Multiple choice

What is the relationship between the two boldface sentences?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Over the past few years, the mushrooming of torrent download sites has dealt a severe blow to the revenues of the entertainment industry. Internet has become ubiquitous, and the torrent download sites have everything from books to magazines to TV shows to movies available for just the cost of a broadband connection. It stands to reason that the entertainment industry is under threat due to the advancement of the Information Technology industry.

  1. The first boldface sentence draws a conclusion which is supported by the evidence provided in the second boldface sentence.

  2. For the second boldface sentence to be true, the first has to be true.

  3. Both provide evidence that supports the conclusion drawn in the remaining part of the argument.

  4. If the first sentence is taken to be true, the second sentence can be reasonably inferred from it.

  5. Both the statements are mutually inter-dependent. If one of them is negated, the other statement automatically gets negated.
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Explanation

(1) Incorrect; it is the other way around. The second statement is the conclusion and the first statement is evidence from which the conclusion can be drawn. (2) Incorrect; a rather extreme option. The entertainment industry can be under threat from I.T. because people are spending more and more time online, not necessarily because the people are downloading a lot of stuff. (3) Incorrect; the first statement provides a suitable conclusion that can be inferred from the evidence given in the first statement. (4) Correct; if the first statement is taken to be true, the second statement can be the conclusion drawn from it. Because entertainment industry is losing revenue to illegal downloading of movies, books, TV shows etcetera, it can be reasonably inferred that the entertainment industry is under threat from the I.T. industry. (5) Incorrect; even if statement two is negated, it does not necessarily negate that torrent download sites have mushroomed.

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