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Conclusion The reason music with a simple recurring rhythm exerts a strong primordial appeal is that it reminds us of the womb environment. █████ ████ ███ █████ █████ █████ ██████ ███ ████ ██ ███ ██████████ █████ ██ ███ ████████ ███████ ██████████ ██ ██ ██████ ████ ████ ██ ███ ██████ ███ ████████ ██ ███ █████ █████ ████ █████ ████ █ ██████ ███ ████████ ██████ ██ ████████ ████ ██ ██ █████████ ███████ ████ ██ ███████ ██████████ ██ ██████ ███ ████████ ██████████ █████ ██████ █████ ██ ████████ █████ ██████ ██████ █████████ ████████ ███████
Summarize Argument: Phenomenon-Hypothesis
The argument is an explanation for why music with a simple recurring rhythm is appealing. The author argues that the reason for this appeal is that it reminds humans of the womb. The author supports the argument by saying the mother’s regular heartbeat is a source of comfort in the womb. Birth takes away the comfort of the womb, including that sound. Therefore, in seeking comfort, it is natural that people are drawn to recurring rhythms that sound like the heartbeat in the womb.
Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is the author’s explanation for why particular music is appealing: “The reason music with a simple recurring rhythm exerts a strong primordial appeal is that it reminds us of the womb environment.”
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The explanation of ███ ██████ ██████████ ██████ ██ █████ ████ █ ██████ █████████ ██████ ██ ████ ██ ███████ ██ ██ ███ ████ ████████████
This accurately paraphrases the conclusion. The author is reasoning (explaining) why the music with a simple recurring rhythm has this strong primordial appeal - it reminds us of the womb environment.
b
The comforting sound ██ ███ ████████ ███████ █████████ ██ ███ █████ █████ ████ ██ █████ ██████ ███ █████
This is support for the explanation the author provides. There is a regular rhythm in the womb - this helps explain why the rhythmic music is appealing.
c
Birth deprives us ██ █ ██████ ███ ████████ ██████ ██ ███████ ████ ██ █████ ████ ███ ██████ ███ ████████ ██ ███ █████
This is support for the explanation the author provides. It helps us to understand why a regular rhythm is associated with comfort.
d
People seek sensations ██ ██████ ███ ████████ ██████████ ████ ███████ █████ █████ ████ ███ ██████ ███ ████████ ██ ███ █████
This is support for the explanation the author provides. It helps us to understand why people are drawn to comforting rhythms.
e
The comforting sound ██ ███ ████████ ███████ █████████ ██ █ ██████ █████████ ████████ ██████
This is an unstated premise/assumption - the mother’s regular heartbeat is similar to recurring rhythmic sounds in music. This assumption supports the explanation the author provides.