#1 - Global Reference, Must Be True, Purpose

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

The correct answer choice is (D).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C):

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

Answer choice (E):


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[salman]

Hello,

Can you please explain why D is correct and E is not?

[Paul Popa]

Hi Salman,

I'd be happy to! This was a very fun passage to read as a cinemaphile, as I have thought about the issues raised by the author myself a few times

Overall in the passage, the author is describing how movies can be altered from their original version in a variety of ways: some obvious, some more subtle, but altogether problematic. At the beginning of paragraph 4, the author says "It seems that audiences and even most film critics have tacitly accepted this situation--they rarely speak about it." The author's various concerns, coupled with this statement, support answer choice D well.

E says that the author primarily attempts to "explain why a particular art form is the target of negative criticism," but be careful with this answer choice: the author never said in the passage that the art form of film has actually received negative criticism for the mentioned changes films often undergo, but rather that these changes are problematic and could potentially lead to negative consequences. Hope this helps!