Logical reasoning PrepTest 153 · Section 3 · Question 1

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Point of Agreement

Stimulus Summary:
Minh says a certain director is just repeating himself, recreating his older films and branding them as new films—which makes him predictable and boring. Natalie says the films' "startling sameness" is actually an artistic choice by a director who is creating brand-new works from his own old elements. (Reuse is one of the three R's of waste reduction!)

Answer Anticipation:
Well, there's one thing they do seem to both think is true: the new films have a lot in common with the old films. They just have a very different interpretation of why, as well as different opinions of how good the new films are.

Answer Explanation:
Yes, this is MBT for Minh and for Natalie. Natalie says the old and new films have a "startling sameness" and Minh says "each film is simply a repetition of his earlier ones."

Key Takeaway:
Agree questions are substantially less common than disagree questions, partly because they're even easier: just find a MBT for both speakers and you've got your answer. The hardest thing about this question type is not skimming the prompt and reading it as "disagree!"

Incorrect. Pillaging is a value judgment only Minh makes. Natalie would say this in a more positive way, like "he's repurposing elements from his old catalog."

Incorrect. Again, this is a Minh thing to say. Natalie definitely thinks the new films are something more than repetition. She says they're "strong new works."

Incorrect. Neither of the speakers directly comments on how original his earlier films were, so this is out. Maybe the early films were quite derivative themselves!

Incorrect. Only Natalie agrees with this. Minh says the director is quite predictable, which is in some ways the opposite of "creative."