1. When 64,000 Question tricked the public many other game shows liked the idea and purported their guests as genuine contestants.
2. Earlier questions were not as abstruse and would not require as much prior knowledge.
3. It was a necessary thing to do because the contestants were trying to keep the audience convinced they were genuine players.
4. It says that viewers were inveigled into believing the knowledge to be genuine.
5. Charles Van Doren should have backed out when the clues and hints became more explicit.
6. A contestant may be upset because he knew it was all staged, yet his opponent was making money and he was not.
7. Viewers would feel outraged because they thought what they were watching was genuine, but they were