Information and IdeasVery hardInference from sales that rose without a change in taste
Information and Ideas practice question
An orchestra's ticket sales rose after it moved its concerts from 8 p.m. to 6 p.m., while its subscriber surveys showed no change in how much people liked the programmes. The most reasonable interpretation is that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. the earlier start made attending easier for people who had wanted to come anyway.Correct
- B. audiences began to prefer a different kind of music.
- C. the subscriber surveys must have been mistaken.
- D. ticket prices had been lowered at the same time.
Answer: A. the earlier start made attending easier for people who had wanted to come anyway.
Taste didn't change, but attendance did, and the only change described is the time. The earlier hour removed an obstacle for people already interested.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. audiences began to prefer a different kind of music.
- The surveys show no change in what people liked.
- C. the subscriber surveys must have been mistaken.
- Nothing in the text casts doubt on the surveys.
- D. ticket prices had been lowered at the same time.
- Prices are never mentioned.
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