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by piyush_nitt » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:09 am
Connie: This season, new episodes of my favorite television program are even more entertaining than previous episodes; so the program should be even more popular this season than last season.

Karl: I disagree. After all, we both know that the chief aim of television networks is to maximize advertising revenue by increasing the popularity of their programs. But this season the television networks that compete with the one that shows your favorite program are showing reruns of old programs during the same time slot as your favorite program.

Which of the following, if true, would provide the most support for Karl's response to Connie's argument?



a. What Connie considers entertaining does not necessarily coincide with what most television viewers consider entertaining.

b. Entertaining television shows are not necessarily popular as well.

c. Television networks generally schedule their most popular shows during the same time slots as their competitors' most popular shows.

d. Certain educational programs which are not generally considered entertaining are nevertheless among the most popular programs.

e. The most common reason for a network to rerun a television program is that a great number of television viewers request the rerun

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by rahulg83 » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:10 am
piyush_nitt wrote:Connie: This season, new episodes of my favorite television program are even more entertaining than previous episodes; so the program should be even more popular this season than last season.

Karl: I disagree. After all, we both know that the chief aim of television networks is to maximize advertising revenue by increasing the popularity of their programs. But this season the television networks that compete with the one that shows your favorite program are showing reruns of old programs during the same time slot as your favorite program.

Which of the following, if true, would provide the most support for Karl's response to Connie's argument?



a. What Connie considers entertaining does not necessarily coincide with what most television viewers consider entertaining.

b. Entertaining television shows are not necessarily popular as well.

c. Television networks generally schedule their most popular shows during the same time slots as their competitors' most popular shows.

d. Certain educational programs which are not generally considered entertaining are nevertheless among the most popular programs.

e. The most common reason for a network to rerun a television program is that a great number of television viewers request the rerun

OA:E
i'd go with E because Karl point is strengthened by the fact that reruns of old programs are more popular with public than Connie's fav program..and hence they will generate more popularity
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by tamina1 » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:28 am
Can you please post the OA. Thanks!
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by tamina1 » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:28 am
Can you please post the OA. Thanks!
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by rahulg83 » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:34 am
Hi Tamina,
Plz check the spoiler i.e. drag ur mouse over the blackened area to get the answer
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by anshulseth » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:34 pm
The same issue here.
I dont go with E, but C.
So, plz post the OE and if you dont have name the source.
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by piyush_nitt » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:12 am
anshulseth wrote:The same issue here.
I dont go with E, but C.
So, plz post the OE and if you dont have name the source.
I chose C as well. Don't have OE

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by kanha81 » Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:30 pm
piyush_nitt wrote:
anshulseth wrote:The same issue here.
I dont go with E, but C.
So, plz post the OE and if you dont have name the source.
I chose C as well. Don't have OE

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I chose [spoiler][E][/spoiler] because it supports Karl's viewpoint by pointing out some of the specific details that makes the old reruns competitive against the popular tv shows of the competitors airing at the same time.
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by ketkoag » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:54 am
i was confused between A and E.
chances of A for me are 40%
chances of E for me are 60%
i mean E us stronger contender than A.
Experts, please tell me if E would not be the answer choice then whether A would have been the answer??
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by ashley.com » Sun May 15, 2016 3:51 am
I would go for E as well. It seems the best and safest among the rest.
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