Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT9 S2 Q13 Explanation

Criticism that the press panders to

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TopicsMust be True

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Stimulus

Criticism that the press panders to public sentiment neglects to consider that the press is a profit-making institution. Like other private enterprises, it has to make money to survive. If the press were not profit-making, who would support it? The only alternative is subsidy and, with it, for propaganda, but no one will subsidize honest journalism.

What this question is testing

Must be True

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
13.

It can be properly inferred from the passage that if the

Answer choices

  1. Trap11% picked this

    not subsidized, it is in no danger of

  2. Trap10% picked this

    not subsidized, it will not produce

  3. Trap7% picked this

    not to be subsidized, it cannot be a

  4. Correct69% picked this

    to produce honest journalism, it must be a

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap3% picked this

    to make a profit, it must produce

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