Kaplan 800 CR confused between two choices

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Kaplan 800 CR confused between two choices

by erjamit » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:24 am
1. The increase in the number of newspaper articles exposed as fabrications serves to bolster the contention that publishers are more interested in boosting circulation than in printing the truth. Even minor publications have staffs to check such obvious fraud.

The argument above assumes that

A. newspaper stories exposed as fabrications are a recent phenomenon.

B. fact checking is more comprehensive for minor publications than for major ones.

C. everything a newspaper prints must be factually verifiable.

D. only recently have newspapers admitted to publishing intentionally fraudulent stories.

E. publishers are ultimately responsible for what is printed in their newspapers.


OA will follow after some discussion from members.

I was confused between two choices and I picked the wrong one :(
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by chidcguy » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:21 am
My pick E

I believe you were between C & E and picked C. I am thinking thats the case because C was very tempting to me

Conclusion in the stimulus is

publishers are more interested in boosting circulation than in printing the truth

Look at E and apply the negation test

Publishers are NOT responsible for what goes on to the papers in fine pint. If they are not responsible, they also possibly dont have the interest to increase circulation. Argument falls apart and hence E

IMO, C is wrong because it uses the strong "must" which is always best to avoid in assumption, conclusion and inference Questions.

Also If you apply the negation test, it doesn't fit into the argument to throw the argument apart.

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by erjamit » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:35 am
Thanks dude, you are right I was caught between C & E. It makes sense now.

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by Mclaughlin » Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:01 pm
Hey what's the negation test?

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by peter.p.81 » Wed May 11, 2016 12:02 am
I'd be shocked if it wasn't E