Logical reasoning PrepTest 123 · Section 3 · Question 10

Question prompt

Advertisers have learned that Remaining source text redacted.
Why the credited answer is right

Credited answer: E

The notes below walk through why it fits the stem and how to eliminate the rest.

Argument or Facts

Facts

Question Type

Argument Completion Questions

Stimulus Summary

Ads make people feel positive about products if those products are linked with pictures to things the people already like. Therefore . . .

Answer Anticipation

Sounds like ads are going to have pictures of stuff people like in them.

Answer choices

  1. A
    use little if any Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    Incorrect. While pictures help over "exclusively" prose, there's no indication that prose has to be left out of ads completely, or nearly so.
  2. B
    try to encourage people Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B is not credited
    Incorrect. The pictures in the ads should be of things people already like, not necessarily the products themselves.
  3. C
    place their advertisements on Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C is not credited
    Incorrect. Both television and magazines can feature pictures.
  4. D
    highlight the desirable features Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    Incorrect. While this answer choice highlights using pictures, they're supposed to be of things people already like. Showing pictures of undesirable features (things people presumably dislike) would, if anything, be the opposite of what the advertisers have learned is effective.
  5. E
    create advertisements containing pictures Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E matches the stem
    Correct. Showing pictures of things people already like improves consumers' views towards products in the ads. This answer choice aligns with and is supported by the premises, so it's the correct answer.

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Answer choice distribution

  1. A 9%
  2. B 18%
  3. C 5%
  4. D 16%
  5. E Credited 53%

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