Concetta: Franchot was a great writer because she was ahead of her tim

I said D

The argument is the following:
(C): Franchot is a good writer because he understood the toll that industrialization had on families
(A): Franchot is not a good writer. A good writer is someone who can move people with words, not just summarize an event that is already widely known.

In answer D: (A) disputes that Franchot is a good writer (conclusion). In addition, (A) presented the fact that industrialization's effect on family life is already widely known. This supports (A) that Franchot is not a good writer.

I went with D and I'm still having a hard time understanding why C is the better option. Anyone care to break it down?

I think the issue with D is that, it only states an alternate criterion but does not present any facts to support it

So basically for this question, Concetta's conclusion is that Franchot was a great writer, and then she goes on to present the reasoning why she believes so which includes the premise. We can look at this as a criterion since Franchot was a great writer because he understood the impact of industrialization early. If he didn't understand it, then Franchot wouldn't be a great writer would be the opposite way of looking at it!

Alicia rejects both the conclusion and the criterion so this part could be confusing and we can leave both c and d as potential answer choices. But it's the second part that determines that c is the answer! Alicia did not present any new facts supporting an alternative criterion. She instead just goes on to point and elaborate on the criterion that Concetta had already determined which was that Franchot was a great writer because he understood the impact of industrialization and not because of his writing skills which are essential for a writer. And instead, Alicia argues with a specific part that Concetta said that Franchot cannot be a great writer just because he understood the impact since that was more like common sense at that time.

Hope that makes sense?

disputes Concetta’s conclusion - Yes

presents facts in support of an alternative criterion - No, no support provided for alternative criterion.
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