Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT3 S4 Q16 Explanation

The public is aware of the possibility

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Stimulus

The public is aware of the possibility of biases in the mass media and distrusts the media as too powerful. The body of information against which the public evaluates the plausibility of each new media report has heard of through the mass media.

What this question is testing

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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
16.

If the view above is correct, it provides a reason for accepting which one of

Answer choices

  1. Correct73% picked this

    If there is a pervasive bias in the presentation of news by the mass media, it would be hard for the

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap2% picked this

    The mass media tailor their reports to conform to a specific

  3. Trap7% picked this

    The biases that news media impose on reporting tend not to be conscious distortions but rather part of a sense they share

  4. Trap4% picked this

    News reporters and their public hold largely the same views about what is most important in society because news reporters

  5. Trap13% picked this

    When a news event occurs that contradicts a stereotype formerly incorporated into reporting by the mass media, the public is predisposed to

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