600-700 level Evaluation of argument

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600-700 level Evaluation of argument

by thephoenix » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:45 am
The director of programming at NNN, the National News Network, proclaimed that, despite charges to the contrary, the Network does not have a conservative bias. The director acknowledged that, when a liberal news personality was recently added to the Network, an additional conservative news program was also established. However, the director argued that far from demonstrating any bias, these actions reflect a commitment to presenting a balanced perspective in interpreting current events.

Which of the following pieces of information would be most useful in evaluating the validity of the programming director's argument?
The Network has established an additional liberal news program whenever an additional conservative news personality has been added.
The Network airs a program focused largely on the opinions of its viewers on contemporary issues.
The newly added liberal news personality came from a rival network with an acknowledged liberal bias.
The newly added liberal news personality has indicated that he has not felt any editorial pressure in his new environment.
The viewer ratings of the Network have been lower this past year than in previous years.

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by scoobydooby » Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:27 am
would go with A.
the rest of the choices do not seem to deal with the conservative/liberal balance.

a 'yes' answer to A, strengthens the directors argument- the company is indeed commited to a balanced view
a 'no' answer to A weakens the directors argument, questions the companies commitment to a balanced view

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by dmitriyaleyev » Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:00 am
This one is really easy - since there is no other plausible answer than A if you have done 100's of CR questions... you can see it....

However,

if NNN has a conservative person and liberal was hired, than it should also hold true that when every time liberal is hired, conservative is hired.
so in other words: Will network create liberal news program in reverse case (when conservative is hired)???
Answer to this question will help you to see if there is any bias.