Any literary translation

Answer choices

1. A

   Unrelated to Goal1% picked this

   A translation of a literary work should be entirely faithful to neither the meaning of the text nor

   This answer doesn't have any conclusion language in it that would help us prove that something is "at best a flawed approximation". It doesn't even match the vibe of the argument. The argument was acting like it's a bad / flawed thing that we can't be faithful to both meaning and style. This answer is saying that's actually a good thing.

   1%
2. B

   If-Conclusion3% picked this

   If a literary translation is flawed as an approximation of the original work, it cannot be regarded as a successful compromise between faithfulness to

   We're trying to support/prove a conclusion that something is a flawed approximation, so that language has to be on the right side of the arrow. "If xyz, then flawed approximation of the original work". This answer is committing the cardinal sin of putting the conclusion on the left of the arrow, which is always wrong. It's saying, "If a flawed approximation, then xyz".

   3%
3. C

   Unrelated to Goal7% picked this

   The most skillful literary translation of a work will not necessarily be the most balanced compromise between faithfulness to the meaning of the text

   This answer doesn't have any conclusion language in it that would help us prove that something is "at best a flawed approximation". This is also an incredibly weakly worded answer. Saying that "X will not necessarily be Y" means that "there is at least one X that is not Y". Answers that only speak to at-least-one data point are almost always wrong on Strengthen, Weaken, Paradox, and Sufficient Assumption.

   7%
4. D

   Correct65% picked this

   Any translation that is not entirely faithful to both the meaning of the text and the original author's style will be at best

   Why this is right

   This provides the Linking idea we were seeking, getting us from what was discussed in the Evidence to what we're trying to prove in the Conclusion. This rule says: if translation is not then at best entirely faithful to ? a flawed both meaning and style approximation We were told that every translation, including even the most skillful ones, will not be able to simultaneously be entirely faithful to meaning and faithful to style. So according to this rule, even the most skillful translation will be at best a flawed approximation.

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

   65%
5. E

   Unrelated to Goal24% picked this

   Not even the most skillful literary translation could be faithful to both the literal meaning of the text

   This answer doesn't have any conclusion language in it that would help us prove that something is "at best a flawed approximation". This just restates the meaning of the first sentence. You can't strengthen an argument by reiterating something we were already told / already know. Given that "any literary translation" can't be faithful to both meaning and style, we can infer that any specific type of literary translation ("the most skillful") can't be faithful to both meaning and style.

   24%