- Fri Nov 02, 2018 5:57 pm
#60002
Hello, sunshine.
For this question stem, you should pick an answer that is consistent with the author's perspective. In marking up the passage, you should take note of the author's viewpoint and the various arguments the author considers. Those lead directly to the correct answer for this question.
In paragraph 1, the problem the author identifies is that enforcing copyright law is too expensive for comedians. In paragraph 2, the author says this is a problem because comedians won't make jokes if they can't "recoup their costs" (line 20). In paragraph 3, the author explains how social norms help comedians to protect their jokes and "maintain substantial incentives to invest in new material" (last line). Answer choice (A) is very close to the main idea of passage A, and is directly supported by passage A.