Hi Axwe7,I can see exactly where this is snagging, and it's a great instinct to interrogate a quantity word. The fix here is in the
definition of "many" itself, not in the passage's support.
You're treating "many" as if it meant
"a majority" / ">50%." It doesn't. "Many" just means
a large/substantial number - it carries
no percentage threshold at all. So C is never claiming that more than half of young adults must learn; it's only claiming that a sizable chunk of them must. That's a much weaker, much safer claim than the one you're rejecting.
Notice the order of strength among quantity words:
all / every - strongest
most / a majority - more than half
many - a large number, but
no fixed share
some / a few - weakest
"Many" sits
below "majority," much closer to your comfortable "some" than you're giving it credit for.
And the passage does support even a substantial number: it says young adults "
are more likely to be media illiterate" than older adults. That comparative tells us a large share of this group currently lacks the skill. So for
all of them to vote in an informed way, that large share - the "many" who can't yet differentiate - must learn to. The logic holds cleanly.
Turn the one knob to feel it:If C said "
all of them must learn" - too strong; we can't prove every single young adult lacks the skill.
If C said "
a majority must learn" - now you'd be right to demand proof of
>50%.
With "
many" - it only needs a substantial number, which the comparative gives us. Supported.
So the word that worried you is actually doing you a favor: it keeps the claim modest enough to be safe.
Answer: CAxwe7
MartyMurray Hi Marty, seeking your assistance on this one. I'm still not convinced Option C) is a suitable answer. The word "many" is what's driving me away. If instead, it said "some" young adults, I'd be much more inclined to choose. However, I struggle to see how the question stem established anywhere that >50% of young adults "must" learn how to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources of information. Would you please be able to bridge my knowledge gap here?