LSAT 109 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q9

LR Question 9 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Television news coverage gives viewers a sense of direct…

QUESTION TYPE: Flawed Reasoning

CONCLUSION: Almost no one understand current events.

REASONING: Newspaper and TV each provide only half of what you need to understand current events. And almost no one gets news from sources that aren’t newspapers and TV.

ANALYSIS: The argument ignores an obvious possibility: maybe some people read newspapers and watch TV news. Then they could get all the news they need to understand.

(This describes my parents, for example)

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1. CORRECT. Flawed reasoning answers are abstract; always make sure you understand what they mean. In plain English, this says: The argument assumes (for no good reason) that if you read a newspaper you don’t watch TV, and vice-versa.
2. Who cares why people read newspapers or watch TV. We only care whether they do.
3. Everyone can understand what depth of coverage means: how much detail the news gives us about a particular event.
4. The argument didn’t claim it was a good idea to understand current events. The argument is just making a statement of fact.
5. This answer choices describes what happens when you do read a newspaper. The argument was about what happens when you don’t.

Recap: The question begins with “Television news coverage gives viewers a sense of direct”. It is a Flawed Reasoning question. Learn how to master LSAT Flaw questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.