Some theorists argue that literary critics should strive to be value-neutral ... ...

Some theorists argue that literary critics should strive to be value-neutral in their literary criticism. These theorists maintain that by exposing the meaning of literary works without evaluating them, critics will enable readers to make their own judgments about the works’ merits. But literary criticism cannot be completely value-neutral. Thus, some theorists are mistaken about what is an appropriate goal for literary criticism.

The argument’s conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?


(A) Any critic who is able to help readers make their own judgments about literary works’ merits should strive to produce value-neutral criticism.
(B) ...
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*This question is included in PT71 (Dec 2013): Logical Reasoning B