Most popular historical films

Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Conclusion Match2% picked this

   Writers of historical dramas should attempt to provide their own distinctive insights into the meaning of the historical

   We're looking for a principle that instructs viewers on what they should / should not regard as an accurate portrayal. This principle is about what writers should do, not about how viewers should regard a portrayal.

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2. B

   Bad Conclusion Match5% picked this

   Historical documentaries should be careful to present all the evidence when attempting to inform their

   We're looking for a principle that instructs viewers on what they should / should not regard as an accurate portrayal. This principle is about what documentaries should be careful about presenting, not about how viewers should regard a portrayal.

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3. C

   Bad Conclusion Match11% picked this

   Dramatic presentations of historical events are better suited for educational purposes if evidence supporting the accuracy of the

   We're looking for a principle that instructs viewers on what they should / should not regard as an accurate portrayal. This principle tells us when a dramatic presentation would be better / worse suited for educational purposes. It doesn't have any language about viewers or about whether or not a portrayal should be regarded as accurate.

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4. D

   Bad Conclusion Match4% picked this

   Dramatic presentations of historical events should never sacrifice accuracy in order to tell a

   We're looking for a principle that instructs viewers on what they should / should not regard as an accurate portrayal. This principle is about what dramatic presentations of historical events should / should not do.

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5. E

   Correct78% picked this

   One should never regard a historical account to be accurate unless one has considered the evidence on

   Why this is right

   This is actually the only answer about viewers, and the only answer using conclusion language like whether or not someone "should regard X as accurate". So if we focused on the conclusion, as we should on Strengthen + Principle (and Sufficient Assumption), we have only one answer to consider. Unless = "if not" If you have not considered then you should the evidence on which a ? not regard it as historical account is based accurate We're trying to support a conclusion that we shouldn't regard historical films as accurate. When it comes to historical films, is the trigger applicable? When we watch a historical film, have we considered the evidence on which this historical account is based? No we haven't, since we were told that these presentations cannot present the evidence for the accuracy of what they portray. Since the film can't present the evidence, we viewers have not considered the evidence, and thus according to this rule we should not regard this historical film to be accurate.

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

   78%