Joshua  Smith's  new  novel  was  criticized  by  the  book  editor  for  The  Daily  Standard  as  implausible.  That  criticism,  like  so  many  other  criticisms  from  the  same  source  in  the  past,  is  completely  unwarranted.  As  anyone  who  has  actually  read  the  novel  would  agree,  each  one  of  the  incidents  in  which  Smith's  hero  gets  involved  is  the  kind  of  incident  that  could  very  well  have  happened  to  someone  or  other.  Â
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Which  one  of  the  following  is  the  most  serious  error  of  reasoning  in  the  argument?  Â
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(A)  It  relies  on  the  assumption  that  a  criticism  can  legitimately  by  dismissed  as  unwarranted  if  it  is  offended  by  someone  who  had  previously  displayed  questionable  judgment.  Â
(B)  It  ignores  the  fact  that  people  can  agree  about  something  even  though  what  they  agree  about  is  not  the  case.  Â
(C)  It  calls  into  question  the  intellectual  integrity  of  the  critic  in  order  to  avoid  having  to  address  the  grounds  on  which  the  criticism  is  based  Â
(D)  It  takes  for  granted  that  a  whole  story  will  have  a  given  characteristics  if  each  of  its  parts  has  that  characteristics  Â
(E)  It  attempts  to  justify  its  conclusion  by  citing  reasons  that  most  people  would  find  plausible  only  if  they  were  already  convinced  that  the  conclusion  was  true Â
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Bingo its D.HSPA wrote:btw B and D
IMO D
Can u explain how u reached as this answer?
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Reason: "Incidents" in which Smith's hero gets involved is the kind of incident that could very well have happened to someone.
The "entire" novel is accepted based on small "incident"...
A) Critique is false
E) Conclusion: Novel is not true : people would find plausible if novel is already plausible
C) Strengthens the novel
The "entire" novel is accepted based on small "incident"...
A) Critique is false
E) Conclusion: Novel is not true : people would find plausible if novel is already plausible
C) Strengthens the novel
First take: 640 (50M, 27V) - RC needs 300% improvement
Second take: coming soon..
Regards,
HSPA.
Second take: coming soon..
Regards,
HSPA.
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@ankur.agarwal:
have you pasted correctly option A ? it is offended or offered ?(A) It relies on the assumption that a criticism can legitimately by dismissed as unwarranted if it is offended by someone who had previously displayed questionable judgment.