All the films that won prizes at the Lac festival were Canadian.
Some of the films that won prizes at international film festivals this year were Canadian.
A
This year, most of the Canadian films that were shown at international film festivals won prizes at the Lac Nichoutec Film Festival.
B
Most of the Canadian films produced this year were shown at the Lac Nichoutec Film Festival.
C
Some of the films that won prizes at international film festivals this year were Canadian films.
D
This year, not every film that won a prize at the Lac Nichoutec Film Festival was also shown at an international film festival.
E
This year, at least one film that won a prize at an international film festival was not shown at the Lac Nichoutec Film Festival.
A
widespread cynicism is beneficial to the well-being of society
B
cynicism about the motives of powerful people increases with the amount of information one has about them
C
the work of contemporary journalists reflects a cynicism that is not really genuine
D
any accurate description of human behavior portrays it as selfish
E
cynicism of this type on the part of journalists has always had a negative effect on the well-being of society
Ditalgame Corporation’s computer video games are subject to widespread illegal copying. To combat this piracy, Ditalgame will begin using a new copy protection feature on its games. Ditalgame’s president predicts a substantial increase in sales of the company’s games once the new copy protection feature is implemented.
Summarize Argument
The president concludes that Ditalgame’s sales will increase significantly once the new copy protection feature is added. This is because Ditalgame's games are frequently pirated, so they are implementing a new feature to help prevent piracy.
Notable Assumptions
The president assumes that the feature will directly boost sales without explaining how. He assumes piracy significantly affects sales, rather than other factors like poor game quality. He also seems to assume that some pirates will buy Ditalgame’s games when piracy is no longer an option, rather than choosing other games to pirate or buy.
A
Ditalgame has spent millions of dollars developing the new copy protection feature, and the company can recoup these costs only if its sales increase substantially.
This suggests that Ditalgame needs more sales in order to make an overall profit. But the president’s conclusion is only about whether Ditalgame will increase its sales. (A) fails to address the connection between reduced piracy and increased sales.
B
Over the last several years, the market for computer games has grown steadily, but Ditalgame’s share of that market has shrunk considerably.
The fact that Ditalgame’s share of the game market has shrunk doesn’t tell us whether the copy protection feature will increase sales. (B) fails to address the connection between reduced piracy and increased sales.
C
The copy protection feature causes a copied game to be playable just long enough for most people to come to enjoy it so much that they decide they have to have it.
This provides one explanation for how the copy protection feature could cause a significant increase in sales: by leading some pirates to buy the game.
D
Game Review Monthly, the most commonly read magazine among people who frequently copy computer games, generally gives favorable reviews to Ditalgame games.
This might help explain why Ditalgame’s games are subject to widespread illegal copying, but it doesn’t help explain how the new copy protection feature will increase sales. (D) fails to address the connection between reduced piracy and increased sales.
E
Computer games produced by Ditalgame are copied more frequently than computer games produced by Ditalgame’s main competitors.
We already know that Ditalgame’s games “are subject to widespread illegal copying.” It doesn’t matter if they’re copied more than their competitors’ games. (E) fails to address the connection between reduced piracy and increased sales.