PT119.S3.Q10

PrepTest 119 - Section 3 - Question 10

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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

The author concludes that Fred’s claim that Kathleen has likely worked with many famous actors is not warranted by Kathleen being a successful director. The author’s evidence is that directors of documentary films, such as Kathleen, do not usually work with famous actors.

Describe Method of Reasoning

The author introduces overlooked information about Fred’s subject to undermine Fred’s conclusion. The author points out that Fred, in making a conclusion about Kathleen as a successful film director, has ignored the relevant fact that she is a successful documentary film director.

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10.

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a

maintaining that too ██████ ██ █████ █████ ████████ ██ ███████ ███ ██████████

b

showing that Kathleen ████ ███ ████ ██████ ████ ██████ ██████

c

claiming that Fred ███ ██████ ██ ████ ████████ ███████████ ████ ███████

d

showing that Fred ███ ██████████ ███████ ████ ███ ██████████ ████ █████████ ████ ████ ██████ ██████

e

demonstrating that Fred ███ ██████ ██ ████ ████ ████ ██████████ ████ █████████ ████ ████ ██████ ██████

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