Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: While some think folktales are just for fun, the fact that they are shaped by many people over a long time means they actually reveal the deep wisdom of a culture.

Conclusion: Folktales offer significant understanding of a culture's collective wisdom.

Reasoning: Folktales are traditional stories passed through generations where each storyteller contributes their own elements to the narrative.

Analysis: The argument assumes that the process of multiple generations adding to a story automatically results in a product that reflects cultural wisdom. To bridge this gap, we need a 'Sufficient Assumption' that guarantees this outcome. Look for an answer that explicitly links the act of many storytellers adding to a traditional story with the inevitable creation of cultural insight.

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The main conclusion of the literary critic's argument can be properly inferred if which one of the following is assumed?

Correct Answer
B
B supplies the exact missing bridge: if a tale provides insight into a culture’s wisdom, then it is deeply meaningful. Combined with the premise that folktales provide such insight, we can conclude folktales are deeply meaningful (i.e., do not lack deeper meaning).
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