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Critic: It is common to argue that there is a distinction between "literary" and "genre" fiction. ███ █████ ██████ ██ ████████████ ██ ████ ████████ █████ █████ ███ ██████ ██ ██████ █ ██████ ██ ████ █████████ ███ ████ ██ █ ████████ █████████████████ ███████ █████ ████ ██████ ██ ████████████ ███ ███████ ██ ████ ██████ ███ ████ ██ ████████ █ ████ ███████████ ███ ███ ██████ ███ ██████ ██ ███ █████████ ███ ████ ███ ██████ █████████ ███████
Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
Other people make a distinction between “literary” and “genre” fiction. To those people, “literary” fiction should be interpreted, while “genre” fiction is just for pleasure. The author concludes that this distinction doesn’t make sense, since no works should be interpreted.
Identify Argument Part
The referenced text is a premise offered to support the subsidiary conclusion that no work should be interpreted. The claim that no work should be interpreted in turn supports the conclusion that the distinction between “literary” and “genre” fiction doesn’t make sense.
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a
It states the ███████████
The referenced text is not the main conclusion. It’s offered to support the claim that no work should be interpreted, which in turn supports the main conclusion.
b
It is offered ██ ███████ ███ ███ ███████████
This is an accurate description of the referenced text. It supports the subsidiary conclusion, which in turn supports the main conclusion.
c
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The referenced text does not describe the implications of the critic’s conclusion. It describes the impact of interpreting a work.
d
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The referenced text does not explain the distinction. It is a reason that the author believes the distinction should not be drawn.
e
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The referenced text supports the conclusion. It’s not a potential objection to the conclusion.