OG Question: short RC

GRE Verbal Problem Solving
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I enjoyed A Dream of Light & Shadow: Portraits of Latin American Women Writers for the same reasons that, as a child, I avidly consumed women’s biographies: the fascination with how the biographical details of another female’s life are represented and interpreted.

A Dream offers a rich read, varied in both the lives and texts of the women portrayed, and the perspectives and styles of the sixteen essayists. Yet, as an adult, I have come to demand of any really “great” book a self-consciousness about the tenuous nature of representations of reality, a critical contextualization of florid detail, and a self-awareness of the role of ideology in our lives. In these critical senses, A Dream is inadequate.

For the following question, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.

  1. The author of the passage suggests that A Dream falls short in which of the following respects?

A) It does not appear to recognize that representations of reality can be unreliable.
B) It seems to focus on stylistic variety at the expense of accuracy of detail.
C) It offers a wealth of detail without sufficient critical examination of that detail.

Ans A&C

Greg can you please explain the answer? Thanks!

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Can you explain more why option B is incorrect. For me option B and C have the same idea. @HoldMyBeer

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The passage does mention:“varied in both the lives and texts of the women portrayed, and the perspectives and styles of the sixteen essayists,” but it doesn’t explicitly state that the book focuses on stylistic variety at the expense of accuracy. So, while option B might seem like a plausible inference, it’s not directly supported by the passage.

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It says that the book lacks “a critical contextualization of florid detail”. Isn’t this what option B says? I understand the “florid details” as the styles that are used without critical examination.

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B) It seems to focus on stylistic variety at the expense of accuracy of detail suggests the book prioritizes style over accurate detail.

The TRICKY PART: The passage indicates the book lacks critical examination of its styles but doesn’t explicitly say this is because it prioritizes style over accuracy.

Support: “a critical contextualization of florid detail.”