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SECTION 4 · lr

The author concludes that perfect pitch is a result of genetics. She supports this hypothesis by pointing to a correlation: those with perfect pitch tend to also have relatives with perfect pitch.

The author assumes that perfect pitch is something that can be inherited genetically. She also assumes that there are no alternative hypotheses to explain the observed correlation—that is, she assumes that there are no other, non-genetic factors that could lead to sets of relatives all sharing perfect pitch.

This rules out the alternative hypothesis that musical training, rather than genetics, is the reason why perfect pitch tends to run in the family.

Irrelevant. The argument centers on whether the results of the study suggest that perfect pitch is due to genetic factors. Whether the researchers also had perfect pitch has no bearing on the study’s results or the conclusions that can be drawn from those results.

This fails to address why perfect pitch tends to run in families, or to suggest that genetics are indeed the cause.

This weakens the argument by suggesting an alternative hypothesis: musical training, rather than genetics, may be the reason why perfect pitch tends to be shared by certain relatives.

This fails to address why perfect pitch tends to run in families, or to suggest that genetics are indeed the cause.

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