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A film is more likely to have a complex storyline when it is directed by a director who has won an Academy Award. Regardless of the awards won by the director, a film with a complex storyline is more likely to do badly at the box-office than a film with a story-line that is not complex. Since other causes of poor box-office performance are not related to the awards won by the director, there must be more films with poor box-office collections with Academy Award-winning directors than with directors who have not won any Academy Awards.
The argument above is most vulnerable to which one of the following criticisms?
A. It ignores the fact that a film that does not do well on the box-office may eventually do well when broadcasted on TV.
B. It fails to consider a scenario in which the number of films directed by directors who have not won Academy Awards is significantly more than that directed by directors who have won Academy Awards.
C. It identifies one aspect of the films as the sole determinant of their box office performance without considering other possible aspects.
D. It fails to consider a scenario in which directors may be aware of the fact that a complex storyline may not translate into a successful box-office collection.
E. It fails to factor in the number of films with poor box-office collections that were directed by Academy Award-winning directors and that ultimately won critical acclaim.
The argument above is most vulnerable to which one of the following criticisms?
A. It ignores the fact that a film that does not do well on the box-office may eventually do well when broadcasted on TV.
B. It fails to consider a scenario in which the number of films directed by directors who have not won Academy Awards is significantly more than that directed by directors who have won Academy Awards.
C. It identifies one aspect of the films as the sole determinant of their box office performance without considering other possible aspects.
D. It fails to consider a scenario in which directors may be aware of the fact that a complex storyline may not translate into a successful box-office collection.
E. It fails to factor in the number of films with poor box-office collections that were directed by Academy Award-winning directors and that ultimately won critical acclaim.
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Conclusion: There must be more films with poor box-office collections with Academy Award-winning directors than with directors who have not won any Academy Awards.
Basis:
1. Other causes of poor box-office performance are not related to the awards won by the director
2. Award winning directors are likely to make complex storyline which is not appreciated. Therefore, the movie does not do a good job.
Aim: Weaken
Gaps: the argument would hold when I get to know that movies directed by award winning directors are more than movies directed by other directors.
So option B says the reverse i.e. movies by other directors are more than movies by award winning directors
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Basis:
1. Other causes of poor box-office performance are not related to the awards won by the director
2. Award winning directors are likely to make complex storyline which is not appreciated. Therefore, the movie does not do a good job.
Aim: Weaken
Gaps: the argument would hold when I get to know that movies directed by award winning directors are more than movies directed by other directors.
So option B says the reverse i.e. movies by other directors are more than movies by award winning directors
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