Point at Issue Questions - - Question 20

Muriel: I admire Favilla's novels, but she does not deserve to be considered great writer. The point is that, no mat...

Richmond June 20, 2018

Please Explain

(B) and (C) seem to be very similar. Could you explain why (C) is correct over (B)?

Reply
Create a free account to read and take part in forum discussions.

Already have an account? log in

Anita June 21, 2018

@Richmond The best tool to ask yourself when you're doing point of contention or agreement questions is what each person thinks about it. For B, we know that Muriel does not think Favilla is a great writer. But what does John think? All we know is that John disagrees with the criteria Muriel used in her evaluation. We don't actually know whether John thinks Favilla should be considered a great writer, so B is out.