Terrence Gurney suggests that because his books appeal to a wide audie

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Can someone explain why not B instead of A?

The passage's central theme is the book written by author and the shenanigan claims of the author of not getting the due credit. The conclusion should be the related to the book not being good enough. That is the main cause. Option A is an effect of primary conclusion hence a secondary conclusion!

What do you say?

Pay attention to the word "Significant" in option B. Extreme words are generally avoided in CR questions

A. Nice. All passage in 1 sentence.
B. It is too extreme supposition.
C. It is all true. But only in part. It is not the whole passage.
D. It is simply false. The passage states an opposite thing.
E. No word about it in a passage or even any hint. We can say more. The passge states the opposite.

A is the best answer here as it encapsulates the crux of whole Argument and is the overall conclusion.

Re read the passage. It states that he got some achievements: some might be significant while some may not, NO CREDIT was given to his achievements. I think this is where you are falling for.

Regards

There are two close options A and B .B is deceptive but remember what is overall argument ? Here overall argument is that whatever gurnery thinks is mistaken in belief test everything written to prove why he is mistaken.

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Terrence Gurney suggests that because his books appeal to a wide audience, he is not given due credit for his literary achievements. Surely he is mistaken. Gurney's books tell interesting stories, but the writing is flat, leaving no lasting impression on the reader. This is likely the reason that Gurney has not received praise for literary achievement.

Which one of the following most accurately states the argument's overall conclusion?

Summary in own Words:
Terrence Gurney thinks of Reason A because of which he is not given credit for Literary achievement. The author says nono, there is a different reason for that.


(A) Terrence Gurney is mistaken when he suggests that the wide appeal of his books has prevented him from being given due credit for his literary achievements.
Expl: Sounds good. Terrence seems to be mistaken, considering the reason why he is not given credit. That is what the author basically says. Keep it for now.
Potential Candidate.

(B) Terrence Gurney's books are not significant literary achievements.
Expl: The author does not necessarily conclude that. The author could still think that Terrence's books are literary achievements and still draw his conclusion that there is a different reason why Terrence did not receive credit.
Incorrect.

(C) Even though Terrence Gurney's books tell interesting stories, his writing is flat and leaves no lasting impression on the reader.
Expl: That is a restatement of a claim of the author. But is that the conclusion? No, the main point of the author is that there is a different reason for not receiving credit. The author does not say that Terrence' writing is flat[...] in order to conclude that Terrence' writing is flat[...]!
Incorrect.

(D) Terrence Gurney has not been given due credit for his literary achievements because his books appeal to such a wide audience.
Expl: Thats a restatement of Terrence' statement. But the author thinks a bit different.
Incorrect.

(E) Terrence Gurney should have received some praise for his literary achievements despite the fact that his writing is flat and leaves no lasting impression on the reader.
Expl: The author never says that despite the flat writing Terrence should have received praise. The author just says that there is a different reason why Terrence did not receive credit for literary achievement.
Incorrect.

A) it is then.

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