Logical Reasoning

PT115 · S4 · Q22 Drama critic: Audiences will enjoy

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Drama critic: Audiences will enjoy Warner’s latest play, about the disintegration of a family, because of the superb acting.

Conclusion

Audiences will enjoy Warner's latest play.

Evidence (because)

The play features superb acting. The chemistry between the actors is intense. Ziegler convincingly captures the emotions of guilt and despair as the family grows estranged.

Evaluate

We need four answer choices that cast doubt on the conclusion that audiences will enjoy the play.

Maybe audiences are bummed out by guilt and despair, even when it's well acted.

Goal

Get rid of four answers that give us some way to argue "audiences won't enjoy the play" or that somehow undercut the evidence provided.

22.

Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument EXCEPT:

  1. Generally, audiences enjoy romantic comedies

    Weakens

    This suggests that audiences typically prefer romantic comedies and find tragedies upsetting, which would imply that the disintegration of a family might not be enjoyable for them.

    6% picked this

  2. The company staging the play

    Weakens

    This mentions the company's unbroken history of dull performances (i.e. every performance has been dull), giving us a way to argue audiences won't like it.

    5% picked this

  3. Insiders with the company staging

    Weakens

    This is negative, and undercuts the evidence claiming superb acting.

    4% picked this

  4. Correct

    The plot of the play

    Why this is right

    This notes plot similarities with Warner's other works. However, it doesn’t necessarily impact audience enjoyment, as plot similarities don’t inherently reduce the potential for enjoyment, especially if audiences have appreciated Warner's previous works.

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

    77% picked this

  5. Audiences usually find drama critics’

    Weakens

    This undercuts the overall credibility of the speaker (this might be the only LSAT answer that ever references the person who is delivering the argument). But it casts doubt on the idea that audiences will agree with the critic's positive assessment.

    8% picked this

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