Critic: It is common to argue that

Answer choices

1. A

   Wrong Role3% picked this

   It states the

   The last sentence is a premise, not the conclusion. It's very rare for the conclusion to be the final claim in the paragraph, on Role and Main Conclusion.

   3%
2. B

   Correct75% picked this

   It is offered as support for

   Why this is right

   This is what we were looking for: it's a premise.

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

   75%
3. C

   Wrong Role14% picked this

   It attempts to spell out the practical implications of the

   The critic's main conclusion is that "it is incorrect to make a distinction between literature and genre books". So spelling out the practical implications of that would be like saying, "So, next time you're confronted by a piece of literature and a genre book, you shouldn't distinguish between the two in terms of which one should / shouldn't be interpreted". The other conclusion is that "no work should be interpreted". Spelling out the practical implications of that would sound more like, "So when a book reviewer or a teacher of English literature considers a new book, they should not endeavor to interpret the book." This last sentence is supporting / defending why we shouldn't interpret any work. It isn't giving us practical implications of the conclusion. It's giving us a conceptual justification for the conclusion.

   14%
4. D

   Wrong Role6% picked this

   It attempts to explain the nature of the distinction that the

   The last sentence has nothing to do with the distinction between literary fiction and genre fiction. The last sentence is just telling us the danger of trying to interpret any work.

   6%
5. E

   Wrong Role1% picked this

   It attempts to anticipate an objection to the

   There's nothing we could point to that looks like the author is trying to get ahead of some potential objection to her conclusion that "no work should be interpreted". For this answer to be correct, we'd need to see something more like this, "No work should be interpreted. While some may fear that this would make us unable to teach works of fiction, there is still plenty to discuss about any work in terms of its emotional impact." Because that bold claim was prefaced by a "some may fear", we could justify saying that the role of the bold claim was to respond to an anticipated objection.

   1%