LSAT-10-2-13

leeon

Criticism that the press panders to public sentiment neglects to consider that the press is a profit-making institution. Like other private enterprises, it has to make money to survive. If press were not profit-making, who would support it? The only alternative is subsidy and, with it, outside control. It is easy to get subsidies for propaganda, but no one will subsidize honest journalism.

It can be properly inferred from the passage that if the press is

(A) not subsidized, it is in no danger of outside control

(B) not subsidized, it will not produce propaganda

(C) not to be subsidized, it cannot be a profit-making institution

(D) to produce honest journalism, it must be profit-making institution（D）

(E) to make a profit, it must produce honest journalism

leeon

A good reasoned question:

If press were not profit-making, who would support it? The only alternative is subsidy<=>

press were not profit-making-->be subsidy<=>not be subsidy-->press were profit-making.

no one will subsidize honest journalism<=>if honest journalism, then no one will subsidize<=>

honest journalism-->no one will subsidize.=>honest journalism-->no one will subsidize-->press were profit-making=>D

lawyer_1

If press were not profit-making, who would support it? The only alternative is subsidy

1。由此话知：not profit-making----〉subsidy

no one will subsidize honest journalism

2。由此话知： honest journalism---〉no one will subsidize

由1，2 可知D

Bensontuo

leeon 发表于 2004-10-18 15:13
Criticism that the press panders to public sentiment neglects to consider that the press is a profit ...

Spot the question type: Infer

Core of the argument

If P is not PM, Subsidy outside control => No Sub ---> PM is P

If subsidize ---> No Honest Journalism => HJ ---> No Sub

HJ ---> No Sub ---> PM is P ( D )