Hi,

In question 22, how is B correct? I agree with passage saying that errors happen but it's limited to that. Isn't Option B taking it a little too far on inference that these errors are citing other authors work instead of his, whereas the passage doesn't say anything on this other author thing?

Is this because of the word *possibility* in option B? If so, can we infer in such manner? I only thought that inferences must be true based on info given, here it's otherwise, can anyone please explain this on how far can we infer and what signals the kind of inference seen like in this question, like any other examples besides possibility

Bump for further discussion

Can someone explain this passage in simple terms? :'(

As far as my understanding goes : -Many novels in Britain have incorrect author name printed on the title page of the novels. Also it mentions in the second line that the titles were attributed through authors acknowledgement of fictitious or mysterious work -- what does this mean?
It then states that the list of work by the author helps researchers . And then the list is here to solve old problems . And the title pages were printed without authorial consent and in a hurried manner
I am lost in understanding the lines after the 2 nd line to the last

I will explain later if you have the patience to wait a while

Let break down the entire passage to understanding something more

Notice that my explanation is the first and only thing a student should do ALWAYS with a passage. we do have millions of strategies. However, all bo8ils down to this simple step t tackle every kind of Rc passage on the GRE


The attribution of early-nineteenth-century English fiction is notoriously problematic.

Ok. In the first years/decades of the century, pinpoint the author/s of a certain fiction/book was problematic. Now, why was so I wonder?? sure lack of reliable information, or traces to go backward and so on

Fewer than half of new novels published in Britain between 1800 and 1829 had the author’s true name printed on the title page.

< of 50% of the entire fiction stories we do know between a certain temporal arc have the author printed on them. Conversely. > 50% we do not know at the moment reading the passage.

Most of these titles have subsequently been attributed, either through the author’s own acknowledgment of a previously anonymous or pseudonymous work, or through bibliographical research.

We do know the name of the author in those >50% thanks to

1) researches
2) we do know the author of X story thanks to the author that wrote a previous story and he said" hey, I wrote that X story. A sort of self reference

One important tool available to researchers is the list of earlier works “by the author” often found on title pages.

This is just a fact in the entire puzzle

But such lists are as likely to create new confusion as they are to solve old problems.

However, this tool is not reliable to pinpoint the real author

Title pages were generally prepared last in the publication process, often without full authorial assent, and in the last-minute rush to press, mistakes were frequently made.

because the front cover often had mistakes and not so precise


Going to the questions


22. The passage suggests that which of the following factors contributes to the “notoriously problematic” (line 1) nature of authorial attribution in early nineteenth century English fiction?

A The unwillingness of any writers to acknowledge their authorship of works that were originally published anonymously or pseudonymously

No lack of will mentioned in the passage

B The possibility that the title page of a work may attribute works written by other authors to the author of that work

yes mentioned

C The possibility that the author’s name printed on a title page is fictitious

yes mentioned. see my explanation above

B and C are correct



23. The passage suggests that which of the following is frequently true of the title pages of early-nineteenth-century English novels?

A The title page was prepared for printing in a hurried manner.

True. In the last minutes with mistakes

B Material on the title page was included without the author’s knowledge or approval.

yes true

C Information on the title page was deliberately falsified to make the novel more marketable.

nothing misleading is mentioned specifically or fraud

False

A and B are correct


A hard passage became super easy