LSAT 132 – Section 2 – Question 14

LSAT 132 - Section 2 - Question 14

December 2010

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PT132 S2 Q14
+LR
Method of reasoning or descriptive +Method
A
5%
157
B
74%
164
C
6%
156
D
2%
156
E
14%
160
134
148
163
 +Medium 148.345 +SubsectionMedium

Music professor: Because rap musicians can work alone in a recording studio, they need not accommodate supporting musicians’ wishes. Further, learning to rap is not as formal a process as learning an instrument. Thus, rap is an extremely individualistic and nontraditional musical form.

Music critic: But rap appeals to tradition by using bits of older songs. Besides, the themes and styles of rap have developed into a tradition. And successful rap musicians do not perform purely idiosyncratically but conform their work to the preferences of the public.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The music critic implicitly concludes that rap is not as individualist and nontraditional as the music professor claims. She supports this by noting that rap uses elements of older songs, rap has become a tradition itself, and that great rappers align their work with public preferences, rather than being purely unique.

Describe Method of Reasoning
The music critic undermines the music professor’s conclusion that rap is individualist and nontraditional. She does this by presenting additional claims about rap music— that it uses bits of older songs, has become a tradition, and often aligns with public preferences— that the music professor overlooked.

A
challenges it by offering evidence against one of the stated premises on which its conclusion concerning rap music is based
The music critic does challenge the professor’s argument, but she doesn’t do so by offering evidence against any of his premises. Instead, she offers additional claims about rap music that undermine the professor’s conclusion.
B
challenges its conclusion concerning rap music by offering certain additional observations that the music professor does not take into account in his argument
The music critic offers observations— that rap uses bits of older songs and has become a tradition, and that rappers align their work with public preferences— that the professor overlooked. These points challenge his conclusion that rap is nontraditional and individualistic.
C
challenges the grounds on which the music professor generalizes from the particular context of rap music to the broader context of musical tradition and individuality
The professor doesn’t generalize from rap to the broader context musical tradition and individuality. So, the critic also doesn’t challenge him on this front.
D
challenges it by offering an alternative explanation of phenomena that the music professor cites as evidence for his thesis about rap music
The music critic does challenge the professor’s argument, but she doesn’t do so by offering any alternative explanations of his evidence. Instead, she presents additional evidence that undermines his conclusion.
E
challenges each of a group of claims about tradition and individuality in music that the music professor gives as evidence in his argument
The music critic doesn’t challenge each of the professor’s claims. Instead, she challenges his conclusion by offering additional claims of her own.

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