How to piss off a geek: "Jersey Shore" Question on S.A.T. test

[sleazure]

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/17...ives-students-reality-tv-themed-essay-prompt/

"That's not fair!!! I don't watch Jersey Shore. I'm too busy studying. *sniff*"

Note to Alannis: *that* was an ironic turn of events.

 

[Aardvark154]

However, that question requires no personal knowlege of "Jersey Shore" at all to answer, you could probably answer it even if you had never watched television.

 

[larry]

"Do people benefit from forms of entertainment that show so-called reality, or are such forms of entertainment harmful?"
is this the question? this two part rhetorical statement would make anybody with a brain gawk at the questioner. There's no benefit except fun and no they don't hurt. If I had to answer, i'd be the smart-aleck and respond "none of the above".

 

[Aardvark154]

"Do people benefit from forms of entertainment that show so-called reality, or are such forms of entertainment harmful?"

is this the question? this two part rhetorical statement would make anybody with a brain gawk at the questioner. There's no benefit except fun and no they don't hurt. If I had to answer, i'd be the smart-aleck and respond "none of the above".

No, what you quote is but the last line of the question, which in full read:

“Reality television programs, which feature real people engaged in real activities rather than professional actors performing scripted scenes, are increasingly popular. These shows depict ordinary people competing in everything from singing and dancing to losing weight, or just living their everyday lives. Most people believe that the reality these shows portray is authentic, but they are being misled. How authentic can these shows be when producers design challenges for the participants and then editors alter filmed scenes?

“Do people benefit from forms of entertainment that show so-called reality, or are such forms of entertainment harmful

Obviously, you would need to provide a more than two word answer, but you probably would be able to do perfectly well by pursuing that line of reasoning if properly developed, then again you would not be truly answering the question asked and that might well be considered in the grading.