AP English Language and Composition Quiz
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RHETORICAL SITUATION: READING
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The notion of a 'guilty pleasure' has always struck me as a curious and slightly sad construction. It implies that we must feel shame for finding joy in things that are not critically acclaimed or intellectually rigorous—a catchy pop song, a formulaic detective novel, a silly romantic comedy. Why the guilt? This impulse to apologize for our tastes springs from a kind of cultural insecurity, a fear that our preferences might reveal us as unsophisticated. But joy is not a finite resource that must be reserved for 'high art.' To embrace a so-called guilty pleasure is an act of self-acceptance; it is to admit that delight can be found in many forms, and that our own authentic response is more valuable than any critic's seal of approval.
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