CR Question: BB Ed. 2; Test 7; #12

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<p>I'm not sure if people will respond to so specific of a passage-based question, but nonetheless:</p>

<p>From BB Ed. 2; Test 7; #12:
12. The last line of Passage 2 suggests that the author of Passage 1 has
(A) treated a serious subject lightly
(B) utilized a stilted writing style
(C) never observed children at play
(D) lost touch with childhood realities
(E) falsified crucial evidence</p>

<p>I chose (B); the correct answer is (D). </p>

<p>Clearly the writing in Passage 1 is described by the author of Passage 2 as "stilted", as supported by "What I do dispute, however, are the grandiose conclusions that the so-called 'experts' have drawn" [Passage 2, line 15-17]. I think (B) is a stronger claim and better answer because the entire intention of the second passage is to criticize overly profound conclusions made by "experts".</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>Not stilted, which means “artificially formal or pretentious in style” or sth like that. Passage two is skeptical of the experts (scare quotes and “so-called”) and disagrees with their conclusions (which he finds “grandiose”–but not in STYLE, not referring to the WRITING). D is a far stronger answer because the passage ends with the line “they should spend more time playing with toys and less time analyzing them” (paraphrased from memory). In other words, author 2 says author 1 and similar experts are over-analyzing and forgetting the truth: toys are fun for kids to play with.</p>