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Newspaper editor: Published photojournalism must always present
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Newspaper editor: Published photojournalism must always present the events covered without distorting those events. Sometimes an image distorts the events a photojournalist attempts to capture, such as when the photojournalist has an equipment failure. In such cases, photojournalists are permitted to make minimal changes to an image, but only to the extent that (1) they are certain about what they observed, and (2) those changes reduce the distortion. Photojournalists' photos are often compelling works of art as well as documents of newsworthy events. However, for publication as journalism, a photo's aesthetic features are allowed to be considered only after the photo is shown to accurately portray relevant features of the event it depicts. In accordance with these criteria, in our journalistic coverage of Event E, we elected to publish photograph P1 rather than photograph P2.
Statement: Assuming the editor's statements are true, if ___1___, then it must be the case that ___2___.
Select for 1 and for 2 the two different options that create the statement that is most strongly supported by the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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Newspaper editor: Published photojournalism must always present the events covered without distorting those events. Sometimes an image distorts the events a photojournalist attempts to capture, such as when the photojournalist has an equipment failure. In such cases, photojournalists are permitted to make minimal changes to an image, but only to the extent that (1) they are certain about what they observed, and (2) those changes reduce the distortion. Photojournalists' photos are often compelling works of art as well as documents of newsworthy events. However, for publication as journalism, a photo's aesthetic features are allowed to be considered only after the photo is shown to accurately portray relevant features of the event it depicts. In accordance with these criteria, in our journalistic coverage of Event E, we elected to publish photograph P1 rather than photograph P2.
Statement: Assuming the editor's statements are true, if ___1___, then it must be the case that ___2___.
Select for 1 and for 2 the two different options that create the statement that is most strongly supported by the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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| 1 | 2 | |
| P1 was altered | ||
| P2 was altered | ||
| P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment | ||
| P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features | ||
| both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E |
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1: P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features
2: both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E
Originally posted by Iwillget770 on 14 Feb 2024, 07:21.
Last edited by chetan2u on 29 Feb 2024, 20:36, edited 1 time in total.
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Newspaper editor: Published photojournalism must always present
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Newspaper editor: Published photojournalism must always present the events covered without distorting those events. Sometimes an image distorts the events a photojournalist attempts to capture, such as when the photojournalist has an equipment failure. In such cases, photojournalists are permitted to make minimal changes to an image, but only to the extent that (1) they are certain about what they observed, and (2) those changes reduce the distortion. Photojournalists' photos are often compelling works of art as well as documents of newsworthy events. However, for publication as journalism, a photo's aesthetic features are allowed to be considered only after the photo is shown to accurately portray relevant features of the event it depicts. In accordance with these criteria, in our journalistic coverage of Event E, we elected to publish photograph P1 rather than photograph P2.
Statement: Assuming the editor's statements are true, if ___1___, then it must be the case that ___2___.
Select for 1 and for 2 the two different options that create the statement that is most strongly supported by the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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Newspaper editor: Published photojournalism must always present the events covered without distorting those events. Sometimes an image distorts the events a photojournalist attempts to capture, such as when the photojournalist has an equipment failure. In such cases, photojournalists are permitted to make minimal changes to an image, but only to the extent that (1) they are certain about what they observed, and (2) those changes reduce the distortion. Photojournalists' photos are often compelling works of art as well as documents of newsworthy events. However, for publication as journalism, a photo's aesthetic features are allowed to be considered only after the photo is shown to accurately portray relevant features of the event it depicts. In accordance with these criteria, in our journalistic coverage of Event E, we elected to publish photograph P1 rather than photograph P2.
Statement: Assuming the editor's statements are true, if ___1___, then it must be the case that ___2___.
Select for 1 and for 2 the two different options that create the statement that is most strongly supported by the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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Video solution to the question: https://youtu.be/CuEUshOOlK0
Here is the gist of what is said:
- Photos must reflect the event accurately.
- Sometimes photos distort the event (say equipment malfunctions). Then they can be changed a bit (journalist must know exactly what happened and the change must be made only to reduce distortion i.e. to make it more accurate)
- Photos are considered art too. But a photo's artistic features can be considered only after it is shown to be accurate. (so you cannot publish a beautiful photo as journalism to depict an event if the photo does not reflect the event accurately. It just means that beauty can be considered only after accuracy has been established)
P1 was selected over P2.
Multiple cases are possible:
- P1 is accurate and P2 is not.
- P1 and P2 both are distorted but P1 has less distortion than P2.
- P1 and P2 both are accurate but P1 is prettier.
if ___1___, then it must be the case that ___2___.
A photo is altered to make it more accurate. If both P1 and P2 have distortions and we select P1, we may alter P1 before publishing. If P1 is altered, we cannot say that P2 must have been altered too. If we were given that P2 has distortions, then that would have been necessary.
Also, there could be many reasons for distortion. Malfunctioning equipment is just one example hence it cannot be necessary. Also, if equipment is malfunctioning, it may not always cause distortion in every photo.
If "P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features," it means that both photos must be accurate. The aesthetic features are considered only after accuracy is established. If P2 were not accurate but P1 was, P1 would have been selected because it was accurate, not for its aesthetic features. Aesthetic features would not have been considered at all in that case.
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1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features2: both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E
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Re: Newspaper editor: Published photojournalism must always present
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Newspaper editor: Published photojournalism must always present the events covered without distorting those events. Sometimes an image distorts the events a photojournalist attempts to capture, such as when the photojournalist has an equipment failure. In such cases, photojournalists are permitted to make minimal changes to an image, but only to the extent that (1) they are certain about what they observed, and (2) those changes reduce the distortion. Photojournalists' photos are often compelling works of art as well as documents of newsworthy events. However, for publication as journalism, a photo's aesthetic features are allowed to be considered only after the photo is shown to accurately portray relevant features of the event it depicts. In accordance with these criteria, in our journalistic coverage of Event E, we elected to publish photograph P1 rather than photograph P2.
According to what the Newspaper editor says, the key criteria for choosing a photo are the following:
- Published photojournalism must always present the events covered without distorting those events.
- If "an image distorts the events a photojournalist attempts to capture, such as when the photojournalist has an equipment failure," then "photojournalists are permitted to make minimal changes to an image, but only to the extent that (1) they are certain about what they observed, and (2) those changes reduce the distortion."
- "for publication as journalism, a photo's aesthetic features are allowed to be considered only after the photo is shown to accurately portray relevant features of the event it depicts"
Statement: Assuming the editor's statements are true, if ___1___, then it must be the case that ___2___.
Select for 1 and for 2 the two different options that create the statement that is most strongly supported by the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
We see that the correct answers will be such that, if the answer for 1 is true, then the answer for 2 must be true.
We can choose two answers by checking each choice to see whether, if that choice is true, a second choice must also be true.
P1 was altered
If P1 was altered
- it does NOT have to be true that P2 was altered since the passage doesn't say that an altered photo can be chosen only over another altered photo.
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment since we don't have information that P2 was altered.
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features because P1 could have been more accurate than P2 after being altered.
- it does NOT have to be true that both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E because P1 could have been chosen because, after alteration, it was accurate, and P2 was not.
Eliminate.
P2 was altered
If P2 was altered
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was altered since we have no reason to believe that P1 required alteration.
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment since we don't have information that P1 was altered.
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features because P1 could have been more accurate than P2 even after P2 was altered.
- it does NOT have to be true that both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E because P1 could have been chosen because P1 was still more accurate than P2 after P2 was altered.
Eliminate.
P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment
If P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment,
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was altered since both photos could have been distorted and P1 could have been more accurate than P2.
- it does NOT have to be true that P2 was altered since P1 could have been more accurate than P2 because P2 was not altered.
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features because P1 could have been more accurate than P2.
- it does NOT have to be true that both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E because P1 could have been chosen because P2 was not accurate.
Eliminate.
P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features
If P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features,
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was altered since we have no reason to believe it was.
- it does NOT have to be true that P2 was altered since we have no reason to believe it was.
- it does NOT have be true that P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment because P1 we have no reason to believe they were.
- it MUST be true that both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E because P1 could have not have been chosen if it were not accurate and because P1's aesthetic features would not have been considered if P2 were not accurate.
So, it appears that the correct answer for 1 is P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features and the correct answer for 2 is both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E.
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Just to confirm that we've found the correct answers, let's check the last choice.
both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E
If both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E,
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was altered since we have no reason to believe it was.
- it does NOT have to be true that P2 was altered since we have no reason to believe it was.
- it does NOT have be true that P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment because P1 we have no reason to believe they were.
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features because P1 could have been somewhat more accurate than P2.
Eliminate.
Correct answer: P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features, both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E
According to what the Newspaper editor says, the key criteria for choosing a photo are the following:
- Published photojournalism must always present the events covered without distorting those events.
- If "an image distorts the events a photojournalist attempts to capture, such as when the photojournalist has an equipment failure," then "photojournalists are permitted to make minimal changes to an image, but only to the extent that (1) they are certain about what they observed, and (2) those changes reduce the distortion."
- "for publication as journalism, a photo's aesthetic features are allowed to be considered only after the photo is shown to accurately portray relevant features of the event it depicts"
Statement: Assuming the editor's statements are true, if ___1___, then it must be the case that ___2___.
Select for 1 and for 2 the two different options that create the statement that is most strongly supported by the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
We see that the correct answers will be such that, if the answer for 1 is true, then the answer for 2 must be true.
We can choose two answers by checking each choice to see whether, if that choice is true, a second choice must also be true.
P1 was altered
If P1 was altered
- it does NOT have to be true that P2 was altered since the passage doesn't say that an altered photo can be chosen only over another altered photo.
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment since we don't have information that P2 was altered.
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features because P1 could have been more accurate than P2 after being altered.
- it does NOT have to be true that both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E because P1 could have been chosen because, after alteration, it was accurate, and P2 was not.
Eliminate.
P2 was altered
If P2 was altered
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was altered since we have no reason to believe that P1 required alteration.
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment since we don't have information that P1 was altered.
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features because P1 could have been more accurate than P2 even after P2 was altered.
- it does NOT have to be true that both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E because P1 could have been chosen because P1 was still more accurate than P2 after P2 was altered.
Eliminate.
P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment
If P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment,
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was altered since both photos could have been distorted and P1 could have been more accurate than P2.
- it does NOT have to be true that P2 was altered since P1 could have been more accurate than P2 because P2 was not altered.
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features because P1 could have been more accurate than P2.
- it does NOT have to be true that both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E because P1 could have been chosen because P2 was not accurate.
Eliminate.
P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features
If P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features,
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was altered since we have no reason to believe it was.
- it does NOT have to be true that P2 was altered since we have no reason to believe it was.
- it does NOT have be true that P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment because P1 we have no reason to believe they were.
- it MUST be true that both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E because P1 could have not have been chosen if it were not accurate and because P1's aesthetic features would not have been considered if P2 were not accurate.
So, it appears that the correct answer for 1 is P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features and the correct answer for 2 is both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E.
Keep
Just to confirm that we've found the correct answers, let's check the last choice.
both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E
If both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E,
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was altered since we have no reason to believe it was.
- it does NOT have to be true that P2 was altered since we have no reason to believe it was.
- it does NOT have be true that P1 and P2 were taken with malfunctioning equipment because P1 we have no reason to believe they were.
- it does NOT have to be true that P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features because P1 could have been somewhat more accurate than P2.
Eliminate.
Correct answer: P1 was chosen over P2 at least in part for its aesthetic features, both P1 and P2 accurately portray the relevant features of Event E
