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Critic: Linsey has been judged to be a bad songwriter simply because her lyrics typically are disjointed and subjecti...

CMarr on September 11, 2020

Please explain why B

I believed it to be B initially but I didn't go with that. My argument was that they were using a modern novelist to support the claim that she shouldn't be a bad songwriter. When songwriters have nothing to do with modern novelists... not a relevant argument. Am I correct in saying this?

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shunhe on September 13, 2020

Hi @CMarr,

Thanks for the question! So all we’re being asked here for is the conclusion of the argument. It doesn’t matter if you think the argument is good or bad—maybe it is true that songwriters have nothing to do with modern novelists. But all we care about is what the conclusion of her argument, as provided is. So what is the argument? Well, she’s judged to be a bad songwriter just because her lyrics are typically disjointed and subjective. But this judgment is bad. Why? Because writings of many modern novelists are disjointed and subjective too, and the novelists are widely held to be good writers. So what’s being supported here? Hint: it’s what comes before “Why?” The author is arguing that this judgment is bad. The first sentence provides background, and the part after “ill founded” provides the reasoning for the conclusion. And (B) sums up that conclusion: the view that Linsey is a bad supporter is poorly supported (or “ill founded”).

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.

shunhe on September 13, 2020

Hi @CMarr,

Thanks for the question! So all we’re being asked here for is the conclusion of the argument. It doesn’t matter if you think the argument is good or bad—maybe it is true that songwriters have nothing to do with modern novelists. But all we care about is what the conclusion of her argument, as provided is. So what is the argument? Well, she’s judged to be a bad songwriter just because her lyrics are typically disjointed and subjective. But this judgment is bad. Why? Because writings of many modern novelists are disjointed and subjective too, and the novelists are widely held to be good writers. So what’s being supported here? Hint: it’s what comes before “Why?” The author is arguing that this judgment is bad. The first sentence provides background, and the part after “ill founded” provides the reasoning for the conclusion. And (B) sums up that conclusion: the view that Linsey is a bad supporter is poorly supported (or “ill founded”).

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.

DalilaPando on October 29, 2021

Why not D?

DalilaPando on October 29, 2021

C ***

Emil-Kunkin on September 21, 2022

Hi , the author is trying to prove a point about the singer, and to do so, they use an analogy about writers. So, the analogy is proving the point that the singer's lyrics do not deserve criticism.