Necessary AssumptionDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: A TV station made a dishonest ad for a new show; the author thinks this is a mistake because people who feel tricked by the first episode won't come back for the second.
Conclusion: The network's misleading advertisement will be less successful at retaining long-term viewers than the advertisement preferred by the producers.
Reasoning: The network's ad creates false expectations, and viewers who feel deceived by the first episode are unlikely to keep watching the series.
Analysis: The argument relies on a comparison between the network's ad and the producers' ad. For the conclusion to hold, we must assume that the producers' ad would not have been equally or more misleading to the 'likely' viewers. If the producers' ad also created false expectations, the network's ad wouldn't necessarily be 'less effective' by comparison. Look for an answer that bridges the gap between the failure of the network's ad and the assumed relative success of the producers' version.
Conclusion: The network's misleading advertisement will be less successful at retaining long-term viewers than the advertisement preferred by the producers.
Reasoning: The network's ad creates false expectations, and viewers who feel deceived by the first episode are unlikely to keep watching the series.
Analysis: The argument relies on a comparison between the network's ad and the producers' ad. For the conclusion to hold, we must assume that the producers' ad would not have been equally or more misleading to the 'likely' viewers. If the producers' ad also created false expectations, the network's ad wouldn't necessarily be 'less effective' by comparison. Look for an answer that bridges the gap between the failure of the network's ad and the assumed relative success of the producers' version.
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Unlock Full Passage13.The argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?
Correct Answer
B
B states that the producers’ favored advertisement would not have grossly misrepresented the program. That’s necessary to justify the comparative conclusion. Negation test: if the producers’ ad did grossly misrepresent the show, then viewers it attracts would also come with false expectations and be unlikely to continue, undermining the claim that the network’s ad is less effective than the producers’ ad at attracting likely-to-continue viewers.
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