Most people feel that they are being confused by the information from the broadcast news. This could be the effect of the information’s being delivered too quickly or of its being poorly organized. Analysis of the information content of a typical broadcast news story shows that news stories are far lower in information density than the maximum information density with which most people can cope at any one point of time. So, the information in typical broadcast news stories is poorly organised. Which one of the following is an assumption that the argument requires in order for its conclusion to be properly drawn ? (Answer the question after reading the following paragraph.)

Direction: Read the following short passages and choose the best answer to the questions that follow each passage.

Option A: It is not the number of broadcast news stories to which a person is exposed that is the source of the feeling of confusion.

Option B: Poor organisation of information in a news story makes it impossible to understand the information.

Option C: Being exposed to more broadcast news stories within a given day would help a person to better understand the news.

Option D: Most people can cope with a very high information density.

Correct Answer

Option: a

Explanation

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