1000 CR- Q i can't figure

TrizMA · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:55 am Post subject: 1000 CR- Q i can't figure

Couple of answer choices seem right. how to pick the right one? Pls help.

Are you still reading the other newspaper in town? Did you know that the Daily Bugle is owned by an out-of-town business syndicate that couldn’t care less about the people of Gotham City? Read the Daily Clarion, the only real voice of the people of Gotham City!

Which of the following most directly refutes the argument raised in the advertisement above?
(A) Over half of the advertising revenues of the Daily Clarion come from firms whose headquarters are located outside of Gotham City.
(B) The Daily Clarion usually devotes more of its pages to out-of-town news than does the Daily Bugle.
(C) Nearly 40 percent of the readers of the Daily Clarion reside outside the limits of Gotham City.
(D) The editor-in-chief and all the other members of the editorial staff of the Daily Bugle have lived and worked in Gotham City for ten years or more.
(E) The Daily Bugle has been published in Gotham City for a longer time than has the Daily Clarion.

thnx

raunekk · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:15 am Post subject: reply

is the answer D??

TrizMA · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:50 am Post subject:

yes. pls explain

john1234 · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:30 am Post subject:

Hi,
IMO,let me elucidate few things.

Because it is a argument,it may have evidence and conclusion.

Conclusion: That the Daily Bugle is owned by an out-of-town business syndicate that couldn't care less about the people of Gothan City.

Evidence: Daily Clarion is the only real voice of the people Gothan City.

The fundamental thing about question like this is if you inadvertently take conclusion for evident,you will miss the point.

Ok. To refute means to prove to be false the argument,you must select answer that denies the conclusion.

A: does not deny anything about Daily Bulge.

B does not denies Daily Bulge

C : does not deny Daily Bulge

D: refuse the fact that Daily Bugle is owned by out-of-town business syndicate.If the Editor-in-chief and all other editorial staff have lived and worked in Gotham City for ten years,then you cant really say they less about the people of Gothan City.

E.It is not about how many years Daily Bulge has been publishing.
Answer: D

Hope this helps.

Carol · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:32 am Post subject:

The question asks which of the questions refutes que argument.

Answer a) out of the scope

Answer b) we are looking for something that tells you that the Daily Clarion isn't the real voice after all , i.e. the assumption that weakens the conclusion stated - careful, B seems a bit tricky!

Answer c) out of the scope

Answer D) correct

Answer E) out of the scope.

I hope I made myself clear!

ildude02 · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject:

I did fall for B . I thought since the evidence given is that Dialu bulge is outside owned , so t doesn't care for the people of the city. But B says that Dailu Bulge devotes more news to the city than the Clarion. So I felt that it weakned the evidence. Can you eoborat how you identfy not falling for these kind of traps. Where did I go wrong with my reasoning.? Appreciate it.

Carol · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:56 am Post subject:

ildude02 · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:36 am Post subject:

Thanks, Carol. I think I'm trying to indetify where I'm making a mistake. I beleive in this sentecne , "we elaborate an assumption from here: it is owned by a business syndicate from the town", you meant that we elaborate on the evidence?

I think I relaized the mistake I made in my reasoning. It concludes that we should read the Daily Cliaron since it's the only real voice of the people and it says, Daily bulge is not since it's owned by out pf town business syndicate. So anythiung showing that Daily bulge is owned/run by indeed people in the city will weaken the conclusion. The mistake I made was, I didn't attackt eh central assumtpion , which is the "people in the city/outside the city", but rather went after the "care less" part. Correct me if I'm wrong.