adkikani wrote:
generis KarishmaB pikolo2510 nightblade354 ammuseeru PKNI fall time and again into classic trap of
proving an argument and am unable
to reject incorrect choices with confidence because of this.
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Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest support for the director's rejection of the accusation?
Let us start with question stem: I need to strengthen D' claim. Let us know the claim and how D arrives at by reading the argument now.
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Film Director: It is true that certain characters and plot twists in my newly released film The Big Heist are strikingly similar to characters and plot twists in Thieves, a movie that came out last year. Based on these similarities, the film studio that produced Thieves is now accusing me of taking ideas from that film. The accusation is clearly without merit. All production work on The Big Heist was actually completed months before Thieves was released.
D: Film director
FS: Film studio
TBH: The Big Heist
T: Thieves
Main Conclusion of D: the accusation by FS does not have any sound evidence.
Context of argument:
On a time frame:
< - - - Present - - - ->
T came earlier - - - TBH is released in present.
There is a similarity in characters played in both films.
Hence FS claim D has stolen ideas for TBH from T
Supporting premise by D to counter FS : All prod work on TBH was completed long back before T was released.
So how could I have stolen ideas for my present film TBH?
I have a small query before moving to PoE:
How valid is the assumption that same director also directed T?
Can FS be falsely accusing D to negatively market TBH?
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(A) Before Thieves began production, its script had been circulating for several years among various film studios, including the studio that produced The Big Heist.
Yes, but what are the chances the D getting hold of script of T? Does this choice necessarily weaken or is it neutral?
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(B) The characters and plot twists that are most similar in the two films have close parallels in many earlier films of the same genre.
The highlighted text blew me off. In entire argument, all I am talking about is D, FD, T and TBH. I thought this as out
of scope choice.
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(C) The film studio that produced Thieves seldom produces films in this genre.
How crucial is
seldom ? I rejected this choice based on this keyword.
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(D) The director of Thieves worked with the director of The Big Heist on several earlier projects.
Here is where my relevant question before PoE matters. Can you explain if this choice is relevant?
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(E) The time it took to produce The Big Heist was considerably shorter than the time it took to produce Thieves.
Hmm, timing <<--->> stealing / production. Could not see any connection with the argument.
Rejected the choice based on above grounds.
Premises:
Some characters and plot twists in The Big Heist are strikingly similar to those in Thieves
Studio that produced Thieves is now accusing of taking ideas from that film.
All production work on The Big Heist was actually completed months before Thieves was released.
Conclusion: The accusation is clearly without merit.
We need to strengthen the conclusion that the accusation has no merit.
(A) Before Thieves began production, its script had been circulating for several years among various film studios, including the studio that produced The Big Heist.
If the script had been circulating for a long time, it is possible that the Big Heist director saw it and got "inspired" by it. It does not strengthen our conclusion. If anything, it might weaken it.
(B) The characters and plot twists that are most similar in the two films have close parallels in many earlier films of the same genre.
This makes it likely that both Big Heist and Thieves are inspired by earlier films and hence they have characters and plot twists that are similar. This increases the possibility that the accusation is false and that Big Heist is not inspired by Thieves. This is the answer.
(C) The film studio that produced Thieves seldom produces films in this genre.
Irrelevant. Doesn't matter how many films the studio produces in this genre.
(D) The director of Thieves worked with the director of The Big Heist on several earlier projects.
If the two directors have worked together in the past, they could share a common style but it is very far fetched to assume that they will come up with same characters and plot lines. Option (B) is certainly much more specific since it says that there are past characters and plot lines from which both could have got inspired.
(E) The time it took to produce The Big Heist was considerably shorter than the time it took to produce Thieves.
Irrelevant. Just because Big Heist took less time, it doesn't mean it was inspired from another movie.
Answer (B)