PrepTest 106, Section 4, Question 26
As one of the most pervasive and influential(455 more words not shown)
The author's position in the(19 more words not shown)
- AMany Hollywood studio(10 more words not shown)
- BMany Hollywood studio(20 more words not shown)
- CMost writers, producers,(24 more words not shown)
- DThe decisions made(23 more words not shown)
- EOften the U.S.(27 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The writer connects the new commercial incentives with worse viewing experiences. How could we push back? Maybe people still rely on friends' recommendations or reviews, so studios still need to make movies worth watching. That's one way to challenge the idea that publicity makes quality less important.
What we’re looking for
The right answer might take another route. We want something that challenges the effect of the incentives, not just a detail about who works in Hollywood.
Working the answers
- A
Executives might consider emotional satisfaction and then choose publicity value instead. Considering a factor doesn't establish that their decisions deliver it. This is weaker than evidence about what those decisions actually accomplish.
- B
Past success doesn't settle present priorities. They might have earned their positions by making satisfying films and then change their approach under the current incentives.
- C
Having a say doesn't mean controlling the decision. Creative people could still give input while executives increasingly choose the subjects and actors. The writer hasn't claimed those people are excluded entirely.
- DCorrect
This takes a different route from our prediction: decisions aimed at profit also improve the viewing experience. The commercial incentive leads executives toward emotional satisfaction, not away from it. That directly challenges the feared effect on film quality. Compare A: merely considering satisfaction is much less helpful than actually improving it.
- E
This describes publicity influencing casting and content, which fits the problem. It doesn't show that the resulting films satisfy audiences. We need a reason to doubt the harmful effect, not another way the influence could occur.
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