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Should a Journalist’s story begin with the set phrase “in a surprise development,” as routinely happens? Well, not if the surprise was merely the journalist’s, since journalists should not intrude themselves into their stories, and not if the surprise was someone else’s, because if some person’s surprise was worth mentioning at all, it should have been specifically attributed. The one possibility remaining is that lots of people were surprised: in that case, however, there is no point in belaboring the obvious.
Which one of the following most accurately states the conclusion of the argument above?
(A) Journalists should reserve use of the phrase “in a surprise development” for major developments that are truly unexpected.
(B) The phrase “in a surprise development” is appropriately used only where someone’s being surprised is itself interesting.
(C) The phase “in a surprise development” is used in three distinct sorts of circumstances.
(D) Journalists should make the point that a development comes as a surprise when summing up, not when introducing a story.
(E) Introducing stories with the phrase “in a surprise development” is not good journalistic practice.
Which one of the following most accurately states the conclusion of the argument above?
(A) Journalists should reserve use of the phrase “in a surprise development” for major developments that are truly unexpected.
(B) The phrase “in a surprise development” is appropriately used only where someone’s being surprised is itself interesting.
(C) The phase “in a surprise development” is used in three distinct sorts of circumstances.
(D) Journalists should make the point that a development comes as a surprise when summing up, not when introducing a story.
(E) Introducing stories with the phrase “in a surprise development” is not good journalistic practice.
28 Sep 2019, 04:59
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Should a Journalist’s story begin with the set phrase “in a surprise development,” as routinely happens? Well, not if the surprise was merely the journalist’s, since journalists should not intrude themselves into their stories, and not if the surprise was someone else’s, because if some person’s surprise was worth mentioning at all, it should have been specifically attributed. The one possibility remaining is that lots of people were surprised: in that case, however, there is no point in belaboring the obvious.
Which one of the following most accurately states the conclusion of the argument above?
Conclusions can be drawn only from given premises.
(A) Journalists should reserve use of the phrase “in a surprise development” for major developments that are truly unexpected. --- Major development is not part of the premises.
(B) The phrase “in a surprise development” is appropriately used only where someone’s being surprised is itself interesting. -- A journalist's personal surprise is excluded from generalization.
(C) The phase “in a surprise development” is used in three distinct sorts of circumstances. --- The issue is not about the number of cases in which the phrase could be used but about whether it is justified to use -- gone.
(D) Journalists should make the point that a development comes as a surprise when summing up, not when introducing a story. -- The use of the phrase at the summing up is out of scope, since only the introduction is stated. -irrelevant.
(E) Introducing stories with the phrase “in a surprise development” is not good journalistic practice. -- We can conclude by the tenor of the prompt that E is the correct choice.
Which one of the following most accurately states the conclusion of the argument above?
Conclusions can be drawn only from given premises.
(A) Journalists should reserve use of the phrase “in a surprise development” for major developments that are truly unexpected. --- Major development is not part of the premises.
(B) The phrase “in a surprise development” is appropriately used only where someone’s being surprised is itself interesting. -- A journalist's personal surprise is excluded from generalization.
(C) The phase “in a surprise development” is used in three distinct sorts of circumstances. --- The issue is not about the number of cases in which the phrase could be used but about whether it is justified to use -- gone.
(D) Journalists should make the point that a development comes as a surprise when summing up, not when introducing a story. -- The use of the phrase at the summing up is out of scope, since only the introduction is stated. -irrelevant.
(E) Introducing stories with the phrase “in a surprise development” is not good journalistic practice. -- We can conclude by the tenor of the prompt that E is the correct choice.
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