Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT159 S3 Q7 Explanation

Last year a local advertising agency produced many

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

Last year a local advertising agency produced many of its television commercials in a studio with improperly installed equipment. As a result, the sound in these commercials was not perfectly synchronized with the picture; this was particularly noticeable when people were shown talking, and it even prompted complaints from some viewers. However, this period than did local dealerships using television commercials from other agencies instead.

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
7.

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

Answer choices

  1. Trap7% picked this

    Most viewers turned off the sound on their televisions when local automobile-dealership commercials aired

  2. Correct69% picked this

    People are more likely to recall a television commercial they have seen if the sound and pictures

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap2% picked this

    Most of the advertisers that relied on commercials produced at the studio with improperly installed

  4. Trap18% picked this

    Not all of the commercials produced for automobile dealerships at this studio contained video

  5. Trap4% picked this

    Most of the local automobile dealerships during this time did not rely heavily

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