Exam GMAT Section 3 Verbal Ability topic 2 question 8 discussion

Actual exam question from Test Prep's GMAT Section 3 Verbal Ability

Question #: 8
Topic #: 2

[All GMAT Section 3 Verbal Ability Questions]

For each question, select the best answer from the choices given.
Without a doubt, one of Americas greatest science-fiction writers is Kurt Vonnegut, who has written dozens of stories and novels, including the masterpiece
Slaughterhouse Five. Yet for decades, Vonnegut denied that what he was writing was science fiction. Today, however, Vonnegut embraces his rightful place as a master of the genre. All of the following, if true, are helpful in accounting for the phenomenon described in this passage

EXCEPT -

A. early in Vonnegut’s career, science fiction was largely considered by critics to be an inferior genre.
B. Vonnegut did not want to be pigeonholed as a science-fiction writer.
C. as a young author, Vonnegut’s favorite writers were all science-fiction writers.
D. science fiction has become a legitimate literary genre.
E. science fiction has become an increasingly popular genre (for readers and writers alike) because of the increased importance of science and technology in our

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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️
Choice c is not helpful in accounting for Vonneguts early reluctance to be identified as a science- fiction writer because it is not relevant. The other choices are directly related to the phenomenon and help us understand why he did not originally want to be called a science-fiction writer but now welcomes the categorization.

by [deleted] at March 9, 2025, 5:31 p.m.

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