WeakenDiff: easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Writers often have secret drafts they hate, but their families might publish them anyway after they die, so the critic says writers should just burn those drafts now.
Conclusion: If a successful writer chooses not to publish a new manuscript, they ought to destroy it right away.
Reasoning: Heirs frequently publish posthumous works without regard for quality, even though writers often have work they consider unworthy of their reputation.
Analysis: The critic assumes that immediate destruction is the only way to prevent unwanted publication. To weaken this, we should look for reasons why a writer might want to keep a manuscript despite not wanting it published right now. Perhaps the writer might change their mind later, or the manuscript could serve as a valuable reference for future work that they actually intend to publish.
Conclusion: If a successful writer chooses not to publish a new manuscript, they ought to destroy it right away.
Reasoning: Heirs frequently publish posthumous works without regard for quality, even though writers often have work they consider unworthy of their reputation.
Analysis: The critic assumes that immediate destruction is the only way to prevent unwanted publication. To weaken this, we should look for reasons why a writer might want to keep a manuscript despite not wanting it published right now. Perhaps the writer might change their mind later, or the manuscript could serve as a valuable reference for future work that they actually intend to publish.
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Unlock Full Passage15.Which one of the following statements, if true, most calls into question the soundness of the literary critic's advice?
Correct Answer
C
C directly challenges the key assumption: if successful writers’ judgments of recent work are often overly harsh and later revised, then “destroy it immediately” is unsound—waiting could reveal the manuscript is actually publishable or desired by the author.
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