Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT146 S3 Q9 Explanation

Organized word-of-mouth marketing

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

Organized word-of-mouth marketing campaigns are driven by product boosters who extol a product to friends and acquaintances. A study found that these campaigns are more successful when the product booster openly admits to being part of an organized marketing campaign. This is surprising because one of the purported advantages skeptical stance toward word-of-mouth messages than toward mass- media advertisements.

What this question is testing

Paradox

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
9.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    Word-of-mouth marketing campaigns are generally used for specialty products that are not well suited to being

  2. Trap2% picked this

    Those who tend to be the most receptive to mass-media marketing campaigns are also the least likely to be influenced by knowledge

  3. Trap1% picked this

    Most people who work as product boosters in word-of-mouth marketing campaigns have themselves been recruited

  4. Trap0% picked this

    Most word-of-mouth marketing campaigns cost far less than marketing campaigns that rely

  5. Correct94% picked this

    When a word-of-mouth product booster admits his or her affiliation, it fosters a more relaxed and in-depth discussion

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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