Q3 - Muriel: I admire Favilla's novels

[Mikey]

I was stuck between A and C, I chose C but why is A wrong?

[maryadkins]

For Muriel, it doesn't matter that someone has distinctive style. To be a great writer, the person has to vary their subjects.

John disagrees that to be a great writer you have to vary your subjects. In other words, he thinks you could be a great writer and not vary your subjects.

(C) nails this disagreement.

John isn't disagreeing about whether Favilla had varied subjects or not. That's a factual point. He doesn't mention Favilla at all. He just disagrees with the criteria Muriel is using to JUDGE Favilla. So (A) is wrong.

Likewise, (B) is wrong because John doesn't bring up style, at all. (And remember, on these questions, the correct answer will be something they both speak to!)

(D) and (E) bring up stuff that isn't discussed. (D) brings up the number of novels a writer has written (not discussed by either person), and (E) introduces another factual point (like (A)) that they don't dispute.

Hope this helps!