supported · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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