The latest gaming console has received extensive coverage from technology reviewers, with multiple publications dedicating special issues to analyzing...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
The latest gaming console has received extensive coverage from technology reviewers, with multiple publications dedicating special issues to analyzing its features. This level of attention appears to result from the system being particularly ______. Journalists tend to provide comprehensive coverage when products introduce elements that require detailed explanation.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
affordable
user-friendly
complex
popular
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "The latest gaming console has received extensive coverage from technology reviewers, with multiple publications dedicating special issues to analyzing its features." |
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| "This level of attention appears to result from the system being particularly ______." |
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| "Journalists tend to provide comprehensive coverage when products introduce elements that require detailed explanation." |
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Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Visual Structure: Gaming console getting unusual media attention → This happens because console is particularly [BLANK] → Journalists give detailed coverage to products needing explanation
Main Point: A gaming console is receiving extensive media coverage because it has a particular quality that requires detailed explanation from journalists.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- The missing word must explain WHY journalists would give comprehensive coverage and detailed explanation to this gaming console
- The blank needs a quality that would make something require detailed explanation
affordable
✗ Incorrect
- Affordable
- Doesn't require detailed explanation, price accessibility is straightforward to communicate
user-friendly
✗ Incorrect
- User-friendly
- Products are by definition easy to understand, contradicts the need for detailed explanation
complex
✓ Correct
- Complex
- Systems naturally require detailed explanation, perfectly matches the rule that journalists cover products with elements that require detailed explanation
popular
✗ Incorrect
- Popular
- Products don't necessarily need detailed explanation, popularity explains interest but not the need for comprehensive analysis