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Our local baseball team needs our support. Ever since the new soccer franchise was established in our city, our local newspaper, the Constitution-Herald, has reduced its coverage of baseball. Clearly, the presence of the new soccer franchise is hurting the attendance at local baseball games.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
(A) The publisher of the Constitution-Herald is an avid baseball fan.
(B) All baseball teams in the country are showing reduced attendance due to the growing popularity of soccer.
(C) The owner of the local baseball franchise also owns the soccer franchise.
(D) Nearly all local fans who go to baseball games read the sports coverage only in the local paper Sport City, which has not changed its coverage of baseball.
(E) In general, newspaper readers prefer to watch basketball.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
(A) The publisher of the Constitution-Herald is an avid baseball fan.
(B) All baseball teams in the country are showing reduced attendance due to the growing popularity of soccer.
(C) The owner of the local baseball franchise also owns the soccer franchise.
(D) Nearly all local fans who go to baseball games read the sports coverage only in the local paper Sport City, which has not changed its coverage of baseball.
(E) In general, newspaper readers prefer to watch basketball.
16 Aug 2022, 10:57
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Hi.
Though I got this answer right, I want to note down my thoughts on how I decided on the answer. Please assess if it's okay:)
(A) The publisher of the Constitution-Herald is an avid baseball fan.
It is irrelevant as he could be a baseball fall but does not mean he would advertise about it.
(B) All baseball teams in the country are showing reduced attendance due to the growing popularity of soccer.
This was a little tricky. But the stem is not about the teams but about the popularity pertaining to this sport via the local people. So we must focus on the people.
(C) The owner of the local baseball franchise also owns the soccer franchise.
This again is irrelevant to the conclusion.
(D) Nearly all local fans who go to baseball games read the sports coverage only in the local paper Sport City, which has not changed its coverage of baseball.
Bingo!!! If all the fans are reading the news via another section and this particular part had no impact on them, then this change is not responsible for the decrease in the audience.
(E) In general, newspaper readers prefer to watch basketball.
Irrelevant- No mention of basketball
Though I got this answer right, I want to note down my thoughts on how I decided on the answer. Please assess if it's okay:)
(A) The publisher of the Constitution-Herald is an avid baseball fan.
It is irrelevant as he could be a baseball fall but does not mean he would advertise about it.
(B) All baseball teams in the country are showing reduced attendance due to the growing popularity of soccer.
This was a little tricky. But the stem is not about the teams but about the popularity pertaining to this sport via the local people. So we must focus on the people.
(C) The owner of the local baseball franchise also owns the soccer franchise.
This again is irrelevant to the conclusion.
(D) Nearly all local fans who go to baseball games read the sports coverage only in the local paper Sport City, which has not changed its coverage of baseball.
Bingo!!! If all the fans are reading the news via another section and this particular part had no impact on them, then this change is not responsible for the decrease in the audience.
(E) In general, newspaper readers prefer to watch basketball.
Irrelevant- No mention of basketball
07 Aug 2026, 12:07
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This one took me some time. Here's my reasoning.
The argument is that the increasing popularity of soccer is causing people to lose interest in baseball, and therefore, the attendance at baseball games is decreasing.
Now, we have to find something that weakens the above, meaning something that would say that the popularity of soccer has no effect on the attendance of baseball game audience.
(A) The publisher of the Constitution-Herald is an avid baseball fan. - Irrelevant. Him alone cannot be any counting factor.
(B) All baseball teams in the country are showing reduced attendance due to the growing popularity of soccer. - Strengthens.
(C) The owner of the local baseball franchise also owns the soccer franchise. - Irrelevant. How does it affect the audience?
(D) Nearly all local fans who go to baseball games read the sports coverage only in the local paper Sport City, which has not changed its coverage of baseball. - CORRECT. Fans of baseball are still reading about it in the paper. The less coverage in the Constitution-Herald does not signal that the fans of the game has stopped reading about it or are losing interest in it.
(E) In general, newspaper readers prefer to watch basketball. - Irrelevant. We are not discussing basketball at all.
The argument is that the increasing popularity of soccer is causing people to lose interest in baseball, and therefore, the attendance at baseball games is decreasing.
Now, we have to find something that weakens the above, meaning something that would say that the popularity of soccer has no effect on the attendance of baseball game audience.
(A) The publisher of the Constitution-Herald is an avid baseball fan. - Irrelevant. Him alone cannot be any counting factor.
(B) All baseball teams in the country are showing reduced attendance due to the growing popularity of soccer. - Strengthens.
(C) The owner of the local baseball franchise also owns the soccer franchise. - Irrelevant. How does it affect the audience?
(D) Nearly all local fans who go to baseball games read the sports coverage only in the local paper Sport City, which has not changed its coverage of baseball. - CORRECT. Fans of baseball are still reading about it in the paper. The less coverage in the Constitution-Herald does not signal that the fans of the game has stopped reading about it or are losing interest in it.
(E) In general, newspaper readers prefer to watch basketball. - Irrelevant. We are not discussing basketball at all.
