Flores: The behavior of the

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Stimulus

Flores: The behavior of the character Gawain in Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur fluctuates radically and without apparent reason between heroic and criminal. Malory’s portrayal of Gawain is incoherent in this way because Malory based his eras, and Gawain’s role changed over time.

Piro: While the variation you mention might stem from the different times that Malory’s sources were written, in Malory’s work Gawain’s heroic behavior occurs during crises, but his criminal behavior occurs more room to break the rules.

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

The dialogue provides most support for the claim that Flores and Piro

Answer choices

Correct89% picked this
Malory’s portrayal of the character of Gawain in Le Morte D’Arthur
Why this is right
Piro does not agree with Flores that Malory's portrayal of Gawain was incoherent.
Skill tested: Agree/Disagree · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
89%
Both Agree2% picked this
the sources for Malory’s characterization of Gawain were written in
Flores states this. Piro says that the variation "might stem from the different times that Malory's sources were written." So, Piro thinks this is possible. She doesn't disagree.
2%
Unsupported Disagree Position1% picked this
Gawain was portrayed as a hero in some of the stories that Malory
Flores and Piro agree that Malory portrayed Gawain as heroic at times. They agree that Malory based his book on earlier sources. Since Malory sometimes portrayed Gawain's behavior as heroic, we could possibly infer that at least some of these sources portrayed Gawain as a hero. But that's not certain, and even if it is, we can't be entirely sure if Flores or Piro would agree or disagree about this.
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Both Agree3% picked this
the behavior of Gawain in Le Morte D’Arthur alternates between heroic
Flores states that Gawain's behavior "fluctuates radically" between heroic and criminal. Piro also refers to Gawain's heroic behavior and criminal behavior.
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Unsupported Disagree Position5% picked this
the sources for Malory’s characterization of Gawain vary significantly regarding the role
When describing Malory's sources, Flores notes that "Gawain's role changed over time." Piro states that the variation in Gawain's behavior might stem from this. However, it's not completely clear that either speaker thinks the sources vary "significantly." And in any case, the disagreement is not about how Gawain was portrayed in Malory's sources. It's about whether Malory's portrayal was "incoherent" and "without apparent reason."
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