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All any reporter knows about the accident is what the press agent has said. Therefore, if the press agent told every reporter everything about the accident, then no reporter knows any more about it than any other reporter. If no reporter knows any more about the accident than any other reporter, then no reporter can scoop all of the other reporters. However, the press agent did not tell every reporter everything about the accident. It follows that some reporter can scoop all of the other reporters.
The argument's reasoning is flawed because the argument fails to recognize that which one of the following is consistent with the facts the argument presents?
A) The press agent did not tell everything about the accident to any reporter.
B) Even if some reporter knows more about the accident than all of the other reporters, that reporter need not scoop any other reporter.
C) Some reporter may have been told something about the accident that the reporter tells all of the other reporters.
D) The press agent may not know any more about the accident than the most knowledgeable reporter.
E) No reporter knows any more about the accident than any other reporter
The argument's reasoning is flawed because the argument fails to recognize that which one of the following is consistent with the facts the argument presents?
A) The press agent did not tell everything about the accident to any reporter.
B) Even if some reporter knows more about the accident than all of the other reporters, that reporter need not scoop any other reporter.
C) Some reporter may have been told something about the accident that the reporter tells all of the other reporters.
D) The press agent may not know any more about the accident than the most knowledgeable reporter.
E) No reporter knows any more about the accident than any other reporter
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All any reporter knows about the accident is what the press agent has said. Therefore, if the press agent told every reporter everything about the accident, then no reporter knows any more about it than any other reporter. If no reporter knows any more about the accident than any other reporter, then no reporter can scoop all of the other reporters. However, the press agent did not tell every reporter everything about the accident. It follows that some reporter can scoop all of the other reporters.
The argument's reasoning is flawed because the argument fails to recognize that which one of the following is consistent with the facts the argument presents?
A) The press agent did not tell everything about the accident to any reporter.
B) Even if some reporter knows more about the accident than all of the other reporters, that reporter need not scoop any other reporter.
C) Some reporter may have been told something about the accident that the reporter tells all of the other reporters.
D) The press agent may not know any more about the accident than the most knowledgeable reporter.
E) No reporter knows any more about the accident than any other reporter
The argument's reasoning is flawed because the argument fails to recognize that which one of the following is consistent with the facts the argument presents?
A) The press agent did not tell everything about the accident to any reporter.
B) Even if some reporter knows more about the accident than all of the other reporters, that reporter need not scoop any other reporter.
C) Some reporter may have been told something about the accident that the reporter tells all of the other reporters.
D) The press agent may not know any more about the accident than the most knowledgeable reporter.
E) No reporter knows any more about the accident than any other reporter
IMO E.
Lets try to understand the logic behind the argument.
1.Press agent tells everything to all reporters.
2.No reporter knows any more than any other reporter.
3.So, no reporter can scoop.
Now, the author says that 'press agent did not tell everything to all reporters' and hence some reporters can scoop. We can see that how the author varied statement 1 and directly altered the result in the statement 3 without mentioning any changes in the statement 2. So, the logic is flawed in the sense that the statement 2 still holds true whether the author tells everything to all reporters. This is what option E says and hence is the correct answer.
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All any reporter knows about the accident is what the press agent has said. Therefore, if the press agent told every reporter everything about the accident, then no reporter knows any more about it than any other reporter. If no reporter knows any more about the accident than any other reporter, then no reporter can scoop all of the other reporters. However, the press agent did not tell every reporter everything about the accident. It follows that some reporter can scoop all of the other reporters.
The argument's reasoning is flawed because the argument fails to recognize that which one of the following is consistent with the facts the argument presents?
This argument sets up the press agent as a gatekeeper of information. The ONLY way for reporters to get information about an accident is through the press agent. So, if the press agent tells everyone all of the info, then no reporter can scoop the other reporters (scoop means to report information first). The argument's reasoning is flawed because the argument fails to recognize that which one of the following is consistent with the facts the argument presents?
However, the press agent did NOT tell everyone all of the info. From this, the author concludes that "some reporter can scoop all of the other reporters."
Notice that the argument doesn't tell us what the press agent actually DID tell the reporters. Did he/she treat the reporters fairly and at least give them all the same info? Or did he/she pull one reporter aside and give that reporter more info than the rest of the reporters received? In the first scenario, no reporter could scoop the other reporters, and the author's argument falls apart. In the second scenario, the reporter who received more information CAN scoop the other reporters, just as the author argues.
The question asks us to identify the situation that is consistent with the argument and shows a flaw in the author's reasoning. In other words, which answer choice shows us a possible situation in which some reporter could NOT scoop the other reporters?
Here's (E):
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E) No reporter knows any more about the accident than any other reporter
This points out the flaw we identified above. Sure, the press agent didn't give ALL of the reporters ALL of the information. But that doesn't mean that the press agent gave one reporter more information than everyone else. Maybe the press agent just gave ALL of the reporters the same, partial information. Then, all of the reporters would be on the same playing field, and "no reporter [would know] any more about the accident than any other reporter," as stated in (E). This is entirely consistent with the info in the passage, and would prevent some reporter from scooping the other reporters. That's why (E) is the correct answer.
I hope that helps!
