PrepTest 22, Section 3, Question 4
Muriel: I admire Favilla's novels, but she does not deserve to be considered a great writer. The point is that, no matter how distinctive her style may be, her subject matter is simply not varied enough.
Muriel: I admire Favilla's novels, but she does not deserve to be considered a great writer. The point is that, no matter how distinctive her style may be, her subject matter is simply not varied enough.
John: I think you are wrong to use that criterion. A great writer does not need any diversity in subject matter; however, a great writer must at least have the ability to explore a particular theme deeply.
Muriel: I admire Favilla's novels, but she does not deserve to be considered a great writer. The point is that, no matter how distinctive her style may be, her subject matter is simply not varied enough.
John: I think you are wrong to use that criterion. A great writer does not need any diversity in subject matter; however, a great writer must at least have the ability to explore a particular theme deeply.
Muriel: I admire Favilla's novels, but she does not deserve to be considered a great writer. The point is that, no matter how distinctive her style may be, her subject matter is simply not varied enough.
John's statements commit him to which one of the following positions?
Even if the subject matter in Favilla's writings is not particularly varied, she should not thereby be excluded from being considered a great writer.
Even if Favilla cannot explore any particular theme deeply in her writings, she should not thereby be excluded from being considered a great writer.
If Favilla has explored some particular theme exceptionally deeply in her writings, she deserves to be considered a great writer.
If the subject matter in Favilla's writings were exceptionally varied, she would not deserve to be considered a great writer.
If Favilla's writings show no evidence of a distinctive style, she does not deserve to be considered a great writer.
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