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Preptests 56 Answers and Explanations (By Ivy Global)Chinh argues that TV producers should not listen to preferences of viewers when makingcreative decision. As evidence, she offers an analogy: great painters don’t consider the views ofmuseum-goers.Lana disagrees, arguing that, since TV is expressly for the viewing public, a TV producer has to bemore than just an artist. They need to take consumer tastes into consideration.Answering the Questiona) Lana doesn’t think that Chinh’s premise requires the conclusion and vice versa. She takesfault with Chinh’s reasoning and analogy.b) There isn’t a sample of consumers here.c) There isn’t any claim that the effect of not considering the public’s taste is the intendedeffect.d) Lana doesn’t think this is a possibility—she thinks that artists are not an accurate analogy forTV producers.e) This is the correct answer. Artists can’t be accurately compared to TV producers.Double-Checking the AnswerThis is the only answer that identifies Chinh’s flaw in reasoning through the context of Lana’sargument.6. Analyzing the StimulusThe conclusion is indecisive: to maintain good cardiac health without having to lower sodiumconsumption, people should eat fresh (not canned) fruit and vegetables.The evidence is certain: fresh fruits and veggies contain potassium, which helps prevent the badeffects of sodium (which can lead to heart disease.)The reasoning is implicit and informal and rests on the assumption that canned and frozen fruitsand vegetables don’t have as much potassium in them as fresh ones.Answering the Questiona) We don’t know anything about the needed ratio of potassium: sodium, so this can’t berequired.b) We’re looking for potassium in these foods, not less sodium.c) The argument doesn’t suggest that potassium is the only way to prevent bad effects, just aneffective way.d) We’re comparing fresh with non-fresh fruits and veggies, so this doesn’t help us.e) This is the correct answer. The fresh ones are better, because they contain morepotassium than the canned ones.Double-Checking the AnswerTo double-check a necessary assumption, we can negate it. If the argument falls apart, it’scorrect. In this case, “Fresh fruits and vegetables do not contain more potassium than docanned or frozen ones,” doesn’t make any sense in the context of the argument, because itclaims that fresh are better.7. Analyzing the StimulusDana intentionally watered a plant every other day, but the plant needed dry soil, and waskilled. Dana intentionally killed the plant.Ivy Global