In the course of his

Answer choices

1. A

   Unrelated to Goal7% picked this

   A novel that is directly influenced by Gothic novels is likely to fall into

   This doesn't have anything to do with an Alternate Explanation. The only "direct influence" in the passage was the author speculating that Orwell and other futuristic authors were directly influenced by the body of literary conventions.

   7%
2. B

   Opposite8% picked this

   A mystery novel may not resemble novels from other genres, even though it was directly

   In the passage, Orwell's book DID resemble other books of the futuristic genre, but the author is saying "let's not assume it was directly influenced by them".

   8%
3. C

   Too Strong: must4% picked this

   To direct an effective movie within the cowboy genre, a director must study previously

   There was nothing in this passage resembling some harsh rule like, "to do X, you must do Y".

   4%
4. D

   Correct76% picked this

   A recent film that involves car chases, explosions, and clever villains is not necessarily directly influenced by other

   Why this is right

   The passage was saying: this futuristic book by Orwell was not necessarily directly influenced by these other books by futuristic writers. This is saying: this action film was not necessarily directly influenced by other action movies. It doesn't have the whole Alternate Explanation part of the stimulus, but it's our best match for the overall conclusion. If this answer had that component, it would also say, "it's possible that the filmmakers who made this recent film grew up on the same film references as did the filmmakers who made these other action movies".

   Skill tested: Principle-Conform · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   76%
5. E

   Too Strong: unless5% picked this

   A historical romance novel does not fit into its literary genre unless it employs certain

   There's nothing in this passage that has anything harsh and conditional like, "it can't be X unless Y is true". This is basically just Keyword Bait by using the word "conventions" again.

   5%