complete the passage

NSNguyen · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:12 am Post subject: complete the passage

Which of the following best completes the passage below?
the most serious flaw in television’s coverage of election campaigns is its tendency to focus on the horse-race side of politics—that is, to concentrate on the question “Who’s winning?” at the expense of substantive coverage of the issues and the candidates’ positions on them. The endless interviews with campaign managers, discussions of campaign strategies, and, especially, the obsession with opinion polls have surrounded elections with the atmosphere of a football game or a prizefight. To reform this situation, a first step might well be______
(A) a shortening of the length of election campaigns to a period of six weeks
(B) a stringent limit on campaign spending
(C) a reduction in the television coverage of opinion polls during election campaigns
(D) the publication and distribution of voter-education literature to inform the public about each candidate’s position on the major issues
(E) a limit on the length and number of political advertisements broadcast on television

reachac · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject:

IMO C

raunekk · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:28 am Post subject:

will go with C..

sumant1808 · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: RE: Election campaign

Agree it's C

NSNguyen · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:53 am Post subject:

Hi all
How could you focus on C?

Vignesh.4384 · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:49 am Post subject:

(A) a shortening of the length of election campaigns to a period of six weeks
Even if the campaign period is shortened the, there is no evidence to support that the existing situation will be reformed

(B) a stringent limit on campaign spending
The passage does not talk about campaign spending..

(C) a reduction in the television coverage of opinion polls during election campaigns
The passage mentions "obsession with opinion polls have surrounded elections with the atmosphere of a football game or a prizefight." so if u decrease opinion the situation could be resolved

(D) the publication and distribution of voter-education literature to inform the public about each candidate’s position on the major issues
this is not mentioned in the passage

(E) a limit on the length and number of political advertisements broadcast on television
the passage does not say anything about the consequence of limited no of political adds

bigfernhead · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:10 pm Post subject:

I choose C) as well for the same reason above.

It's not D) because the scope of the passage related to television coverage and its role, so makes no relation to publication of literature.

NSNguyen · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:59 am Post subject:

HI ALL,
OA: C Laughing