ParadoxDiff: Easy

Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: Voters feel they don't know enough about elections. Surprisingly, people who subscribe to newspapers with tons of election news don't actually know any more than people who read papers with almost no election news.

Reasoning: No reasoning (Fact Set).

Analysis: The paradox here is that more available information is not resulting in more knowledge. We need to find a reason why the 'extensive coverage' isn't actually educating the readers. Perhaps the subscribers are skipping the election articles entirely, or maybe the coverage is so complex or biased that it doesn't actually help the average reader understand the issues better.

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5.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the surprising fact stated by the professor?

Correct Answer
C
If most regular subscribers to the high-coverage newspapers rarely read the election-coverage articles, then the mere presence of extensive coverage would not make those subscribers better informed. This directly removes the surprise.
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