#25 - Concept Reference, Must Be True, Subject Perspective

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

The correct answer choice is (A).

Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E):

This explanation is still in progress. Please post any questions below!

[RottenPJ]

I originally chose the right answer, B but switched my answer over to A when I blind reviewed.

I thought that an "assumption" does not necessarily make it true that the condition will follow. They could interpret it benignly, but this does not necessarily mean they will gain and get solutions from their problems. Also, I associated "benign" with "not uncanny".

[Jeff Wren]

Hi RottenPJ,

First, there seems to be some confusion on what the correct answer to this question is. The original question explanation incorrectly listed the correct answer as C. The correct answer is actually A. (This should be updated/corrected soon.)

In your question, perhaps you meant that you originally chose A and then switched to B?

Either way, Answer A is correct.

Bettelheim believes that fairy tales are therapeutic for children because they help children find their own solutions (lines 46-49). This is a central idea of the passage and is also the answer to question 22. The author of the passage states that Bettelheim assumes "that children will interpret a story benignly, for their own good" (lines 53-54).

While you're correct that an ("assumption" does not necessarily make it true that the condition will follow), this question is specifically asking what Bettelheim believes. Bettleheim believes that when when children interpret a story benignly, (which Bettleheim also believes they in fact do), then they find answers to their own solutions in fairy tales (as Answer A states), which is why fairy tales are therapeutic for children.

In other words, you're not trying to prove what is actually true in the real world for this question, you are just trying to find an answer that captures Bettelheim's beliefs on the issue.

As for your comment that you (associated "benign" with "not uncanny"), that is not supported by anything in the passage. These terms are unrelated in the passage.