Logical Reasoning

PT147 · S4 · Q10 Journalist: Some critics argue

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Journalist: Some critics argue that as the entertainment value of news reporting increases, the caliber of that reporting decreases.

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.

10.

The journalist's conclusion is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

  1. Correct

    The news reporting of the

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

    86% picked this

  2. The greatest journalists have been

    Trap

    5% picked this

  3. Journalistic greatness involves producing news

    Trap

    2% picked this

  4. Entertainment and news are not

    Trap

    7% picked this

  5. The worst journalists have been

    Trap

    0% picked this

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