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05 Mar 2019, 22:39
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Trustee: The recent exhibit at the art museum was extensively covered by the local media, and this coverage seems to have contributed to the record-breaking attendance it drew. If the attendance at the exhibit had been low, the museum would have gone bankrupt and closed permanently, so the museum could not have remained open had it not been for the coverage from the local media.
The reasoning in the trustee’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument
(A) confuses a necessary condition for the museum’s remaining open with a sufficient condition for the museum’s remaining open
(B) takes for granted that no previous exhibit at the museum had received such extensive media coverage
(C) takes for granted that most people who read articles about the exhibit also attended the exhibit
(D) fails to address the possibility that the exhibit would have drawn enough visitors to prevent bankruptcy even without media coverage
(E) presupposes the very conclusion that it is trying to prove
The reasoning in the trustee’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument
(A) confuses a necessary condition for the museum’s remaining open with a sufficient condition for the museum’s remaining open
(B) takes for granted that no previous exhibit at the museum had received such extensive media coverage
(C) takes for granted that most people who read articles about the exhibit also attended the exhibit
(D) fails to address the possibility that the exhibit would have drawn enough visitors to prevent bankruptcy even without media coverage
(E) presupposes the very conclusion that it is trying to prove
06 Mar 2019, 03:42
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The recent exhibit at the art museum was extensively covered by the local media, - a fact given to support the conclusion
and this coverage seems to have contributed to the record-breaking attendance it drew - not sure. "seems to have" conveys possibility but not necessary
If the attendance at the exhibit had been low, the museum would have gone bankrupt and closed permanently, - a fact given to support the conclusion
Conclusion - The museum could not have remained open had it not been for the coverage from the local media.
The conclusion is that without coverage, the museum would have closed. But it is a possibility that the coverage contributed to record breaking attendance. It leaves open the possibility that the exhibit would have drawn record attendance even without media coverage.
So criticism of the argument is:
(D) fails to address the possibility that the exhibit would have drawn enough visitors to prevent bankruptcy even without media coverage
We cannot conclude that without coverage the museum would have closed. There is a possibility that the exhibit would have drawn enough visitors on its own.
Hence, answer (D)
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05 Mar 2019, 23:56
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Easy D this one..
Argument : “media coverage lead to record breaking argument.if the attendance low then museum closes.So coverage lead to museum being open”.
What if without coverage(record breaking)audience still shows up just enough to run the museum.
So D)
Clear Delink in the argument between record breaking numbers and numbers just enough to put it afloat.
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Argument : “media coverage lead to record breaking argument.if the attendance low then museum closes.So coverage lead to museum being open”.
What if without coverage(record breaking)audience still shows up just enough to run the museum.
So D)
Clear Delink in the argument between record breaking numbers and numbers just enough to put it afloat.
Posted from my mobile device
