PrepTest 154 - Section 3 - Passage 2 - Question 12

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Passage A.

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Intro topic · Historical fiction require telling lies

Historical characters in these novels speak in language that doesn't match their actual period-specific language. And, authors must invent details about lives of real historical figures.

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Distinction between lie and mistake · Lies are intentional and with purpose; mistakes are accidental and often really bad to do

Good lies can help a story. Mistakes hurt a story.

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Importance of lying · Lying is required to make good historical fiction

Some lies can go too far, so not all lies are good for the story.

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False memories and truth · What is the "truer" memory?

Some false memories feel more real and emotionally impactful than the "true" memory.

Subjective truth · False memories can have subjective, emotional truth

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Lying in autobiographies · Lying is almost required to create a coherent narrative

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Concession · The author thinks it's illogical and unethical to endorse lying in autobiographies

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Reiterate importance of lying · Readers don't expect autobiography to be objectively true

The artistic aspect of an autobiography is more important than factual accuracy.

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The correct answer will be something that each author disagrees with. (This question is NOT asking us what each author disagrees with each other about. Both authors will be on the same side here — they both disagree with what a particular answer says.) We know that both authors thinks lying can be appropriate in their respective fields of writing. So the correct answer might go against this belief.

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Passage A doesn’t discuss the relationship between truth and emotional vividness. So we don’t know that Passage A disagrees. Even if you think Passage does discuss this relationship, we can’t say that Passage A disagrees. If anything, Passage A might agree that the truth of a description is separate from how powerful it is emotionally.

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Passage A doesn’t necessarily disagree — it says mistakes are unforgivable.

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Neither passage discusses whether “most” writers usually success in presenting their lies subtly. So we don’t know that they disagree with (C).

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Neither passage discusses the tendency to lie over time. So we don’t know that they disagree with (D).

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Both Passage A and Passage B disagree. Passage A suggests that authors have to invent dialogue to make their characters more than two-dimensional; this suggests readers of historical fiction don’t necessarily expect all dialogue to be completely factually accurate. Passage B indicates readers read an autobiography for a subjective experience; this suggests they don’t expect complete objective truth.

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PrepTest 154 - Section 3 - Passage 2 - Question 12

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