Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT154 S1 Q7 Explanation

Mark: Advances in technology

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TopicsAgree/Disagree

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Stimulus

Mark: Advances in technology have caused the decline of newspaper sales. News can be reported in articles on the Internet as it happens and at any time of possibly keep up with that.

Fatuma: Newspaper writing is hampered by conventions that do not add to readers’ understanding of the news. It is not the fault of technology that newspapers are losing their audience to the Internet. Newspaper articles Internet, news articles get to the point.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

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
7.

Mark and Fatuma disagree over the truth of which one of

Answer choices

  1. Correct92% picked this

    Readers are abandoning newspapers in favor of news articles on the Internet because of the speed with which

    Why this is right

    This summarizes Mark's claims about advances in technology causing the decline of newspaper sales. Fatuma claims that readers are abandoning newspapers due to the way that newspaper articles are written, not because of how quickly news appears on the Internet.

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

  2. Half Scope1% picked this

    Newspaper articles are too

    Fatuma states this. None of Mark's claims indicate that they agree or disagree with this.

  3. Half Scope1% picked this

    News articles on the Internet get to

    Fatuma states this. None of Mark's claims indicate that they agree or disagree with this.

  4. Half Scope5% picked this

    Newspaper writing is hampered by conventions that do not add to the reader’s understanding

    Fatuma states this. None of Mark's claims indicate that they agree or disagree with this.

  5. Half Scope2% picked this

    No print newspaper can possibly publish news as fast as it can be published

    Mark states this. None of Fatuma's claims indicate that they agree or disagree with this.

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