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Hi Pj and Min,
Answer C states that "Native American storytellers use narrative devices similar to those used in talk-story" (my emphasis). First, "similar to" does not mean "the same as." Second, the fact that Native American storytellers use similar narrative devices is completely consistent with, and in no weakens, the author's argument that Kingston uses elements of Chinese talk-story.
It should be clear from the passage that Maxine Hong Kingston is a Chinese American writer. According to the passage, Kingston herself claims that she uses talk-story form (lines 27-29). So unless Kingston is mistaken or outright lying (both seem highly unlikely), then she does use talk-story. (The other possibility is that the passage is wrong about this, but there is no reason to assume this and Answer C does not contradict this.)
Based on the passage, there is absolutely no reason to assume that Kingston is even aware of Native American storytelling techniques, much less that she used them rather than Chinese talk-story.
If Answer C had also stated that Kingston had studied Native American storytelling techniques, then maybe an argument could be made that she was actually using the Native American storytelling techniques rather than the Chinese talk-story (perhaps without even being aware of it) or more likely that she was blending the techniques.
Answer C states that "Native American storytellers use narrative devices similar to those used in talk-story" (my emphasis). First, "similar to" does not mean "the same as." Second, the fact that Native American storytellers use similar narrative devices is completely consistent with, and in no weakens, the author's argument that Kingston uses elements of Chinese talk-story.
It should be clear from the passage that Maxine Hong Kingston is a Chinese American writer. According to the passage, Kingston herself claims that she uses talk-story form (lines 27-29). So unless Kingston is mistaken or outright lying (both seem highly unlikely), then she does use talk-story. (The other possibility is that the passage is wrong about this, but there is no reason to assume this and Answer C does not contradict this.)
Based on the passage, there is absolutely no reason to assume that Kingston is even aware of Native American storytelling techniques, much less that she used them rather than Chinese talk-story.
If Answer C had also stated that Kingston had studied Native American storytelling techniques, then maybe an argument could be made that she was actually using the Native American storytelling techniques rather than the Chinese talk-story (perhaps without even being aware of it) or more likely that she was blending the techniques.