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Theorist: Support Hatred and anger, grief and despair, love and joy are pairs of emotions that consist of the same core feeling and are distinguishable from each other only in terms of the social conditions that cause them and the behavior they in turn cause. ██ ████ ██ ███ ███████ ██ █ █████ █████ ██ █████ ██ ███ ███████ ██ ████████ ████ ███ ████ ████ ████ █████ ████████ ███ ████ ██ █ █████ ████████ ███ █████ ██ ██████ █████ ████ ██████████ ██ ██████ ███████ ███████ ██████ ██████████ ███ █████ █████████
Summarize Argument
The theorist argues that even emotional music can only produce the “core” of a particular emotion, not the entire emotion. What the theorist means by the core of an emotion is that certain emotions involve the same basic feeling, or “core,” but are distinguished by social conditions and behavior associated with the emotion. The theorist also claims that “music is only sound,” so it can’t be responsible for the social conditions and behaviors that define certain emotions. Together, these two premises lead to the conclusion that music can’t be responsible for the entirety of an emotion, just its core.
Identify Argument Part
The claim that music is only sound (which cannot create social conditions or behavior) is one of two premises which work together to support the conclusion.
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Firstly, the argument isn’t attacking any particular viewpoint. Secondly, the theorist never cites a particular instance of music being just sound. Thirdly, the claim that music is only sound doesn’t undermine anything.
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No other claim supports the idea that music is only sound, so it can’t be the conclusion. Instead, the conclusion is that music can only produce emotional “cores,” not full emotions.
c
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This accurately identifies that the claim that music is only sound is one of two premises which together support the conclusion. This is a premise, each of which provides partial support.
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The theorist doesn’t claim that music being sound is necessary to the argument. Just because it supports the conclusion, doesn’t mean it must be true for the conclusion to be true.
e
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The theorist never argues that any claim should be rejected, nor is evidence cited as a reason for rejecting any claim.