Question

Cynthia is writing a fictionalized story about the real life of a nurse. She used a scene from her favorite television sitcom as the source material for her research on the life of nurses.

How will Cynthia’s teacher most likely critique her source material?

The teacher will say that Cynthia did not make a good choice in source material because a nonfiction source would be more reliable.
The teacher will say that Cynthia made a good choice in source materials because a fictional source is reliable.
The teacher will say that Cynthia did not make a good choice in source material but it doesn’t matter because fiction doesn’t require source material.
The teacher will say that Cynthia made a good choice in source materials but it doesn’t matter because fiction doesn’t require nonfiction source material.

Answer 1

Answer: A. The teacher will say that Cynthia did not make a good choice in source material because a nonfiction source would be more reliable.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can recognize two key components about the statement regarding Cynthia.

1. She's writing a fictionalized story
2. About the real life of a nurse

Despite being fictional, it is still about the (realistic) life of a nurse. Using a situational comedy (sitcom) as "good source material" may pose more harm than good as in the nature of these sitcoms, they may lack realism in exchange for entertainment.

Cynthia's story would be what we call a realistic fiction, which is essentially a fake story, but still very possible, hence the term realistic.

For her story, Cynthia should refer to a non-fiction source for accurate insight and material about the life of nurses.

This leaves us with our answer of: A. The teacher will say that Cynthia did not make a good choice in source material because a nonfiction source would be more reliable.