adityaganjoo
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3. The author's attitude towards college athletics could best be summarized in which of the following ways:
(A) A valuable source of income to schools.
(B) A breeding ground of inequity and greed.
(C) An engaging and compelling source of entertainment.
(D) A distraction from academics.
(E) A place for athletes to display their skills and receive appropriate compensation.
Can someone please explain how is (C) correct? There is no mention in the passage that it is a source of entertainment for the players. It could be, for example, a compelling and engaging source of something else as well
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4. The author suggests that all of the following might contribute to the popularity of college basketball EXCEPT:
(A) The purity of competition
(B) The nostalgic appeal of remembering college
(C) The "fascination with watching overgrown man-children"
(D) The hope of seeing a future NBA superstar play
(E) The economic costs of attending professional games as compared to college games
How can the answer be (D)? There is a clear mention of a possibility of potential recruiters sitting in the stand. Is this because of the use of the word "NBA"?
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adityaganjoo,
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Can someone please explain how is (C) correct? There is no mention in the passage that it is a source of entertainment for the players. It could be, for example, a compelling and engaging source of something else as well
With respect to information mentioned in the passage, what else could college athletics be a compelling and engaging source of ??? C is mostly in line with the tone of the passage, how author describes: "The appeal is not unlike watching an undiscovered band play on a tiny stage at the back of a dark bar. The sound is rough, the amplifiers second rate, but the performance is true and unspoiled by arrogance or ego. "
We can also derive C by POE method. Other options are either completely out of scope (A, B) or exactly opposite of what author has mentioned in the passage. True, that we cannot explicitly infer it from the passage, but C is the best answer choice among the rest of the options mentioned.
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How can the answer be (D)? There is a clear mention of a possibility of potential recruiters sitting in the stand. Is this because of the use of the word "NBA"?
D is incorrect, not because of the use of the word "NBA", but because the statement can't be inferred from the passage. Possibility of potential recruiters sitting in the stand doesn't really imply a future NBA superstar.
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