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Those who support the continued reading and performance of Shakespeare’s plays maintain that in England appreciation for his work has always extended beyond educated elites and that ever since Shakespeare’s own time his plays have always been known and loved by comparatively uneducated people. Skepticism about this claim is borne out by examining early eighteen-century editions of the plays. These books, with their fine paper and good bindings, must have been far beyond the reach of people of ordinary means.
Which one of the following describes a reasoning error in the argument?
(A) The argument uses the popularity of Shakespeare’s plays as a measure of their literary quality.
(B) The argument bases an aesthetic conclusion about Shakespeare’s plays on purely economic evidence.
(C) The argument anachronistically uses the standards of the twentieth century to judge events that occurred in the early eighteenth century.
(D) The argument judges the literary quality of a book’s text on the basis of the quality of the volume in which the text is printed.
(E) The argument does not allow for the possibility that people might know Shakespeare’s plays without having read them.
Which one of the following describes a reasoning error in the argument?
(A) The argument uses the popularity of Shakespeare’s plays as a measure of their literary quality.
(B) The argument bases an aesthetic conclusion about Shakespeare’s plays on purely economic evidence.
(C) The argument anachronistically uses the standards of the twentieth century to judge events that occurred in the early eighteenth century.
(D) The argument judges the literary quality of a book’s text on the basis of the quality of the volume in which the text is printed.
(E) The argument does not allow for the possibility that people might know Shakespeare’s plays without having read them.
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Premise : All people, educated or uneducated, appreciate Shakespeare's works since his time.
Author's Conclusion : Ordinary people from his time would not have been able to reach the Shakespeare's works to appreciate it.
Answer should identify the Flaw in the author's argument.
A) The argument uses the popularity of Shakespeare’s plays as a measure of their literary quality.
Literary Quality is out of scope.
(B) The argument bases an aesthetic conclusion about Shakespeare’s plays on purely economic evidence.
There is no facts presented about the economic abilities of the ordinary people.
(C) The argument anachronistically uses the standards of the twentieth century to judge events that occurred in the early eighteenth century. Standards of 20th century is beyond the scope.
(D) The argument judges the literary quality of a book’s text on the basis of the quality of the volume in which the text is printed.
No mention of quality of book
(E) The argument does not allow for the possibility that people might know Shakespeare’s plays without having read them.
Correct
Premise : All people, educated or uneducated, appreciate Shakespeare's works since his time.
Author's Conclusion : Ordinary people from his time would not have been able to reach the Shakespeare's works to appreciate it.
Answer should identify the Flaw in the author's argument.
A) The argument uses the popularity of Shakespeare’s plays as a measure of their literary quality.
Literary Quality is out of scope.
(B) The argument bases an aesthetic conclusion about Shakespeare’s plays on purely economic evidence.
There is no facts presented about the economic abilities of the ordinary people.
(C) The argument anachronistically uses the standards of the twentieth century to judge events that occurred in the early eighteenth century. Standards of 20th century is beyond the scope.
(D) The argument judges the literary quality of a book’s text on the basis of the quality of the volume in which the text is printed.
No mention of quality of book
(E) The argument does not allow for the possibility that people might know Shakespeare’s plays without having read them.
Correct
