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#27135
Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=11395)
The correct answer choice is (B)
The justification for the correct answer can be found on:
(lines 53-54)
The question stem asks for the answer choice that states Mphahlele’s beliefs. His beliefs are primarily discussed in the third paragraph, which provides that the writer was less concerned with classification than with social criticism, and that the lines of distinction between fiction and autobiography blur regardless.
Answer choice (A): From paragraph two of the passage we know that one criticism of Mphahlele’s vision of the future is that it was presented without providing a roadmap for its achievement. In paragraph three, we are told that Mphahlele believes that all good writing conveys a social message, but even when combined with a vision for the future, this is not the same as a guide for social change, so this answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. This reflects the assertion found in lines 53-55 (“in all forms writing is the transmission of ideas”).
Answer choice (C): Because Mphahlele used real people and events to tell his stories (lines 25-30), he would not be certain to share the perspective that writing is most effective when it minimizes the use of real people and events to embellish a story.
Answer choice (D): Mphahlele asserted that the details must come from the writer’s experiences, making them somewhat autobiographical, but must maximize their effectiveness in conveying the social message, which invites a somewhat fictional approach. Mphahlele apparently believed both facets to be important, and never made the assertion reflected in this answer choice.
Answer choice (E): Mphahlele would disagree with this statement since, as noted above, the author believed that all important literary work must have some elements of both fiction and autobiography.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=11395)
The correct answer choice is (B)
The justification for the correct answer can be found on:
(lines 53-54)
The question stem asks for the answer choice that states Mphahlele’s beliefs. His beliefs are primarily discussed in the third paragraph, which provides that the writer was less concerned with classification than with social criticism, and that the lines of distinction between fiction and autobiography blur regardless.
Answer choice (A): From paragraph two of the passage we know that one criticism of Mphahlele’s vision of the future is that it was presented without providing a roadmap for its achievement. In paragraph three, we are told that Mphahlele believes that all good writing conveys a social message, but even when combined with a vision for the future, this is not the same as a guide for social change, so this answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. This reflects the assertion found in lines 53-55 (“in all forms writing is the transmission of ideas”).
Answer choice (C): Because Mphahlele used real people and events to tell his stories (lines 25-30), he would not be certain to share the perspective that writing is most effective when it minimizes the use of real people and events to embellish a story.
Answer choice (D): Mphahlele asserted that the details must come from the writer’s experiences, making them somewhat autobiographical, but must maximize their effectiveness in conveying the social message, which invites a somewhat fictional approach. Mphahlele apparently believed both facets to be important, and never made the assertion reflected in this answer choice.
Answer choice (E): Mphahlele would disagree with this statement since, as noted above, the author believed that all important literary work must have some elements of both fiction and autobiography.