| Critical Reasoning Butler: July 2025 |
| July 21 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 Prices for home cinema equipment are decreasing dramatically, allowing many people to install such cinemas in their own homes. This factor coupled with the accesibility of films through online rentals, downloads, and purchases has led to a boom in the number of films being watched internationally. However, because of the availability of a variety of cheap methods for the illicit distribution of entertainment materials, investors are to __________.
Which of the following best completes the passage below?
(A) keep accurate documentation of any profits earned from the sales or royalties of a particular movie for tax purposes
(B) invest in films that can be easily marketed to international audiences without making serious changes to the actual content
(C) avoid financial ventures or acquisitions related to the industry associated with movie rights and royalties
(D) form comparisons between the commercial successes of certain movie genres before deciding what kind of movie to invest in
(E) refrain from investing in retail outlets or developers in the field of audio and visual equipment intended for use in small private cinemas
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CR 2 Monarchy, a stable form of government for many centuries, came under greater and greater social pressure in the 18th and 19th centuries, in particular in Europe and in North America. In many countries, the end result was a complete change of regime.
Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?
A. By the end of the nineteenth century, most monarchies in Europe and North America were replaced by democracies.
B. Most countries which were monarchic in Europe and North America at the beginning of the 18th century had a different form of government by the end of the 19th century.
C. Though accepted in the twentieth century by certain countries, communism has philosophical and social roots dating to the 18th and 19th centuries.
D. There were many reasons for the regime changes of the 18th and 19th centuries.
E. You were more likely to live in a monarchy on the eve of the 18th century than you were on the eve of the 20th century.