PT109.S4.Q3

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PrepTest 109 - Section 4 - Question 3

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Speaker 1 Summary

Muriel concludes that Favilla isn’t a great writer. This is because Favilla’s subject matter isn’t varied enough.

Speaker 2 Summary

John asserts that having varied subject matter isn’t a requirement for being a great writer. He proposes a different requirement - the ability to explore a particular theme deeply. John’s implicit point is that we can’t conclude that Favilla is not a great writer even if her subject matter isn’t varied.

Objective

We’re looking for a point of disagreement. The speakers disagree about whether great writers must write about subject matter with enough variety.

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John doesn’t express an opinion. He doesn’t say anything about Favilla’s writing.

whether Favilla should ██ ██████████ █ █████ ██████ ███████ ███ █████ ██ ███████████

If John has an opinion, it agrees with Muriel. Since he thinks exploring a theme deeply is a requirement to be great, no writers, including Favilla, are great simply because they have a distinctive style. Muriel also believes Favilla is not great even if she has a distinctive style.

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This is a point of disagreement. Muriel thinks Favilla isn’t great because she doesn’t have subject matter that’s varied enough. John thinks variety of subject matter is not necessary to be great.

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Neither expresses an opinion about this. Nobody mentions the number of novels a novelist has written and whether this is a factor assessing a novelist’s greatness.

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Neither express an opinion about this. Muriel does say that Favilla doesn’t deserve to be considered great, but she doesn’t say that Favilla is currently considered great.

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25% 120

130

75% 140

Analysis

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Point at issue: disagree

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