EugeneTheGuy wrote:
if option D is not true, it basically means watching less TV won't increase reading level, and the whole argument would collapse.
Why is option D wrong?
See D as follows:
If a child watches less television, his or her reading level will increase.
Given in the passage is that watching more TV leads to decreased level of reading. But the others side could be that if someone does the opposite i.e. watch less then reading level would increase. This is not necessarily true since watching less TV needs other parameters to remain same as earlier. The reading level may remain at same level or possibly decrease. The other parameters we don't know about can't be assumed so. And if assume so that choice which needs an assumption for it to be right then that choice can't be right.
Studies have shown that children who watch a lot of television do not typically read above grade level. In the United States, more than three out of ten children watch television at least 35 hours per week. In other
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Statistics : Posted by unraveled • on 01 Mar 2021, 09:00 • Replies 8 • Views 6153




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