Complete the ArgumentDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: People love reading about mind-bending science, but magazines won't publish those stories if they think the average reader won't be able to follow the logic.
Conclusion: Popular magazines often omit the scientific stories that readers would find most interesting.
Reasoning: Magazines avoid complex topics that readers cannot understand, even though those complex topics are often the most fascinating to those readers.
Analysis: This is a 'Complete the Argument' task, which functions like a Must Be True question. We are told that readers find complex issues fascinating but cannot understand them, and that magazines are not covering these interesting stories. The logical bridge is that magazines have a policy of not publishing what their readers can't grasp. Look for an answer that confirms magazines prioritize 'understandability' over 'interest level' when choosing what to publish.
Conclusion: Popular magazines often omit the scientific stories that readers would find most interesting.
Reasoning: Magazines avoid complex topics that readers cannot understand, even though those complex topics are often the most fascinating to those readers.
Analysis: This is a 'Complete the Argument' task, which functions like a Must Be True question. We are told that readers find complex issues fascinating but cannot understand them, and that magazines are not covering these interesting stories. The logical bridge is that magazines have a policy of not publishing what their readers can't grasp. Look for an answer that confirms magazines prioritize 'understandability' over 'interest level' when choosing what to publish.
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Unlock Full Passage5.The conclusion of the argument is strongly supported if which one of the following completes the passage?
Correct Answer
A
It supplies the missing link: editors of popular magazines generally do not approve stories that their readers cannot understand. That connects “hard-to-understand” to “not covered,” yielding the conclusion that some of the most interesting stories are usually not covered.
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