Self-study
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Summary
Great authors are the best users of a language. These authors use language in new and unique ways, and so use language in ways that conform less to proper usage rules than others.
Strongly Supported Conclusions
Conforming to rules of proper language usage is not necessary to be a great author.
Innovative and unique uses of language are inconsistent with complete adherence to the rules of proper language usage.
3.
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a
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Unsupported. The way great authors use language might contribute to the quality of their writing. So, there’s no support for a recommendation not to copy great authors’ use of writing.
b
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Unsupported. The vast majority of failures to observe proper language usage may involve standard, common errors. Although great writers often have a unique style, this doesn’t mean such style results from failure to observe proper language usage.
c
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Strongly supported. The stimulus tells us that the best users of a language are great authors, who often use language in new and unique ways, which means they do not respect proper language usage as much as most other people.
d
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Unsupported. The stimulus doesn’t tell us whether new and unique writing styles incur criticism. The mere fact that such styles involve failure to observe proper language usage doesn’t imply that anyone criticizes the styles for the way they use language.
e
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Unsupported. The stimulus doesn’t support any prescriptive claim about how standards “should” (or should not) be set.