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by hey_thr67 » Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:33 am
Under the influence of today's computer-oriented culture, publishing for children has taken on a flashy new look that emphasizes illustrations and graphic design; the resulting lack of substance leads to books that are short-lived items covering mainly trendy subjects. The changes also include more humorous content, simplification of difficult material, and a narrower focus on specific topics.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?


A. The inclusion of humorous material and a narrower focus detract from the substance of a children's book.
B. The substance of a children's book is important to its longevity.
C. Children of the computer generation cannot concentrate on long, unbroken sections of prose.
D. Children judge books primarily on the basis of graphic design.
E. The lack of substance of a children's book is unlikely to be important to its popularity.


OA is B[/spoiler]
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:11 am
A--these are mentioned separately from the lack of substance.

B--bingo; directly from the second half of the first sentence ("resulting lack of substance leads to books that are short-lived...")

C--we have no way of judging what children can or cannot do

D--there is nothing about how children judge books

E--could be true, but we have nothing about the popularity of children's books.
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by hey_thr67 » Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:50 am
Most of the times "must be true"'s right answers are the conclusion of stem. In this regard, the right answer here can be derived only from one line. What's your opinion Bill ?

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by mv12 » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:54 am
Should be B

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:15 am
hey_thr67 wrote:Most of the times "must be true"'s right answers are the conclusion of stem. In this regard, the right answer here can be derived only from one line. What's your opinion Bill ?
It's a fairly common trick with Inference questions...we tend to look for a "grand" conclusion, or something that puts all of the pieces together. Really, the only criteria that must be met is that the answer we pick is 100% true, even if it seems obvious.
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