Logical reasoning PrepTest 122 · Section 1 · Question 19

Incorrect. The Critic's conclusion is about whether people should pay attention to these films, not about whether filmmakers are justified" in making them.

Incorrect. Close! However, the Critic's conclusion is that people don't need to pay attention to them, not that everyone should ignore them. This answer is a step past the Critic's conclusion.

Incorrect. First, the Critic doesn't concede that making these movies is necessary. Second, this answer might justify the Although" portion of the Critic's conclusion, but not the second half of that sentence, which is the main point of the argument.

Incorrect. The Critic concedes (Although") that it does entitle them to do that, so this answer contradicts her view.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Strengthen (Principle)

Stimulus Summary:
Phenomenon — Recent documentaries" are inaccurate and filled with conspiracy theories
Filmmakers — Free speech!
Film Critic — Sure, but that doesn't mean people have to watch.

Answer Anticipation:
This question asks us to find a principle that the Critic's commentary conforms to, but the majority of the stimulus doesn't include commentary by the Critic at all! It starts with a discussion of a phenomenon, and then it moves to the view of the filmmakers who are making the documentaries in question. It's not until the final sentence that her commentary begins.

There, she starts with a concession ("Although")—the filmmakers do have the right to make these documentaries. However, she then pivots to her main point—that people don't have to watch them.

She doesn't really offer a premise in support of that, so the correct answer will likely provide a reason to believe it. Something akin to:
Even if someone has the right to express a view, it doesn't mean anyone has to listen.

Yes, that sounds like we're just restating the author's argument in a generic format. That's what Strengthen (Principle) questions are all about!

Answer Explanation:
This answer reflects the Critic's argument/conclusion. She concedes that the filmmakers have a right to make these films ("entitled to express") but argues this doesn't mean that people should pay attention to them ("need not . . . obliged to pay attention"). Her argument conforms to this answer, so it's correct.

Key Takeaway:
Strengthen (Principle) questions have answers that will generally sound like abstract and general rehashes of the argument. Don't shy away from an answer because it sounds repetitive of the stimulus!