PrepTest 73, Passage 2, Question 10
Summary
The content delves into a specific GRE reading comprehension question that focuses on resolving a paradox related to the suspension of disbelief in different mediums.
- Identifies the question as a paradox question, akin to those found in logical reasoning sections, emphasizing the rarity of such questions in reading comprehension.
- Explains the paradox: paintings and theater can transcend their 'doubleness' and suspend disbelief, whereas narrative photographs cannot.
- Details the process of elimination through the answer choices, highlighting why each one either exacerbates the paradox or fails to address it, leading to the correct answer.
- Concludes that the ability of a painter to suppress details incongruent with an imaginary persona explains why paintings can overcome the paradox of 'doubleness'.
- Emphasizes the importance of understanding the nature of paradox questions and the strategy for approaching them on the GRE.
Chapters
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Understanding the Paradox Question
01:47
Evaluating Answer Choices
02:37
Identifying the Correct Answer
