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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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A. It should be suggested that voters attend media literacy courses in order to acquire a minimal competency in interpreting public information.

INCORRECT: This is an inference type of question. Only information which can be 100% deduced from the passage will be the answer. There is no reference to any suggestion in the passage.

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.

INCORRECT: Similar to A. There is no mention of this detail. We can eliminate B.

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.

CORRECT: As young people constitute the general population, atleast some must learn to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources. This can be deduced.

D. If young people are not to be influenced by propagandists, they must increase their understanding of journalism.

INCORRECT: How to correct the deduction is not mentioned. Eliminate.

E. When researching political candidates, young people tend to confuse reasonably accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals.

INCORRECT: Too strong. We can eliminate.

Option C
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A - We are talking about young people
B - Again this is just a recommendation
C - This talks about young people and how they don;t make informed decision as they should know how to differentiate
D - Understanding of Journalism is mentioned no where
E - Research was never mentioned in para and we are talking about reliable and unreliable and this states unrealistic
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Ans: C

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.
The argument's premises talk about young people's inability to identify reliable and unreliable information and media use to sway the election, and also the comparison between young and elders. This option talks about all the voters.

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.
Veracity of source and educational curriculum is not part of the discussion here. especially 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.
this options talks about specifically about the action for the young people to learning to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources of information. [Fit for conclusion]

D. If young people are not to be influenced by propagandists, they must increase their understanding of journalism.
This is the total opposite of what premises are leading to

E. When researching political candidates, young people tend to confuse reasonably accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals.
Premise do not talk about young people's research..
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Based off all the choices, this is only logical conclusion we can draw -
"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."
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Premise: Young adults are media illiterate.

Premise: Media is increasingly biased and manipulative.

Conclusion: Therefore, if they want to make informed voting decisions, they must learn to identify reliable vs. unreliable sources.
This is a safe and logical inference.
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A. "It should be suggested that voters attend media literacy courses in order to acquire a minimal competency in interpreting public information."
This is a recommendation, not a conclusion derived from the premises.
The stimulus doesn’t talk about what should be done, only what is happening.

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."
Again, this is a proposal or opinion, not a logical inference from the given facts.

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."
This is conditional, but it follows logically.

Given that young adults are more media illiterate and that biased media is used to sway elections, it’s reasonable to infer that informed voting would require media literacy.

This is a reasonable and supported inference. - Correct

D. "If young people are not to be influenced by propagandists, they must increase their understanding of journalism."
While plausible, the idea of “understanding journalism” is not mentioned in the passage.

The premise only discusses media literacy and differentiating sources, not the field of journalism.

E. "When researching political candidates, young people tend to confuse reasonably accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals."
This adds new ideas (researching candidates, confusing accuracy with ideals) not supported by the passage.
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Premises given:
  1. The public’s ability to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources is getting worse.
  2. Young adults in their early twenties, just out of formal education, are more likely to be media illiterate than older adults.
  3. Political actors will increasingly use biased media outlets to sway elections in their favor.
Question:
Which of the following conclusions can be properly drawn from the statements above?

Option A: Incorrect
“It should be suggested that voters attend media literacy courses...”
→ This is a recommendation, not a conclusion drawn from the facts provided.

Option B: Incorrect
“Instruction in how to evaluate the veracity of an information source should be made a required part of the educational curriculum...”
→ Also a recommendation or policy proposal, not something directly concluded from the premises.

Option C: Correct
“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.”
→ This follows logically from the premises:
  • Many young people are media illiterate.
  • Politicians will use biased media to sway elections.
  • So, to make informed decisions, they must become more media literate.

Option D: Incorrect
“If young people are not to be influenced by propagandists, they must increase their understanding of journalism.”
→ “Understanding of journalism” is not mentioned in the premises. This introduces a new concept.

Option E: Incorrect
“When researching political candidates, young people tend to confuse reasonably accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals.”
→ This is an unsupported assumption, not stated in the passage.

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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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Answer: C is correct because the passage says young adults struggle to tell reliable from unreliable information, and political actors will use biased media. So, for young people to vote wisely, many need to improve this skill.
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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.

We have to look for an option that is directly supported by the argument above.

A. It should be suggested that voters attend media literacy courses in order to acquire a minimal competency in interpreting public information.
The argument doesn't talk about Media Literacy courses. Irrelevant.

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.
This option is out of scope as the argument never talks about making it a part of curriculum.

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.
This logically follows from the passage:
-Young people are more media illiterate.
-Biased media will be used to sway voters.
-Therefore, to make informed decisions, young people must improve their ability to assess media reliability.
It is a direct consequence of the argument.

D. If young people are not to be influenced by propagandists, they must increase their understanding of journalism.
Too specific and introduces new concepts.

E. When researching political candidates, young people tend to confuse reasonably accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals.
The passage says they’re media illiterate, but doesn’t say why or mention confusion with "ideals." It is not supported.

Hence, Ans is C
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On analyzing the options one by one,

A. It should be suggested that voters attend media literacy courses in order to acquire a minimal competency in interpreting public information - This is a recommendation, not a conclusion drawn from the passage. The passage does not suggest what should be done; it only describes the current situation. Eliminate


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 - Like A, this is a policy recommendation, not a logical conclusion from the given facts. The passage does not state or imply that such instruction should be required. Eliminate


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- This is a logical conclusion. The passage says young adults are more likely to be media illiterate, and that biased media will be used to sway elections. Therefore, for all young people to make informed decisions, many must improve their media literacy. Keep


D. If young people are not to be influenced by propagandists, they must increase their understanding of journalism - This option introduces the idea of "understanding of journalism," which is not specifically discussed in the passage. The passage only discusses the ability to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources. Eliminate


E. When researching political candidates, young people tend to confuse reasonably accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals- This is not supported by the passage. There is no mention of young people confusing accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals. Eliminate

Hence the correct answer is option (C)
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Here options A,B,D introduces new ideas like media literacy courses,educational curriculum,understanding of journalism which is not there in the paragraph,so these options are eliminated.

In E,there is something new introduced that is unrealistic ideals.So that's eliminated

In C,it emphasizes the need to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources of information which is the first line of the para.

So C is the answer
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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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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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I shall go with option C as it can be 100% inferred from the given passage
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From the argument, we understand that,

Young adults in their early twenties are more likely to be media illiterate than somewhat older adults.
And, political actors will increasingly make use of biased media outlets to sway elections in their favor.

We need to find a conclusion for this argument. Let's look at the answer choices:

A. It should be suggested that voters attend media literacy courses in order to acquire a minimal competency in interpreting public information.
  • Since, the argument honed down on young adults, our conclusion cannot be so encompassing that we talk about all voters in general. Eliminate.
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.
  • Changes to the curriculum to allow for people to fact-check their sources is too broad of a conclusion. Eliminate.
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.
  • I would have eliminate this option since it says "all young people", but see how it breaks it down to "many of them must learn", brings it in scope and tells us that for the politicians to not sway them using biased media they must learn to differentiate between reliable and irreliable sources. Keep.
D. If young people are not to be influenced by propagandists, they must increase their understanding of journalism.
  • Too vague. Propagandists is too broad for a "political actor using baised media" and moreover, "understanding of journalism" is also way too broad for understanding reliable and unreliable sources of information. Eliminate.
E. When researching political candidates, young people tend to confuse reasonably accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals.
  • This doesn't sit well with the premise of our argument, as we are already told that the young people are media illiterate, and the issue is of finding the difference between reliable and unreliable sources, not confusing accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals. Eliminate.

C seems to be the best choice.
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The statements indicate that young adults are increasingly media illiterate (poor at differentiating sources) and will face more biased information from political actors in elections.

Conclusion that can be properly drawn:
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. (Option C)


A (Incorrect): This option proposes a recommendation ("should be suggested"), which cannot be logically concluded from the given descriptive premises.
B (Incorrect): This option also presents a recommendation or policy ("should be made"), rather than a direct logical inference from the facts.
C (Correct): This conclusion logically follows because if young people are media illiterate and will face more biased information in elections, then learning to differentiate sources is a prerequisite for making informed voting decisions.
D (Incorrect): This option introduces new terms ("propagandists") and a narrow solution ("understanding of journalism") not explicitly and directly supported by the premises.
E (Incorrect): This option introduces new concepts ("unrealistic ideals") and a specific type of confusion that is not mentioned or implied by the provided statements.

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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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The argument states that the public's ability to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources of information is worsening, specifically noting that young adults in their early twenties are more likely to be media illiterate than older adults. It also highlights that political actors will increasingly use biased media to sway elections.

The correct conclusion must logically follow from these premises without introducing new assumptions.

Option A suggests a solution (voters attending media literacy courses), but the argument does not imply or recommend any actions; it only describes a problem. Thus, this is not a proper conclusion.

Option B recommends making media literacy instruction a required part of the curriculum. Like A, this proposes a solution, which is not supported by the premises. The argument does not address educational requirements.

Option C states that if young people are to make informed voting decisions, many must learn to differentiate reliable from unreliable sources. This follows logically: the premises establish that young adults are more media illiterate (i.e., less able to differentiate sources) and that biased media will be used to sway elections. Therefore, for informed voting, media literacy (as defined) is necessary.
Option D claims young people must increase their understanding of journalism to avoid being influenced by propagandists. While related, the argument does not mention "journalism" or "propagandists"; it focuses on differentiating sources and biased media. This introduces elements beyond the premises.

Option E asserts that young people confuse accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals. The argument discusses media illiteracy broadly but does not specify this particular confusion, making it an unwarranted assumption.

Only option C is directly and logically derived from the premises without extrapolation.
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A. The passage talks about an issue, but does not hint at suggesting a solution for the problem at hand, therefore A is irrelevant.

B. Irrelevant as there is no mention of modifying a curriculum.

C. This option perfectly draws out the conclusion that for young adults who are voting, in order not to get swayed by the biased media outlets, they need to be able to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources of information.

D. This option is too strong and not fully supported.

E. Out of scope
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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.....could be the answer
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........no
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.....All, must....this option is too extreme as compared to the language in the Premise.......NO
D. If young people are not to be influenced by propagandists, they must increase their understanding of journalism......No
E. When researching political candidates, young people tend to confuse reasonably accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals......No

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Ans: B
explanation
Main point
Young adults fresh out of school show the worst media literacy, revealing a gap in formal education
so only B covers the systemic flaw by mandating media literacy training in schools
A is not related to the formal education
C/D restated the issue
E is irrelevant
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Premise : The public’s ability to differentiate between reliable and unreliable sources of information is getting worse.
Premise : Young adults in early twenties, just having completed their formal education, are more likely to be media illiterate than somewhat older adults
Premise : Political actors will increasingly make use of biased media outlets to sway elections in their favor.

A. It should be suggested that voters attend media literacy courses in order to acquire a minimal competency in interpreting public information.
This is just a suggestion and not conclusion following the above premises

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. This suggest policy change and not logically following from the above premises

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. Yes this logically follows from the above premises and makes no suggestion or policy change or brings new information.

D. If young people are not to be influenced by propagandists, they must increase their understanding of journalism. This is similar to A and B and brings new information about journalism.

E. When researching political candidates, young people tend to confuse reasonably accurate reporting with unrealistic ideals. This is a very specific claim which is not made in above premises.

hence C is correct

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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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IMO Should be C

Since we understand that youngsters are media illiterate, they should be able to differentiate between reliable and unreliable source of info. However, the "all young people" threw me off a bit, but it still seems like the best option
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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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