PT146.S1.Q25

PrepTest 146 - Section 1 - Question 25

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Critic: The Gazette-Standard newspaper recently increased its editorial staff to avoid factual errors. But this clearly is not working. Compared to its biggest competitor, the Gazette-Standard currently runs significantly more corrections acknowledging factual errors.

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25.

Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the critic's argument?

a

The Gazette-Standard pays its editorial staff lower salaries than its biggest competitor pays its editorial staff.

b

The Gazette-Standard has been in business considerably longer than has its biggest competitor.

c

The Gazette-Standard more actively follows up reader complaints about errors in the paper than does its biggest competitor.

d

The Gazette-Standard's articles are each checked by more editors than are the articles of its biggest competitor.

e

The increase in the Gazette-Standard's editorial staff has been offset by a decrease in the reporting staff at the newspaper.

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