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Logical reasoning — Media content aimed at women: TV programmes and magazines heavily feature recipes and household hints; decide whether women's broader interests or primary interests can be inferred

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows

Explanation:

Given data

  • Statement: TV programmes telecast especially for women are packed with recipes and household hints; a major portion of women’s magazines also contains these items.
  • Conclusions to test:
    • I: Women are not interested in other things.
    • II: An average woman’s primary interest lies in home, especially the kitchen.

Concept/Approach

Programming mix can suggest primary target interests but cannot prove absence of all other interests. Conclusion I is an overstatement; II is a moderated inference aligned with the content emphasis.


Step-by-Step reasoning
1) I does not follow: “not interested in other things” is absolute and unsupported.2) II follows: sustained content emphasis reasonably reflects a primary interest in home/kitchen among the target audience.


Verification/Alternative

If producers repeatedly select such content, they likely respond to perceived majority preferences, supporting II but not the absolute I.


Common pitfalls

  • Conflating “primary interest” with “only interest.”

Final Answer
Only conclusion II follows.

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