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02 May 2019, 08:37
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Students in a first-year undergraduate course were divided into two groups. All the students in both groups were given newspaper articles identical in every respect, except for the headline, which was different for each group.When the students were later asked questions about the contents of the article, the answers given by the two groups were markedly different, though within each group the answers were similar.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
(A) Readers base their impressions of what is in a newspaper on headlines alone.
(B) Newspaper headlines hamper a reader’s ability to comprehend the corresponding articles.
(C) Careless reading is more common among firstyear undergraduates than among more senior students.
(D) Newspaper headlines tend to be highly misleading.
(E) Newspaper headlines influence a reader’s interpretation of the corresponding articles.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
(A) Readers base their impressions of what is in a newspaper on headlines alone.
(B) Newspaper headlines hamper a reader’s ability to comprehend the corresponding articles.
(C) Careless reading is more common among firstyear undergraduates than among more senior students.
(D) Newspaper headlines tend to be highly misleading.
(E) Newspaper headlines influence a reader’s interpretation of the corresponding articles.
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This is an Inference question, whose right answer is E. When a question asks us "which of the following is supported", it's essentially asking us to give our own conclusion/inference from the premises. What is essential to note about this inference is that it MUST BE TRUE. It is not enough that the inference is probably true, or just seems likely. You should be unable to falsify it.
A - This is too extreme for us to say it must be true. Clearly, the headlines influence the way people perceive news, but to say it is the ONLY factor means that the presence of literally any other factor, no matter how small, would invalidate this conclusion. OUT
B - The premises tell us that the people gave different accounts based on the headline, but it never put a value judgement on either account. It never said that this made them worse (or better) at understanding the content, so we can't say that it hampered comprehension. OUT
C - This is wrong on multiple levels, but most blatantly because senior students were not mentioned in the experiment. Hence, it's not possible to make any comparison regarding them. OUT
D - This is wrong for the same reason that B is wrong. The premises don't say that the headlines MIS-lead, just that they create different interpretations. OUT
E - By elimination, this must be correct. What also helps it is that the claim it makes is not too bold. The headlines certainly influence readers perception, and there's no way we can suggest they do not, because we were given clear information that they did. Hence, this option is CORRECT.
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Students in a first-year undergraduate course were divided into two groups. All the students in both groups were given newspaper articles identical in every respect, except for the headline, which was different for each group.When the students were later asked questions about the contents of the article, the answers given by the two groups were markedly different, though within each group the answers were similar.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
We’re given a set of different premises and we’re asked to support why the answers were different between groups but similar within groups about the articles even though only the headlines were different . It’s likely that headlines have an impact on reader comprehension/interpretation.
(A) Readers base their impressions of what is in a newspaper on headlines alone.
They were all tasked to read the contents…..but I’m sure if they only read the headlines we’re have way more varied answers. Also the “alone” is like all/only, and this wording is pretty extreme.
(B) Newspaper headlines hamper a reader’s ability to comprehend the corresponding articles.
Sounds like a trap answer. The headline doesn’t “hamper” ability to comprehend…but manipulates their interpretation. Comprehension and interpretation are different.
(C) Careless reading is more common among first-year undergraduates than among more senior students.
Not relevant. This study was done with only first-year students.
(D) Newspaper headlines tend to be highly misleading.
This certainly COULD be true but what if it was equally misleading for both, why would this support the different content answers ONLY between groups and not amongst everyone?
(E) Newspaper headlines influence a reader’s interpretation of the corresponding articles.
Correct.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
We’re given a set of different premises and we’re asked to support why the answers were different between groups but similar within groups about the articles even though only the headlines were different . It’s likely that headlines have an impact on reader comprehension/interpretation.
(A) Readers base their impressions of what is in a newspaper on headlines alone.
They were all tasked to read the contents…..but I’m sure if they only read the headlines we’re have way more varied answers. Also the “alone” is like all/only, and this wording is pretty extreme.
(B) Newspaper headlines hamper a reader’s ability to comprehend the corresponding articles.
Sounds like a trap answer. The headline doesn’t “hamper” ability to comprehend…but manipulates their interpretation. Comprehension and interpretation are different.
(C) Careless reading is more common among first-year undergraduates than among more senior students.
Not relevant. This study was done with only first-year students.
(D) Newspaper headlines tend to be highly misleading.
This certainly COULD be true but what if it was equally misleading for both, why would this support the different content answers ONLY between groups and not amongst everyone?
(E) Newspaper headlines influence a reader’s interpretation of the corresponding articles.
Correct.
