LSAT 119 – Section 3 – Question 08

LSAT 119 - Section 3 - Question 08

June 2005

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT119 S3 Q08
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Principle +Princ
Rule-Application +RuleApp
A
0%
154
B
8%
159
C
0%
152
D
91%
164
E
1%
152
120
131
146
 +Easiest 145.195 +SubsectionEasier

In jazz history, there have been gifted pianists who, because they had no striking musical ideas, led no memorable recording sessions. But precisely because they lacked such ideas, they were able to respond quickly to the ideas of imaginative and difficult leaders. Thus, these pianists are often heard adding masterful touches to some of the greatest jazz recordings.

Summary
There have been some talented musicians who had no striking musical ideas and led no memorable recording sessions. However, because they lacked striking musical ideas, they were able to respond quickly to the ideas of others. This allowed those musicians to add important elements to some of the greatest jazz recordings.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
In certain contexts, an apparent disadvantage can be an advantage.
Having striking musical ideas is not required to contribute to a jazz recording.

A
The success of a group enterprise depends on the ability of the leader to recognize the weaknesses of others in the group.
Unsupported. There’s no indication that the success of the recordings mentioned in the stimulus required a group leader to recognize weaknesses in others. The musicians may have simply exhibited strengths without any need for the leader to recognize weaknesses.
B
The production of any great work requires contributions from those who are unimaginative but technically skilled.
Unsupported. Although people without striking musical ideas helped certain jazz recordings, that doesn’t imply great jazz recordings required contributions from those people.
C
People without forceful personalities cannot become great leaders in a field.
Unsupported. The stimulus tells us about people without striking musical ideas, but that doesn’t imply those people didn’t have forceful personalities.
D
A trait that is a weakness in some settings can contribute to greatness in other settings.
Strongly supported. The lack of striking musical ideas was a weakness when it came to leading memorable recording sessions. But the lack of such ideas allowed musicians to add “masterful” contributions to recording sessions led by others.
E
No one can achieve great success without the help of others who are able to bring one’s ideas to fruition.
Unsupported. The stimulus tells us about the context of jazz. It’s unclear whether we can generalize from this context to what’s required for achieving any great success. In addition, we don’t know that the greatest jazz recordings required contributions from others.

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