Q1 - Joe: All vampire stories are based on an absurd

by **ohthatpatrick** Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:13 pm

Question Type:
ID the Disagreement

Stimulus Breakdown:
J: Vampire stories are absurd, because if vampires live forever and turn everyone they bite into a vampire, then the world would be full of vampires.
M: Vampires don't turn everyone they bite into vampires. Some people who are bitten are turned into vampires, but most of them are just killed.

Answer Anticipation:
After reading each person's statements, return to the 1st person's statements and ask yourself,
"Which claim did person #2 disagree with?"

In Maria's case, she disagreed with Joe's claim that "according to such stories, every victim of a vampire becomes a vampire".

Correct Answer:
E

Answer Choice Analysis:
(A) She didn't disagree about whether vampires are immortal.

(B) She didn't debate whether vampires stories stretch back to ancient times.

(C) She didn't debate whether vampire stories are based on an absurd set of premises.

(D) This is getting closer to something worth considering, but Maria only spoke about "most of the vampire stories she's familiar with". She's not making any claim about EVERY SINGLE vampire story, so she has no comment on (D).

(E) YES. Maria disagreed with Joe saying "according to such stories, every victim of a vampire becomes a vampire".

Takeaway/Pattern: People will mainly hesitate with (E) if they're concerned about whether Joe would really endorse the idea that in ALL vampire stories the "victim --becomes--> vampire" rule applies.

Most importantly, this is still the best answer. Secondarily, since Joe used categorical language like "According to such stories, ______ ", he is making a claim about all vampire stories. Also, his first sentence reveals he's attacking them all.

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