Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT144 S3 Q1 Explanation

The television star Markus Hermann

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TopicsSufficient Assumption

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Stimulus

The television star Markus Hermann refuses to grant interviews with newspapers unless he is given the right to approve the article before publication. The Greyburg Messenger newspaper refuses to do anything that its editors believe will Messenger will not interview Hermann, since _______ .

What this question is testing

Sufficient Assumption

Your task

Find the assumption that, if added, guarantees the conclusion follows.

Common trap

Answers that only partly bridge the gap, leaving the conclusion unproven.

Winning move

Identify the new term in the conclusion and pick the choice that links it to the evidence.

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The question
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The conclusion of the argument is properly drawn if which one of the following

Answer choices

  1. Correct95% picked this

    the editors of the Messenger believe that giving an interviewee the right to approve an article before publication

    Why this is right

    This bridges the gap RA ? CEI between giving an interviewee the right to approve an article and compromising their integrity.

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

  2. Out of Scope2% picked this

    the Messenger has never before given an interviewee the right to approve an

    The past is not relevant to this argument about the present.

  3. Out of Scope0% picked this

    most television stars are willing to grant interviews with the Messenger even if they are not given the right to

    What other television stars are willing to do is not relevant to this argument about what Hermann is willing to do.

  4. Too Weak2% picked this

    Hermann usually requests substantial changes to interview articles before

    This assumes that requesting substantial changes to interview articles before approving them would compromise the editors’ integrity.

  5. Supports a Premise1% picked this

    Hermann believes that the Messenger frequently edits interviews in ways that result in unflattering portrayals

    This explains why Hermann requires having the right to approve the article before publication, but does not show why the Messenger will not interview Hermann.

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