Critic: The criticism of the popular film comedy Quirks for not being realistic is misguided. It is certainly true that the characters are too stylized to be real people. That could be problematic, but in this case the resulting film is funny. And that is the important thing for a comedy.
Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning in the critic’s argument?
(A) Films should be judged on how well they accurately capture the world.
(B) Films are successful as long as they are popular.
(C) Film comedies should find their humor in their stylistic portrayals.
(D) Films are successful if they succeed within their genre.
(E) Films should try to stay entirely within a single genre.
A. Weakens the argument — realism matters to the critic, and this choice supports that critique.
B. Irrelevant to the author’s main point (being funny = being good), so it doesn’t strengthen.
C. Also irrelevant or neutral at best; stylized characters would normally hurt realism.
D. Correct. This strengthens the argument by affirming that being funny is the proper standard for evaluating a comedy.
E. Off-topic — genre consistency doesn’t connect with the issue of realism or comedic value.
