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The press reports on political campaigns these days as if they were chess games. One candidate’s campaign advisor makes a move; the other candidate’s advisor makes a countermove. The press then reports on the campaign advisors and not on the candidates. The losers in this chess game are the voters. They are deprived of the information they need to make informed decisions because the press is ignoring substantive policy issues and reporting only on the process of the campaign. It is clear that the campaign advisors should stay out of the limelight and let the press report on the most revealing positions on substantive issues the candidates have taken.

Which one of the following can be inferred from the passage?

(A) The candidates prefer that the press report on substantive policy issues.

(B) The press enjoys being in the limelight during political campaigns.

(C) The candidates believe political campaigning is analogous to a chess game.

(D) The reporters find it easier to report on the processes and personalities of a campaign than on substantive policy issues.

(E) Reporting on the campaign advisors is not providing all of the information the voters need in order to make informed decisions.

longway25 · Answer

It was between B and E as the other options are irrelevant. It is nowhere mentioned that press is in the limelight, while it could be true that the argument would hold only when people give sufficient attention/importance to the press/media. This could be an assumption, but cannot be directly  inferred . E is clear, not very specific, and can be clearly inferred.

saurabh9gupta · Answer

The press reports on political campaigns these days as if they were chess games. One candidate’s campaign advisor makes a move; the other candidate’s advisor makes a countermove. The press then reports on the campaign advisors and not on the candidates. The losers in this chess game are the voters. They are deprived of the information they need to make informed decisions because the press is ignoring substantive policy issues and reporting only on the process of the campaign. It is clear that the campaign advisors should stay out of the limelight and let the press report on the most revealing positions on substantive issues the candidates have taken.

Which one of the following can be inferred from the passage? 
The key to this question is not to bring in outside information.

(A) The candidates prefer that the press report on substantive policy issues. -  may be but nothing is mentioned about candidates' preferences. 
(B) The press enjoys being in the limelight during political campaigns. -  nothing mentioned about the press enjoyment 
(C) The candidates believe political campaigning is analogous to a chess game. -  again belief of candidates not mentioned 
(D) The reporters find it easier to report on the processes and personalities of a campaign than on substantive policy issues. -  again, what is easy for the press is not mentioned 
(E) Reporting on the campaign advisors is not providing all of the information the voters need in order to make informed decisions. - correct

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