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Kindly explain y thr is option D of 3rd qus.


Kindly explain the meaning of 3rd paragraph??

Since the passage was found difficult by many and I personally loved the literature aspect of it, I take a shot here to explain the the passage as best I can.
1st Para:
This guy Marshal McLuhan (calling him Mike here) became popular with his first written book. The theme of his book was that any media,e.g. television, has a power that can make people perceive the work of advertisers/actors in a way opposite to what was intended.
"One of McLuhan's core theses was that every communication medium, including the television, has inherent effects apart from those that any artist or businessperson willfully creates through it and that these effects are not always positive. "
(Imaginary example-not from passage- Suppose an advertiser promotes a particular product 10 times in 2 hours. Such aggressive advertising can have a negative impact on the product even though the intended purpose of the advertisers was only to market their products. That's what Mike told that media can have opposite impact. )

2nd Para gives the example of above thesis. Mike tried to join the advertisers by inventing memorable phrases. Sadly, it was perceived negatively by public.
This is seen in "Arguably, however, he never expected or even hoped to deflect substantially the tide of the technological and social forces in play at the time". So he finds a solution- Don't go against the situation. Learn how to go with the situation. This is what " He likened the successful reader of his works to the sailor in Edgar Allan Poe's story "A Descent into the Maelstrom," who saves himself by studying a whirlpool and by moving with, not against, its current. " conveys.

3rd Para presents the author's opinion about Mike's thesis "that every communication medium, including the television, has inherent effects apart from those that any artist or businessperson willfully creates through it and that these effects are not always positive. " mentioned in 1st para. He says this theses is both important and insignificant at the same time. How? He gives the example of Internet. After the advent of Internet, the people no longer form stringent negative perception of what is being communicated. In fact, it demands society to broaden its perspective of media channels and examine their impact more closely. Finally, he concludes by saying that media channels can now be used to deliver a single message to diverse audiences under different circumstances.

Hope this all makes sense.


Thanks for the explanation!!
But how do you interpret from these lines:-

On the other hand, in the present milieu, where media professionals and advertisers tend to speak of "channels" and "content" as well-defined and non-overlapping components of communication, McLuhan's primary message appears to been lost among all the new mediums.

Finally, he concludes by saying that media channels can now be used to deliver a single message to diverse audiences under different circumstances.
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Since the passage was found difficult by many and I personally loved the literature aspect of it, I take a shot here to explain the the passage as best I can.
1st Para:
This guy Marshal McLuhan (calling him Mike here) became popular with his first written book. The theme of his book was that any media,e.g. television, has a power that can make people perceive the work of advertisers/actors in a way opposite to what was intended.
"One of McLuhan's core theses was that every communication medium, including the television, has inherent effects apart from those that any artist or businessperson willfully creates through it and that these effects are not always positive. "
(Imaginary example-not from passage- Suppose an advertiser promotes a particular product 10 times in 2 hours. Such aggressive advertising can have a negative impact on the product even though the intended purpose of the advertisers was only to market their products. That's what Mike told that media can have opposite impact. )

2nd Para gives the example of above thesis. Mike tried to join the advertisers by inventing memorable phrases. Sadly, it was perceived negatively by public.
This is seen in "Arguably, however, he never expected or even hoped to deflect substantially the tide of the technological and social forces in play at the time". So he finds a solution- Don't go against the situation. Learn how to go with the situation. This is what " He likened the successful reader of his works to the sailor in Edgar Allan Poe's story "A Descent into the Maelstrom," who saves himself by studying a whirlpool and by moving with, not against, its current. " conveys.

3rd Para presents the author's opinion about Mike's thesis "that every communication medium, including the television, has inherent effects apart from those that any artist or businessperson willfully creates through it and that these effects are not always positive. " mentioned in 1st para. He says this theses is both important and insignificant at the same time. How? He gives the example of Internet. After the advent of Internet, the people no longer form stringent negative perception of what is being communicated. In fact, it demands society to broaden its perspective of media channels and examine their impact more closely. Finally, he concludes by saying that media channels can now be used to deliver a single message to diverse audiences under different circumstances.

Hope this all makes sense.


Thanks for the explanation!!
But how do you interpret from these lines:-

On the other hand, in the present milieu, where media professionals and advertisers tend to speak of "channels" and "content" as well-defined and non-overlapping components of communication, McLuhan's primary message appears to been lost among all the new mediums.

Finally, he concludes by saying that media channels can now be used to deliver a single message to diverse audiences under different circumstances.

Mike used to think that a single msg on media is bound to be perceived with a negative interpretation. But presently, media professionals and advertisers see the content the way it is intended to be seen (non-overlapping and well defined). Hence, Mike's primary msg appears to be lost among all the new mediums because public now knows to see the intended/positive aspect of the content shown).
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Hi

As for as E is concerned, it is half true and half wrong answer choice, examiner trick us by starting something true but ends with something out of the scope and same scenario is here and we cannot choose half true half false answer choices.

e. By broadening their perspective of media channels and examining their impact more closely.

The green part can be verified after reading the passage but red part of option e making this answer choice wrong.

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WHY for question 2 option not e and why d?
but it is mentioned in the last para the same line just above highlighted text.
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Got one wrong (Q2). Others correct in nearly 10 minutes.
This was one of the passages wherein i found selection more useful than elimination. I also admit that i could not understand nearly 70% of the passage in my first reading

Question 1: The line "achieved the height of public attention in part by emulating the advertisers he studied" in the passage made me choose option C
Question 2: Still cant make out why option E wins over option D. I found a word to word match, therefore marked option D. Could not really understand the question (and its options) though.
Question 3: The phrase "in the present milieu" made me choose option D.
Question 4: The phrase "examine their impact more closely" made me choose option B

IMO this is very unlike a GMAT passage
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Hello arora1 you are almost there, Question #2 is basically debatable question, passage clearly supports option E but OA is D, I have tried to find its OE but i couldn't so let it go. No worries for Question #2.

Happy prep.

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Got one wrong (Q2). Others correct in nearly 10 minutes.
This was one of the passages wherein i found selection more useful than elimination. I also admit that i could not understand nearly 70% of the passage in my first reading

Question 1: The line "achieved the height of public attention in part by emulating the advertisers he studied" in the passage made me choose option C
Question 2: Still cant make out why option E wins over option D. I found a word to word match, therefore marked option D. Could not really understand the question (and its options) though.
Question 3: The phrase "in the present milieu" made me choose option D.
Question 4: The phrase "examine their impact more closely" made me choose option B

IMO this is very unlike a GMAT passage
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Hello arora1 you are almost there, Question #2 is basically debatable question, passage clearly supports option E but OA is D, I have tried to find its OE but i couldn't so let it go. No worries for Question #2.

Happy prep.

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Got one wrong (Q2). Others correct in nearly 10 minutes.
This was one of the passages wherein i found selection more useful than elimination. I also admit that i could not understand nearly 70% of the passage in my first reading

Question 1: The line "achieved the height of public attention in part by emulating the advertisers he studied" in the passage made me choose option C
Question 2: Still cant make out why option E wins over option D. I found a word to word match, therefore marked option D. Could not really understand the question (and its options) though.
Question 3: The phrase "in the present milieu" made me choose option D.
Question 4: The phrase "examine their impact more closely" made me choose option B

IMO this is very unlike a GMAT passage

Hi,

Since I managed to get Q2 correctly, I thought I would chime in.

Carefully read the analogy in 2nd paragraph: "He likened the successful reader of his works to the sailor in Edgar Allan Poe's story "A Descent into the Maelstrom," who saves himself by studying a whirlpool and by moving with, not against, its current."

Basically what it says about readers is that the readers of his theses do not resist the changes in media, but they go with the flow of the changes bu understanding them. This is exactly what option D says.

E is incorrect because that option is valid specifically about internet as suggested in 3rd para, and not about all media channels in general.

Hope this helps a bit!
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How is Option B correct for question 4.

b. It increased the relevance of McLuhan's core theses.

McLuhan's core thesis- media channels not necessarily have positive effect (para 1)
Advent of Internet led to the opposite of what McLuhan had stated.
So, isn't Option B stating opposite?


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The controversial Canadian media intellectual Marshall McLuhan first began to garner public attention with his book The Mechanical Bridge in 1951, precisely during the time when North America was first gripped by and attempting to come to grips with the influence of television programming and advertising on society. One of McLuhan's core theses was that every communication medium, including the television, has inherent effects apart from those that any artist or businessperson willfully creates through it and that these effects are not always positive.

McLuhan achieved the height of public attention in part by emulating the advertisers he studied, inventing memorable phrases to convey his points (such as "the medium is the message," "turn on, tune in, drop out," and "global village"). Arguably, however, he never expected or even hoped to deflect substantially the tide of the technological and social forces in play at the time. He likened the successful reader of his works to the sailor in Edgar Allan Poe's story "A Descent into the Maelstrom," who saves himself by studying a whirlpool and by moving with, not against, its current.

The media thinker's legacy is in equal parts inevitable and inconsequential. The advent of the internet, which he had predicted thirty years prior, and of subsequent technologies would force society to broaden its perspective of media channels and examine their impact more closely. On the other hand, in the present milieu, where media professionals and advertisers tend to speak of "channels" and "content" as well-defined and non-overlapping components of communication, McLuhan's primary message appears to been lost among all the new mediums.

Q1. According to the passage, which of the following contributed to Marshall McLuhan's success?

a. The influence of new media on his audience made it sympathetic to his theories.
b. He introduced to North American a new awareness about the inherent effects of media channels.
c. He skilfully made use of the same media channels that he critiqued.
d. His message appealed to critics of the role of television programming in modern society.
e. He helped North America come to grips with the influence of advertising on society.


Q2. The passage suggests that people can best respond to changes in media technology in which of the following ways?

a. By protesting the notion that media content and media channels are distinct
b. By countering the influence of advertising by repeating memorable phrases
c. By knowing the inherent effects of new media channels and avoiding the channels with more negative inherent effects
d. By understanding the change underway and not completely resisting it
e. By broadening their perspective of media channels and examining their impact more closely


Q3. It can be inferred from the passage that the "media professionals and advertisers" mentioned in the highlighted text are most likely to believe which of the following to be true?

a. Although every communication medium has an inherent effect, creators and viewers of media cannot hope to deflect the tide of technological forces.
b. Although every communication medium has an inherent effect, such effects are no longer relevant to the creators and viewers of media.
c. McLuhan's ideas have been disproved by the advent of the internet and the current use of media channels by professionals such as advertisers.
d. More than in the 1950s, media channels can be used to deliver a single message to diverse audiences under different circumstances.
e. McLuhan's ideas, although possibly still valid, have largely faded in influence since the height of their public attention.


Q4. According to the passage, what is the significance of the advent of the internet?

a. It manifested the notion of a global village.
b. It increased the relevance of McLuhan's core theses.
c. It diminished the influence of television programming on society.
d. It proved McLuhan's core theses.
e. It rendered McLuhan's core theses irrelevant.

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How is Option B correct for question 4.

b. It increased the relevance of McLuhan's core theses.

McLuhan's core thesis- media channels not necessarily have positive effect (para 1)
Advent of Internet led to the opposite of what McLuhan had stated.
So, isn't Option B stating opposite?
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How is Option B correct for question 4.

b. It increased the relevance of McLuhan's core theses.

McLuhan's core thesis- media channels not necessarily have positive effect (para 1)
Advent of Internet led to the opposite of what McLuhan had stated.
So, isn't Option B stating opposite?


Hi Pankaj0901,

Lines to consider:
The advent of the internet, which he had predicted thirty years prior, and of subsequent technologies would force society to broaden its perspective of media channels and examine their impact more closely.

The above lines imply that the advent of internet would force media and society to closely examine it's impact, implying increasing the relevance of McLuhan's core theses. When we consider the highlighted part above , it clearly implies B.


Hope This Helps.
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How is Option B correct for question 4.

b. It increased the relevance of McLuhan's core theses.

McLuhan's core thesis- media channels not necessarily have positive effect (para 1)
Advent of Internet led to the opposite of what McLuhan had stated.
So, isn't Option B stating opposite?


Hi Pankaj0901,

Lines to consider:
The advent of the internet, which he had predicted thirty years prior, and of subsequent technologies would force society to broaden its perspective of media channels and examine their impact more closely.

The above lines imply that the advent of internet would force media and society to closely examine it's impact, implying increasing the relevance of McLuhan's core theses. When we consider the highlighted part above , it clearly implies B.


Hope This Helps.
Thanks.

His core thesis is that some mediums have inherent effects that may not always be +ve. (stated in passag 1)

This is different from

The society should broaden its perspective and closely monitor the impact of such mediums. (implied by the answer choice).

The author, in his core thesis, has highlighted a problem, not discussed a potential solution or provided a recommendation. Imo, this is completely out of scope.
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