Q1 - Minh: This film director's newest works

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Question Type:
ID the Agreement

Stimulus Breakdown:
M: This director's new films are predictable. His new films just seem to steal from his old films, but the new ones don't seem as good.
N: Sure they're same-ish, but that doesn't mean there's a lack of creativity. Each new work may recycle the same core elements, but they are strong new works.

Answer Anticipation:
It seems like they'd agree that the new films recycle quite a bit from his older films. (They're just disagreeing over whether that's a good thing or a bad thing)

Correct Answer:
A

Answer Choice Analysis:
(A) That seems fair. M says "each film is a repetition of his earlier ones" and N says the films have a "startling sameness" with "the same core elements".

(B) This is negative, so it would only align with M.

(C) This is negative, so it would only align with M.

(D) This is negative, so it would only align with M.

(E) This is positive, so it would only align with N.

Takeaway/Pattern: The hardest part of this should be reading the question stem and realizing it's ID the Agreement, not Disagreement. Otherwise, it seems fairly clear that the overlap is that this director's new films have a lot in common with his older films.

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