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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?

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The public’s ability to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources of information is getting worse. Young adults in early twenties, just having completed their formal education, are more likely to be media illiterate than somewhat older adults. And yet, political actors will increasingly make use of biased media outlets to sway elections in their favor.

Which of the following conclusions can be properly drawn from the statements above?

A. It should be suggested that voters attend media literacy courses in order to acquire a minimal competency in interpreting public information.
B. Instruction in how to evaluate the veracity of an information source should be made a required part of the educational curriculum, both public and private.
C. If all young people are to make informed voting decisions, many of them must learn how to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources of information.
D. If young people are not to be influenced by propagandists, they must increase their understanding of journalism.
E. When researching political candidates, young people tend to confuse reasonably accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals.


 


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Hi Axwe7 many doesnt mean more than 50%, Many reflects substantial proportion but not 100%. If we look at C it says If all young people are to make informed voting decisions, many of them must learn how to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources of information and the contra positive of this sentence is If many of them do Not learn how to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources of information, then not all young people are to make informed voting decisions or then at least some young people will fail to make informed voting decisions and this is what properly infered from the argument.

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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?


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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: C

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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?


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