Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT17 S3 Q18 Explanation

Although tales of wonder

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Stimulus

Although tales of wonder and the fantastic are integral to all world literatures, only recently has the fantasy genre had a commercial resurgence in North America. During the last 20 years, sales of fantasy-fiction books written for adults have gone from 1 to 10 percent of total adult-fiction sales. At the same can be traced to the increased favorable attention given the genre by book reviewers.

What this question is testing

Strengthen

Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion more likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that are consistent with the argument but add no real support, or that strengthen a claim the argument doesn't make.

Winning move

Locate the gap between evidence and conclusion, then pick the choice that closes it.

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The question
18.

Which one of the following, if true, most strongly supports the booksellers’ explanation of the growth in sales of

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    Many experts report that on average the reading level of book buyers has declined over

  2. Trap2% picked this

    Because life during the past 20 years has become complex and difficult, many readers have come to prefer the happy endings

  3. Trap2% picked this

    Some fantasy publishers take advantage of the popularity of certain books by

  4. Trap1% picked this

    Because few readers of mystery novels were buying fantasy fiction, 10 years ago the major publishers of fantasy fiction created an advertising

  5. Correct96% picked this

    After fantasy fiction began to be favorably reviewed by respected critics 20 years ago, book buyers began to regard fantasy books

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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