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Other can just mean one person. Even if two people dislike the film, how does that prevent it from receiving wide acclaim? This is a very broad term, and to me it can't be determined that if only two people disliked the film that it still couldn't receive wide acclaim. D also has its problems, but if the movie is the lowest rated by the majority of critics it seems much more likely to not have received wide acclaim.
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I chose C wrongly and got why it is wrong, BUT IMO E is not a good option. Why?

Look at choice E: It states that the movie was not dissimilar from other opinions of the film. Negating means that it was dissimilar from other opinions of the film.

My concern is: How many other opinions? It is not stated here. It may be just be two other opinions or only the ones by audience not including critics. Can someone resolve or confirm my doubts here?

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Honestly the language can be crisper in E. "others'" instead of "other". I nearly tripped because of that.
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For a film to be considered a contender, it has to be widely acclaimed by critics.
Final Whistle - not a contender - Why? Because the movie has received the lowest rating from a critic.

Possible Assumptions: 1. Benjamin was the sole jury deciding the contenders.
2. All the critics had common views about Final Whistle.

A) No films other than The Final Whistle received similarly low ratings from critic Benjamin Bourne. - Incorrect - Irrelevant

B) Benjamin Bourne’s film ratings do not always match the ratings of the majority of his peers. - Incorrect - Opposite

C) No film has ever received Benjamin Bourne’s lowest rating while still remaining a contender during awards season. - Incorrect - Out of scope

D) Benjamin Bourne uses the same ratings system as does the majority of film critics. - Incorrect - Ratings system may be the same but it does not address the crux of the argument.

E) Benjamin Bourne’s opinion of The Final Whistle was not dissimilar from other opinions of the film. - Correct - Benjamin's opinion were similar to the opinion of other critics.

Answer: E
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I cannot understand why C is logically incorrect. It looks like a good option to me.
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I think that negating C, the conclusion also falls apart in this scenario. Since, if a film has survived despite BB's poor rating then we cannot generalize for the given movie as well.
The only argument against C in my opinion is the extreme language.
Need some more explanation please :(
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In order to be considered a contender during awards season, a film must be widely acclaimed by film critics around the time of its release. The Final Whistle, then, will not be a contender during awards season, as noted critic Benjamin Bourne has awarded the film his lowest rating of the year thus far.

Which of the following is a necessary assumption of the argument above?

A) No films other than The Final Whistle received similarly low ratings from critic Benjamin Bourne.
B) Benjamin Bourne’s film ratings do not always match the ratings of the majority of his peers.
C) No film has ever received Benjamin Bourne’s lowest rating while still remaining a contender during awards season.
D) Benjamin Bourne uses the same ratings system as does the majority of film critics.
E) Benjamin Bourne’s opinion of The Final Whistle was not dissimilar from other opinions of the film.


In order to be considered a contender during awards season, a film must be widely acclaimed by film critics around the time of its release.
Noted critic Benjamin Bourne has awarded the film his lowest rating of the year thus far.




Conclusion: The Final Whistle will not be a contender during awards season.

The argument says that to be contender, the film must be widely acclaimed by critics. BB has awarded the film his lowest rating of the year. So the film will not be a contender. The assumption is that since BB has given low rating, the film will not be widely acclaimed. Note that the argument does not say that since BB has given low rating, it will not be a contender. It says that to be a contender, it must be widely acclaimed.

Hence assumption is (E)
Negate (E): Benjamin Bourne’s opinion of The Final Whistle was dissimilar from other opinions of the film.
Other opinions gave it good rating. Then it could be a contender. The conclusion doesn't stand.

Negate (C): Some films have received Benjamin Bourne’s lowest rating while still remaining a contender during awards season.
What happened to some films is irrelevant. We know what a film needs to be a contender - wide acclaim. We know this film has low rating from BB. But does this film have wide acclaim? Some films which had low rating from BB must have had wide acclaim to be a contender.
The assumption we are making is about this film.

Hence answer has to be (E).
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Hi Karishma,
Can you explain how to pick between 2 choices. I get always stuck b/w 2 and more often than not, pick the wrong one. How can I improve on this weakness ? :(
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In order to be considered a contender during awards season, a film must be widely acclaimed by film critics around the time of its release. The Final Whistle, then, will not be a contender during awards season, as noted critic Benjamin Bourne has awarded the film his lowest rating of the year thus far.

Which of the following is a necessary assumption of the argument above?

A) No films other than The Final Whistle received similarly low ratings from critic Benjamin Bourne.
B) Benjamin Bourne’s film ratings do not always match the ratings of the majority of his peers.
C) No film has ever received Benjamin Bourne’s lowest rating while still remaining a contender during awards season.
D) Benjamin Bourne uses the same ratings system as does the majority of film critics.
E) Benjamin Bourne’s opinion of The Final Whistle was not dissimilar from other opinions of the film.


In order to be considered a contender during awards season, a film must be widely acclaimed by film critics around the time of its release.
Noted critic Benjamin Bourne has awarded the film his lowest rating of the year thus far.

Conclusion: The Final Whistle will not be a contender during awards season.

The argument says that to be contender, the film must be widely acclaimed by critics. BB has awarded the film his lowest rating of the year. So the film will not be a contender. The assumption is that since BB has given low rating, the film will not be widely acclaimed. Note that the argument does not say that since BB has given low rating, it will not be a contender. It says that to be a contender, it must be widely acclaimed.

Hence assumption is (E)
Negate (E): Benjamin Bourne’s opinion of The Final Whistle was dissimilar from other opinions of the film.
Other opinions gave it good rating. Then it could be a contender. The conclusion doesn't stand.

Negate (C): Some films have received Benjamin Bourne’s lowest rating while still remaining a contender during awards season.
What happened to some films is irrelevant. We know what a film needs to be a contender - wide acclaim. We know this film has low rating from BB. But does this film have wide acclaim? Some films which had low rating from BB must have had wide acclaim to be a contender.
The assumption we are making is about this film.

Hence answer has to be (E).
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Hi, Thanks for this wonderful explanation.

I missed this question and selected option C. I was on the similar thought process and at one point rejected option C to look for a better answer.
Option E was clearly in-line with my pre-thinking ( pre-thinking for logical gap), but option E stated others opinion and not other critics opinion. Suddenly a very strong contender became out of scope for me and I ended up selecting option C.

Can you please help what did I miss here and how to avoid such mistakes further.

Thanks in Advance
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Again, not quite sure of the OA here. Dissimilar doesn't mean opposite. If we negate option E, it could be the case that Bourne rated it more poorly than others but other critics rated it poorly/average. In this case, yes, Bourne's opinions are dissimilar to other critics but the conclusion still holds: the movie will not be a contender. E only destroys the argument if we assume that dissimilar is close to opposite, not a connection I would make.

Option C makes a lot more sense. If a film has historically received Bourne's lowest rating and STILL remaining a contender, we have reason to belive that this film might do the same. Do the negation of C destorys the argument as it gives us historical precedence that Bourne's opinion is not over and above all.

Just another point on option E. Bourne can rate the movie 1/10 and other critics can rate the movie 4/10. Are their opinions dissimilar? Yes
Will the movie remain in contention for the award? No
Conclusion holds.
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Hello KarishmaB
Answer choice says "No film" and not "some films" which changes the meaning if the argument entirely. Could you help us identify why AC "C" is wrong basis this understanding.
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In order to be considered a contender during awards season, a film must be widely acclaimed by film critics around the time of its release.
Noted critic Benjamin Bourne has awarded the film his lowest rating of the year thus far.

Conclusion: The Final Whistle will not be a contender during awards season.

The argument says that to be contender, the film must be widely acclaimed by critics. BB has awarded the film his lowest rating of the year. So the film will not be a contender. The assumption is that since BB has given low rating, the film will not be widely acclaimed. Note that the argument does not say that since BB has given low rating, it will not be a contender. It says that to be a contender, it must be widely acclaimed.

Hence assumption is (E)
Negate (E): Benjamin Bourne’s opinion of The Final Whistle was dissimilar from other opinions of the film.
Other opinions gave it good rating. Then it could be a contender. The conclusion doesn't stand.

Negate (C): Some films have received Benjamin Bourne’s lowest rating while still remaining a contender during awards season.
What happened to some films is irrelevant. We know what a film needs to be a contender - wide acclaim. We know this film has low rating from BB. But does this film have wide acclaim? Some films which had low rating from BB must have had wide acclaim to be a contender.
The assumption we are making is about this film.

Hence answer has to be (E).
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Option (C) has "No film..." but "Negated Option (C)" would be then "Some films.."
Negation of 'No' is 'Some'. We have used the assumption negation technique here.

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Hello KarishmaB
Answer choice says "No film" and not "some films" which changes the meaning if the argument entirely. Could you help us identify why AC "C" is wrong basis this understanding.

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