Everybody agrees that a decline in the quality of television programming invariably results in a decrease in television viewership. Members of the Television Writers Union are threatening to go on strike this season to compel the television studios to meet certain demands. Clearly, the movie studios whose movies are shown in theaters should hope that the television writers will indeed decide to go on strike.
Each of the following must be assumed to be true in order for the conclusion above to be properly drawn EXCEPT:
(A) Television writers are not the same writers who write screenplays for movies shown in movie theaters.
IncorrectTelevision writers do not write for movies, so the movie studios hope that television writers will strike,
can be an assumption
(B) An increase in movie theater attendance will result in increased profits for movie theaters.
Incorrectincrease in movie theater attendance because of quality of television programming decrease, television writers will strike
(C) A television writers’ strike would result in a decline in the quality of television programming.
Incorrectcan be an assumption
(D) Movie studio profits are directly correlated to the profits of the movie theaters themselves.
Correctit shows relation but cant say why television writers strike, cant be an assumption
(E) When people watch less television their movie theater attendance increases.
Incorrecttelevision writers will strike, can be an assumption
I think answer should be D