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CR · Critical Reasoning
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In a recent editorial, the editor of the Riverton Gazette, Emily Carter, criticizes the claims made by local politician John Miller regarding the misrepresentation of statements about Riverton's cultural values by the neighboring country's president. Emily argues that the potential fallout from these statements should not be attributed to the newspaper, as representatives from the neighboring country's embassy and experts at the Riverton Institute of Cultural Studies have verified that the newspaper's quotation was a proper translation of the president's comments. A newspaper should not be held accountable for the repercussions of its reporting when that reporting is accurate. Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion in Emily Carter's response to John Miller?
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Correct answer marked belowThe newspaper cannot be held liable for the negative repercussions that John Miller suggests will likely arise from the president's statements in the newspaper.
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B
What the president said about Riverton's cultural values is not a misrepresentation.
C
Evaluating the potential fallout from reporting the president's statements is irrelevant to whether they should have been reported.
D
The newspaper's interpretation of the president's statements was not inaccurate according to the experts who are best qualified to assess it.
E
John Miller's view on the potential fallout from reporting the president's statements is incorrect.
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Emily Carter's main argument is that the newspaper should not be held responsible for any negative consequences arising from the reporting of the president's statements, as the reporting was confirmed to be accurate by credible…
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What this question tests
What it tests
Whether you can identify the argument's main conclusion as opposed to a supporting premise.
Common trap
Selecting a restatement of a premise or a side point instead of the central conclusion.
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605-655
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CR