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

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Concetta: Franchot was a great writer because she was ahead of her time in understanding that industrialization was taking an unconscionable toll on the family structure of the working class.

Alicia: Franchot was not a great writer. The mark of a great writer is the ability to move people with the power of the written word, not the ability to be among the first to grasp a social issue. Besides, the social consequences of industrialization were widely understood in Franchot’s day.

In her disagreement with Concetta, Alicia does which one of the following?

(A) accepts Concetta’s criterion and then adds evidence to Concetta’s case

(B) discredits Concetta’s evidence and then generalizes from new evidence

(C) rejects Concetta’s criterion and then disputes a specific claim

(D) disputes Concetta’s conclusion and then presents facts in support of an alternative criterion

(E) attacks one of Concetta’s claims and then criticizes the structure of her argument

goapsa1 · Accepted Answer

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?

DinoPen · Answer

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.

Slimbueno · Answer

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?

Ashmita310 · Answer

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

hero_with_1000_faces · Answer

disputes Concetta’s conclusion - Yes

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

ARYAKASHANDILYA · Answer

Bunuel  can you please help explain the reason of selecting C here?

SKaur3 · Answer

Question Analysis 
 
  C:  Franchot is considered a great writer.  Why?  He predicted issues arising from the Industrial Revolution (IR). 
  A:  Not a great writer.  Why?  A great writer moves people through written words and addresses social issues. The consequences of the IR were already understood at the time.

Answer Choices Analysis 
 (A) Accepts Concetta’s criterion and then adds evidence to Concetta’s case 
 
  Completely Wrong choice    
 (B) Discredits Concetta’s evidence and then generalizes from new evidence 
 
  Irrelevant   
 (C) Rejects Concetta’s criterion and then disputes a specific claim

Rejects:  Yes, it rejects Concetta’s claim with supporting facts. 
  Disputes:  Addresses the awareness of the consequences of the Industrial Revolution. 
  Keep it !!

(D) Disputes Concetta’s conclusion and then presents facts in support of an alternative criterion 
 
  Disputes:  Yes. 
  Presents facts:  An alternative criterion is mentioned but lacks supporting evidence.
 Reject

(E) Attacks one of Concetta’s claims and then criticizes the structure of her argument 
 
  Irrelevant 
 
 This does not match the logical flow of the argument.
Final Answer: (C)

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