Friday, October 5, 2007

I hate my life and this is why:

I'm broke, lonely, ugly, unemployed, and spend my time trying to answer questions like these:

21. Newspaper editor: Law enforcement officials have recognized that legal prohibitions against gambling are flawed. No matter how diligent the effort, the laws are impossible to enforce. When a law fails to be effective, it should not be a law. That is why there should be no prohibition against gambling.

Which of the following if assumed allows the argument to be properly drawn?

A. No effective law is unenforceable.
B. All enforceable laws are effective.

My answer B, real answer A.

25. Most people feel that they are being confused by the information from broadcast news. This could be the effect of the information being delivered too quickly or of it being poorly organized. Analysis of the information content of a typical broadcast news story shows that news stories are far lower in information density than the maximum information density with which most people can cope at any one time. So the information in typical broadcast news stories is poorly organized.

Which one of the following is an assumption that the argument requires in order for its conclusion to be properly drawn?

A. It is not the number of broadcast news stories to which a person is exposed that is the source of the feeling of confusion.

B. Poor organization of information in a news story makes it impossible to understand the information

C. Being exposed to more broadcast news stories within a given day would help a person better understand the news.

D. Most people can cope with a very high information density

E. Some people are being overwhelmed by too much information.

My answer is B. Real answer is A because .... There is a subtle shift in the scope since the author didn't account for the sheer number of stories. Even though that is (to me) the same argument as wrong answer E or very similar to C.

And all that runs through my mind is "Suicide is painless, it brings on many changes...."

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