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[Complete Question Explanation
Must Be True. The correct answer choice is (E)
Here we are told of two groups who read the same story with different headlines. Members of the first group were in general agreement about the story, and members of the second group were also in general agreement, but the two groups perceived the story quite differently. Since we are told of only one difference—that of the headline—it seems that readers can be influenced by the headlines.
Answer choice (A): The author doesn’t go so far as to say impressions are based on headlines alone, so this answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (B): The facts reflect headlines’ influence on interpretation, but not that headlines make stories incomprehensible.
Answer choice (C): Since there is no discussion of seniors, this answer choice is completely unsupported by information in the stimulus.
Answer choice (D): This answer choice, like answer choice (A), goes too far. The facts point to headlines’ influence, not to headlines’ deception.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice, perfectly restating the prephrase above with the inference that headlines can influence a reader’s interpretation of a story.
Must Be True. The correct answer choice is (E)
Here we are told of two groups who read the same story with different headlines. Members of the first group were in general agreement about the story, and members of the second group were also in general agreement, but the two groups perceived the story quite differently. Since we are told of only one difference—that of the headline—it seems that readers can be influenced by the headlines.
Answer choice (A): The author doesn’t go so far as to say impressions are based on headlines alone, so this answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (B): The facts reflect headlines’ influence on interpretation, but not that headlines make stories incomprehensible.
Answer choice (C): Since there is no discussion of seniors, this answer choice is completely unsupported by information in the stimulus.
Answer choice (D): This answer choice, like answer choice (A), goes too far. The facts point to headlines’ influence, not to headlines’ deception.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice, perfectly restating the prephrase above with the inference that headlines can influence a reader’s interpretation of a story.