Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
We can learn about a person from the books and movies that person likes.
As our own experience could easily demonstrate, we usually prefer to choose books and movies which fit our favor while avoid those we dislike. But can these preferences be an indicator of one’s characteristics? I disagree with the statement because though one’s favorite books and movies could reflect some aspects of a person, the method could probably be partial and incomplete.
Granted, we can learn some aspects of a person from his or her favorites. For example, we easily consider a girl who loves romantic novels or movies as sensitive because plots in romantic novels usually express ...
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