Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT153 S3 Q1 ExplanationMinh: This film directorʼs newest works

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Stimulus

Minh: This film directorʼs newest works are very predictable. Heʼs pillaging his own catalog, but with diminishing returns. Each film is his earlier ones.

Natalie: You mistake the filmsʼ startling sameness for evidence of a lack of creativity. It would be more accurate to say that he ultimately creates strong new works from these works are thus original.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
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The dialogue most strongly supports the claim that Minh and Natalie agree on the truth of which one of the following statements about

Answer choices, explained

  1. Correct87% picked this

    They share many features with his

    Why this is right

    We know Minh would agree, because he says that "each new film is simply a repetition of earlier ones". We know Natalie would agree, because she says that the director "creates strong new works from the same core elements (that his previous films had)" and she refers to the new films' "startling sameness".

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

  2. Disagree2% picked this

    They constitute evidence that he is pillaging his

    Minh thinks the new films pillage (i.e. steal) from earlier films, but Natalie doesn't share that negative view. She thinks that he is using the same core elements, but creating new works that are original. The connotations of "pillaging" are very negative and Natalie appreciates the way the directors' new films connect to his older ones.

  3. Disagree8% picked this

    They are nothing more than repetitions of the director?s

    Minh thinks the new films are nothing more than repetitions, but Natalie thinks they are strong new works and original.

  4. Disagree2% picked this

    They are less original than his

    Minh thinks the new films are nothing more than repetitions (so he would agree they're less original), but Natalie thinks they are strong new works and original. It feels like she might still concede that the new films are less original but we don't have any great support for that belief, the way we do for (A).

  5. Disagree1% picked this

    They provide evidence of the director?s

    Natalie would agree with this, but Minh thinks the director is just ripping himself off and simply repeating his earlier movies (which is not creative).

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