Critical Reasoning

A major film studio announced the release date of a movie based on a novel that, though it was a bestseller when first published, has been out of print for nearly fifteen years. Hoping to capitalize on the anticipated success of the film, the publisher who owns the copyright on the novel plans to print a new edition to be made available the same week the film premieres.

EACH of the following, if true, supports the soundness of the publisher's plan to capitalize on the success of the film EXCEPT

The publisher has received permission from the film studio to stamp the words "Now a major motion picture" on the cover of each book.

Last year a new edition of a novel that had been out of print hit the bestseller lists two weeks after a movie biography of its author was released.

The publisher received two hundred thousand dollars after selling the production rights to the film studio.

The actress playing the lead in the film has discussed her love for the novel in nationally televised interviews.

Last year a new edition of an unpopular novel was adapted into a top-grossing film, and sales of the book spiked.

It's either got to be D or A.
D states about the actress talking about the novel which kinda makes it absurd, and also A, wherein it talks about the book's cover.
But I would go with D.

IMO E

Choose A. The actress discussing her love for the movie on national TV will reach more audience than the typing"major movie hit" on the cover of the book. Choice A is weak.

would go for C

C talks about the money earned from the sale of the production rights. it cannot affect the success of the reprint of the long out of print novel

scoobydooby wrote:would go for C

C talks about the money earned from the sale of the production rights. it cannot affect the success of the reprint of the long out of print novel

IMO C!!

OA: D

I don't really understand..

A.CONTENDER>I don't understand how printing the words "a major motion picture" is going to guarantee more sales/the success of the book.

B.CONTENDER>Just 'cos another book had "x" fate is not enough to assume that this book will also have the same fate.

C.MY ANSWER>Has'nt she ALREADY capitalised??And moreover how is this statement even relevant for us in knowing about the capitalization etc etc..

D.CONTENDER>Jus cos an actress is talking abt her love intrest doesnt mean that the author should go ahead n' print the book n' it will be a success

E.same as B.

As you can see each option has a flaw..poor poor question IMO.Please experts share your view as most of us are getting the wrong ans,"C" being the popular option.

I never considered choice C a contender because If he dosen't have the money, he will not publish the book.

I chose A over d because an actress taliking about a book story turned into movie contributes to the succes of the movie more than typing whatever about the movie on the book cover. The actress will make people go to the book, the words on the book will not make people go see the book, they have to be there.

D is the answer coz it is out of scope..
it doesn't matter whether the actress has given nice reviews about it.. it is totally out of scope..
we can eliminate all the other answer choices because they are in the scope of the question to some extent..
In critical reasoning it doesn't matter whether the choice supports a question 1% or 100%.
what matters is that the choice is supports the argument..
HTH

The publisher hopes the film will renew demand for the out-of-print novel and plans to supply a new edition to meet that demand. The soundness of this plan can be supported by evidence that films have previously created demand for the novels on which they are based, and also by any agreements the publisher has already made with the film studio. Opinions of participants in film production, however, have no direct bearing on the soundness of the plan.

A) The publisher has made an agreement with the film studio that links the movie with the book, thereby supporting the soundness of the plan.
B) This piece of evidence supports the soundness of the plan by proving that the link the publisher intends to make between book and film has previously been successful.
C) The fact that the publisher has already received a form of profit from the link of novel and movie supports the soundness of the plan.
D) Although the actress's high opinion of the novel may add interest in the eyes of the public, it has no direct bearing on the soundness of the publisher's plan.
E) Proof that a popular film can increase sales of the book on which it is based supports the soundness of the publisher's plan

Thanks for the replies. I marked C