Main Point Questions - - Question 10

Balance is particularly important when reporting the background of civil wars and conflicts. Facts must not be delibe...

lowe1sl August 6, 2019

Need help understanding the answer choice.

Why is C more correct than B? I got it right the first time through and wrong the second time through.

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Ravi August 6, 2019

@lowe1sl,

Happy to help. Let's take a look at (B) and (C).

(C) says, "Our experience of life shows that there are indeed cases in
which conflicts arise because of an injustice, with one party clearly
in the wrong."

(C) is a restatement of the end of the last premise of the argument
(which is the last sentence of the stimulus). This isn't the main
point; the main point is that the concept of balance does not justify
concealing or glossing over basic injustices in an effort to be
even-handed. The statement that (C) is rephrasing is used as support
for the overall conclusion of the argument, so (C) is not the correct
answer choice.

(B) says, " Balanced reporting requires impartially revealing
injustices where they occur no less than fairly presenting the views
of each party in a conflict."

(B) sounds great. Balance is not intended to make both sides appear
equally justified; rather, balance is supposed to accurately present
facts and details of something. Thus, if one party is clearly in the
wrong, then balanced reporting should make this apparent. (B) does a
great job of rephrasing the main conclusion of the argument, so it's
the correct answer choice.

Does this make sense? Let us know if you have any more questions!