PrepTest 126, Section 4, Question 11
Inez: The book we are reading, The Nature(54 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(8 more words not shown)
- AInez believes that(10 more words not shown)
- BAntonio believes that(8 more words not shown)
- CInez and Antonio(8 more words not shown)
- DInez and Antonio(8 more words not shown)
- EInez believes that(10 more words not shown)
Reading the argument
A title can't tell us every detail in a book. But Inez has a more substantial complaint than an omitted detail: nearly half the book discusses energy, while the title mentions matter. By her standard, that leaves a major subject out. Would “The Nature of Matter and Energy” solve the problem?
Antonio thinks there's no error because matter and energy are two aspects of the same phenomenon. He isn't necessarily rejecting the idea that a title should cover the book's subject. He's saying this title does so because the subjects are connected in the way modern physics describes.
What we’re looking for
The question asks what the conversation most strongly supports. We don't have to decide whose view of physics or book titles is better. Keep track of the positions they actually take, especially Inez's complaint that mentioning matter alone leaves the energy discussion unrepresented.
Working the answers
- A
Calling it The Nature of Energy would leave out the matter discussion, creating the same problem in the other direction. Inez wants the title to cover the whole book, not simply to swap which half it mentions. She never proposes this replacement.
- B
Two facets of one phenomenon needn't be identical. Think of North America and South America: describing both as parts of the Americas doesn't erase their differences. Antonio's claim of a close connection doesn't establish that he believes there are no differences between matter and energy.
- C
Both speakers acknowledge a relationship. Inez explicitly calls energy closely related to matter; Antonio describes them as facets of the same phenomenon. They disagree about whether the title is adequate, not simply about whether the subjects have any connection.
- D
A book could be excellent and have a poor title, or have an accurate title and be otherwise disappointing. Neither speaker evaluates its overall worth. A disagreement about the title doesn't establish a disagreement about the value of the book.
- ECorrect
Inez objects to a title that mentions matter while leaving energy out, even though energy occupies nearly half the book. She therefore thinks this title should account for energy too. We don't need to know the precise replacement title she'd choose to identify that objection.
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