Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: If only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
The Director states a plan to upgrade content (Newswatch section) and production (modern printing) with the goal of improving quality and cost-efficiency. We need to test two conclusions: a modest market-alignment claim and a sweeping dominance claim.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
Conclusion I follows: quality and cost improvements plausibly move the product closer to market expectations; “may align better” is a cautious, reasonable inference from the stated aims. Conclusion II is hyperbolic—there is nothing in the statement to suggest the magazine will threaten the existence of all rivals.
Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Map action→outcome: improvements target quality and economy → I follows in a modest sense.2) Rival annihilation is an extreme claim without support → II does not follow.
Verification / Alternative check:
Even with improvements, competitors can innovate simultaneously; dominance is not entailed by a single upgrade plan.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
“Both” asserts an unwarranted extremity. “Either/Neither” mishandle the clear directional intent of the plan.
Common Pitfalls:
Confusing “improvement” with “industry disruption.”
Final Answer:
If only conclusion I follows.
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