I chose it too. Pretty much, people typically want to be seen want to be seen as reasonable people, so as a result some people surveyed said that they'd want to be informed even if they really don't , just so they can be seen as reasonable.

First sentence of Passage A

Something that stopped me from ultimately picking D over C was that C talked about how only one of the studies has been properly conducted. The thing is, however, it could be the case that NEITHER was properly conducted. Their methods could both be garbage, just different types of garbage.

I believe it's because waiters are jobs that do not require a college degree, and are usually not jobs people want to get unless they have no other option (especially since most of their pay comes from tips). He's implying that his brother was more likely to have gotten a better job had he have been a technical major instead of an English major.

Edit: Okay, so I looked around, and from what I'm seeing, A. is too strong of an answer. The conclusion of the passage is that reliance on movies and electronic media for entertainment are destroying democracy, which means it is necessary for the media to make people less likely to form bonds of trust.

A, however, is saying that it's straight-up impossible to form a strong bond of mutual trust. That's an unnecessary assumption to make (it's sufficient, but not necessary). If 90% of people who relied on movies and electronic media for entertainment are unable to form a strong bond of mutual trust with a citizen, that would have a corrosive effect on democracy even though 10% of people are able to form such bonds. It would show, however, that it isn't necessary to assume that EVERY person that relies on movies and electronic media to have that effect.

D, on the other hand, is not that strong BUT it's still a necessary assumption to make. If people are just as likely to participate in groups even if they rely on electronic media, then the argument can't last.

(Much credit is from lsathacks.com)

Me toooooo