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1000 CR Test A # 12

by punitkaur » Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:17 pm
Are you still reading the other newspaper in town? Did you know that the Daily Bugle is owned by an out-of-town business syndicate that couldn’t care less about the people of Gotham City? Read the Daily Clarion, the only real voice of the people of Gotham City!
Which of the following most directly refutes the argument raised in the advertisement above?

(A) Over half of the advertising revenues of the Daily Clarion come from firms whose headquarters are located outside of Gotham City.
(B) The Daily Clarion usually devotes more of its pages to out-of-town news than does the Daily Bugle.
(C) Nearly 40 percent of the readers of the Daily Clarion reside outside the limits of Gotham City.
(D) The editor-in-chief and all the other members of the editorial staff of the Daily Bugle have lived and worked in Gotham City for ten years or more.
(E) The Daily Bugle has been published in Gotham City for a longer time than has the Daily Clarion

My answer was B and OA is D. Can someone tell me why my answer is wrong?
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by capnx » Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:48 pm
My choice was between B and D too. It's not B because the advertisement claims Clarion is the "only realy voice of the people of Gotham." So if the Gotham people want to read stories outside of Gotham, B would still hold. D states that the editors have lived in the city for more than 10 years, and hence they represent the "voice of the people".
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Re: 1000 CR Test A # 12

by sk8ternite » Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:51 pm
punitkaur wrote:Are you still reading the other newspaper in town? Did you know that the Daily Bugle is owned by an out-of-town business syndicate that couldn’t care less about the people of Gotham City? Read the Daily Clarion, the only real voice of the people of Gotham City!
Which of the following most directly refutes the argument raised in the advertisement above?

(A) Over half of the advertising revenues of the Daily Clarion come from firms whose headquarters are located outside of Gotham City.
(B) The Daily Clarion usually devotes more of its pages to out-of-town news than does the Daily Bugle.
(C) Nearly 40 percent of the readers of the Daily Clarion reside outside the limits of Gotham City.
(D) The editor-in-chief and all the other members of the editorial staff of the Daily Bugle have lived and worked in Gotham City for ten years or more.
(E) The Daily Bugle has been published in Gotham City for a longer time than has the Daily Clarion

My answer was B and OA is D. Can someone tell me why my answer is wrong?
I think D is wrong because it doesnt matter that the editor in chief has lived in gotham for 10 years. He could be told by the owner of the newspaper, an outsider, what to do. But B shows that the daily clarion cares less about the people of gotham because it devotes fewer pages than the bugle.
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by punitkaur » Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:43 pm
Thanks guys for your replies... I still can't get why D should be right...
Anybody else with more convincing explanations?
Would really help...

Thanks again.
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