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Assumption question singer lawsuit

by kingfisher » Fri Oct 01, 2010 10:38 pm
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A famous singer recently won a lawsuit against an advertising firm for using another singer in a commercial
to evoke the famous singer's well-known rendition of a certain song. As a result of the lawsuit, advertising
firms will stop using imitators in commercials. Therefore, advertising costs will rise, since famous singers'
services cost more than those of their imitators.
The conclusion above is based on which of the following assumptions?
(A) Most people are unable to distinguish a famous singer's rendition of a song from a good imitator's
rendition of the same song.
(B) Commercials using famous singers are usually more effective than commercials using imitators of
famous singers.
(C) The original versions of some well-known songs are unavailable for use in commercials.
(D) Advertising firms will continue to use imitators to mimic the physical mannerisms of famous singers.
(E) The advertising industry will use well-known renditions of songs in commercials.




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by shovan85 » Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:22 pm
Conclusion: advertising costs will rise

A - whether people distinguish between a real and a imitator it does not matter for the conclusion.
B - If it is more effective then there is no ground for the singer to file a case (this stmt is kind of against the premise)
C - out of context
D - This is also against the premise as the singer has own the case.
E - left out after POE. Now the companies cannot use imitators, and they have to use well-known renditions of songs in commercials, and these songs can be sung only by original singers. Thus, obvious rise in cost :)
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by goyalsau » Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:42 pm
shovan85 wrote:Conclusion: advertising costs will rise

A - whether people distinguish between a real and a imitator it does not matter for the conclusion.
B - If it is more effective then there is no ground for the singer to file a case (this stmt is kind of against the premise)
C - out of context
D - This is also against the premise as the singer has own the case.
E - left out after POE. Now the companies cannot use imitators, and they have to use well-known renditions of songs in commercials, and these songs can be sung only by original singers. Thus, obvious rise in cost :)

can you please explain why option C is out of scope.
what i interpret from option C. is that original version sound tracks are not available that's why they have to pay singers for their songs.
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by ashokkadam » Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:47 pm
@kingfisher,
Assumptions are actually the base of any argument.
In this case, it is important to assume that advertising firms will continue to use well-known renditions of songs in commercials. Hence the answer is E.

Moreover, if it was not the case (advertising firms will NOT use well-known renditions of songs in commercials), then the argument collapses.
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A famous singer recently won a lawsuit against an advertising firm for using another singer in a commercial
to evoke the famous singer's well-known rendition of a certain song. As a result of the lawsuit, advertising
firms will stop using imitators in commercials. Therefore, advertising costs will rise, since famous singers'
services cost more than those of their imitators.
The conclusion above is based on which of the following assumptions?
(A) Most people are unable to distinguish a famous singer's rendition of a song from a good imitator's
rendition of the same song.
(B) Commercials using famous singers are usually more effective than commercials using imitators of
famous singers.
(C) The original versions of some well-known songs are unavailable for use in commercials.
(D) Advertising firms will continue to use imitators to mimic the physical mannerisms of famous singers.
(E) The advertising industry will use well-known renditions of songs in commercials.




I answered B?E
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by shovan85 » Sat Oct 02, 2010 12:44 am
goyalsau wrote:
shovan85 wrote:Conclusion: advertising costs will rise


C - out of context

E - left out after POE. Now the companies cannot use imitators, and they have to use well-known renditions of songs in commercials, and these songs can be sung only by original singers. Thus, obvious rise in cost :)

can you please explain why option C is out of scope.
what i interpret from option C. is that original version sound tracks are not available that's why they have to pay singers for their songs.
The original versions of some well-known songs are unavailable for use in commercials. That means some well-known songs are available. So when those songs which are available are played then it will not increase the cost of advertisements but decrease :)
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by frank1 » Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:06 am
I think some book told that...before you go to option ...think of what might be best answer (if u were to answer on your own)
that technique worked in this question...(sometimes it can be timeconsuimg)

i was searching for option E among the answer choice...

good it was there....
so easy kill this one..
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by abhi.genx7 » Sat Oct 02, 2010 11:15 pm
E it is i think ; The only reason they expect their coststo go up is BECAUSE THEY WILL USE THE SONGS and now that they can't use imitators , their costs will go up .
If they don't use The songs , they can reduce costs by any other means .
Correct me if I'm wrong.
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