LSAT 133 – Section 2 – Question 21

LSAT 133 - Section 2 - Question 21

June 2011

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PT133 S2 Q21
+LR
+Exp
Most strongly supported +MSS
Quantifier +Quant
A
3%
161
B
29%
162
C
13%
163
D
2%
159
E
53%
167
151
164
176
 +Hardest 147.633 +SubsectionMedium

Most opera singers who add demanding roles to their repertoires at a young age lose their voices early. It has been said that this is because their voices have not yet matured and hence lack the power for such roles. But young singers with great vocal power are the most likely to ruin their voices. The real problem is that most young singers lack the technical training necessary to avoid straining their vocal cords—especially when using their full vocal strength. Such misuse of the cords inevitably leads to a truncated singing career.

Summary
Most opera singers who take on demanding roles when young lose their voices early. Although some people think this is because voices typically aren’t powerful enough for demanding roles when singers are young, the actual reason these singers lose their voices early is that young singers don’t have the training they need to avoid straining vocal cords.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
Singing a demanding role when young can cause vocal straining.
Lack of training, rather than lack of power, causes most singers who take on demanding roles when young to lose their voices early.
Improved training of young singers can help them keep their voices longer.

A
Young opera singers without great vocal power are unlikely to ruin their voices by singing demanding roles.
Unsupported. Although singers with great vocal power are the most likely to ruin their voices, that doesn’t imply singers without great vocal power are unlikely to ruin their voices. The stimulus indicates power or the lack of it is not the problem. Lack of training is.
B
Some young opera singers ruin their voices while singing demanding roles because their vocal cords have not yet matured.
Antisupported. This describes a perspective the author rebuts. The author tells us that lack of matured voices is not the cause of losing voices early. Rather, lack of training is the cause.
C
Only opera singers with many years of technical training should try to sing demanding roles.
Unsupported. There’s no suggestion that the necessary training requires many years. Perhaps there are some young people who do have the necessary training. It’s OK for those singers to take on demanding roles.
D
Only mature opera singers can sing demanding roles without undue strain on their vocal cords.
Unsupported. The issue is not the maturity of the voice. The issue is proper training to avoid straining one’s voice. So, young singers with proper training may still be able to sing demanding roles without undue strain.
E
Most young opera singers who sing demanding roles strain their vocal cords.
Strongly supported. We know most young opera singers who sing demanding roles lose their voices early. The author tells us this is because these singers lack the training required to avoid straining their voices.

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