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The question implies that major party candidates are more likely to get covered while minors may not (re: "while even fringe and minor-party candidates would be probably receive some coverage as well"). Thus, the concern is whether minors would still get network coverage should the rule be abolished. Our goal is to find which question would give us the answer that would help us decide whether or not abolishing the rule would get minors network time one way or another.

(A) How much total network time should be devoted to news coverage of all candidates in election news?
- Incorrect. Getting the total amount of network time would be unhelpful because you cannot tell what the breakdown of the hours could be for major or minors.

(B) What if only one major party offers a candidate in a particular local election race?
- Incorrect. Whether there's 1 major and 50 minors, we still wouldn't be sure how much time would be given to which candidate (1 major could still take all the time).

(C) Are the networks willing to include position statements by the minor-party candidates themselves in their coverage of those candidates’ races?
- Incorrect. This jumps a step by assuming that minors would even get a chance to be on network television in the first place should the equal access rule be abolished.

(D) Who would guarantee that ample network time for paid political advertisements would be continue to be readily available?
- Incorrect. For one, this isn't specific enough, and doesn't ask about ensuring network time for minors (same "too general" problem as Answer A). Secondly, you wouldn't be able to know whether or not minors would get guaranteed network time based on who was in charge... either way, you would have to take someone's word for it if the rule was abolished.

(E) What if a minor-party candidate cannot afford to buy network time in which to show paid political advertisements?
- Correct. If networks stopped giving equal coverage of all candidates upon abolishing the rule (a real possibility since networks are no longer required to provide equal coverage), and the only other way to get on TV was to use paid advertisements, minors would not have any coverage at all if they couldn't afford it. Therefore, this is a significantly relevant question to ask.
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We favor the abolition of the equal access rule now governing network television news. Experience shows
that, even without the rule, network news departments would generally be responsible enough to give roughly
equal coverage to both major-party candidates in most elections, while even fringe and minor-party candidates
would be probably receive some coverage as well. In any case, minor-party candidates would continue to have
access to network time for paid political advertisements on the same terms as the major-party candidates,
just as they do now.

A leader of a minor political party seeking maximum exposure for his or her candidates would be most interested
in having the author of the above statement answer which of the following questions?

(A) How much total network time should be devoted to news coverage of all candidates in election news?

(B) What if only one major party offers a candidate in a particular local election race?

(C) Are the networks willing to include position statements by the minor-party candidates themselves in
their coverage of those candidates’ races?

(D) Who would guarantee that ample network time for paid political advertisements would be continue to
be readily available?

(E) What is a minor-party candidate cannot afford to buy network time in which to show paid political advertisements?

Source: LSAT - Harcourt Brace - I/II/#26

Please indicate if OE is needed...

only E makes perfect sense..
if minor-party candidate can't afford to buy air time, then he/she would not be covered, thus, the main point here that even without the rule, everyone gets the same attention is incorrect.
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If minor party candidate cannot afford it, then equal access rule is violated.

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