LSAT 135 – Section 4 – Question 12

LSAT 135 - Section 4 - Question 12

December 2011

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PT135 S4 Q12
+LR
Argument part +AP
Analogy +An
A
9%
159
B
3%
159
C
81%
165
D
4%
163
E
3%
155
130
144
158
 +Medium 147.853 +SubsectionMedium

The best jazz singers use their voices much as horn players use their instruments. The great Billie Holiday thought of her singing voice as a horn, reshaping melody and words to increase their impact. Conversely, jazz horn players achieve their distinctive sounds by emulating the spontaneous twists and turns of an impassioned voice. So jazz consists largely of voicelike horns and hornlike voices.

Summarize Argument
Jazz consists largely of voicelike horns and hornlike voices. Why the claim about “voicelike horns”? Because jazz horn players mimic the sound of voices by throwing in spontaneous twists and turns, giving their horn playing a voicelike quality. And why the claim about “hornlike voices”? Because the best jazz singers use their own voices in a similar way to how horn players use their horns. As an example of this, take the singer Billie Holiday, who thought of her singing voice as a horn.

Identify Argument Part
The claim referenced in the question stem is the first sentence in the stimulus. It’s a sub-conclusion that’s supported by the example of Billie Holiday, and goes on to support the second assertion made in the main conclusion: jazz consists, in part, of hornlike voices.

A
It is the argument’s main conclusion and is supported by another statement, which is itself supported by a further statement.
It’s not the main conclusion. It lends support to one half of the main conclusion: namely, that jazz consists, in part, of hornlike voices. Because it lends support, it cannot be the main conclusion.
B
It is the argument’s only conclusion, and each of the other statements in the argument is used to support it.
It’s not the argument’s conclusion. It lends support to one half of the conclusion: namely, that jazz consists, in part, of hornlike voices. Because it lends support, it cannot be the argument’s conclusion.
C
It is a statement for which some evidence is provided and which in turn is used to provide support for the argument’s main conclusion.
Accurately describes the statement’s role as a sub-conclusion. The example of Billie Holiday provides some evidence for the claim, and the claim then goes on to help support the main conclusion.
D
It is a statement for which no evidence is provided but which itself is used to support the argument’s only conclusion.
It’s supported by some evidence. The example of Billie Holiday lends support to the idea that the best jazz singers use their voices similarly to how horn players use their instruments.
E
It is a statement used to support a conclusion that in turn is used to support the argument’s main conclusion.
It does not support a sub-conclusion. Instead, it directly supports the main conclusion.

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