One reason why European music

Answer choices

1. A

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   African music has had a more powerful impact on the world than European

   Nothing in here talks about how much impact European music has had in comparison to music from other cultures. We know that Euro music has had "such a strong influence throughout the world", but that still leaves open the possibility that African music has had an even stronger influence.

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2. B

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   European military and economic expansionism partially explains the global influence of

   The causal factor for European music's global influence that's identified in the first sentence is only labeled as "one reason" European music has a global influence, so it doesn't contradict anything to say that other stuff (militarism) has also played a part.

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3. C

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   The original functions of many types of Chinese music are no longer

   We know nothing about Chinese music, so there's no way we could contradict anything about it.

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4. D

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   Music that is unintelligible when it is presented independently of its original function tends to be

   Why this is right

   The first sentence identifies a causal relationship between "original function not a defining force" and "sophisticated achievement". It said that because European music turned its original function into style, not defining force, it is a sophisticated achievement. Dance music can stand independent of dance. Religious music can stand independent of religious music. The music has so much internal coherence that it depends on no frame of reference to get it. And that's one reason why European music is a sophisticated achievement. This answer is saying, "Music that can only be understood in relation to its original function tends to be the most sophisticated music", which contradicts the causal relationship we were told. It's as if the passage said, "One reason why Matt's students do so well on LSAT is that they put in many hours of practice.", and then this correct answer choice said, "Students who spend almost no time practicing for the LSAT tend to be the ones who do most well on the LSAT".

   Skill tested: Must be False · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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5. E

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   Some works of art lose their appeal when they are presented to serve a function other

   Nothing in the paragraph dealt with maintaining / losing appeal. We can't contradict something we didn't talk about. We dealt with strong global influence / sophisticated achievement / depends on nothing but itself. And the examples provided didn't involve works of art presented to serve a function other than their original one, just works of art that are no longer defined by their original function.

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