Logical Reasoning

PT124 · S1 · Q6 Since Jackie is such a big fan

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Since Jackie is such a big fan of Moral Vacuum's music, she will probably like The Cruel Herd's new album.

Conclusion

Jackie will probably like The Cruel Herd’s new album.

Evidence

Jackie likes Moral Vacuum, and on Cruel Herd’s new album they play a similar style of music to Moral Vacuum. They also have lyrics that are similar to some of Moral Vacuum’s best lyrics.

Evaluation

Whenever an argument leans on a comparison/analogy, we would help it by showing more ways that these two things are relevantly similar or hurt it by pointing to a meaningful difference. What could be a big difference that we haven’t covered? The band’s physical appearance? Male vs. female lead singer? The topic of the song lyrics? Could there be something specific Jackie likes about Moral Vacuum that isn’t replicated by Cruel Herd’s new album?

Goal

Find an answer that gives us more overlap between Moral Vacuum and Cruel Herd’s new album, or an answer that rules out an objection to why she might like the former but not the latter.

6.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

  1. Correct

    Jackie has not previously cared

    Why this is right

    This is confusing because it starts out with a counterpoint and then wants us to put a lot of stock into the power of a new music arranger. But it does give a meaningful overlap between the two things: Moral Vacuum and Cruel Herd’s new album are both arranged by the same musical arranger, so it’s likely that if Jackie likes Moral Vacuum's music that this musical arranger has something to do with that.

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

    73% picked this

  2. Though The Cruel Herd's previous

    Unclear Impact / Irrelevant Distinction

    While it does sound positive that the new album is produced by one of the most widely employed producers (is that good? is he widely employed because he’s cheap?), there’s no added connection between Moral Vacuum and Cruel Herd.

    1% picked this

  3. Like Moral Vacuum, The Cruel

    Too Weak

    This does add a similarity between Moral Vacuum and Cruel Herd, but the similarity is less germane than choice A, when it comes to whether Jackie would like Cruel Herd’s music. The fact that two bands play in the same clubs tells us nothing about whether their fans would overlap. A given club may have both country and rap, but it may be that very few of the country fans are also rap fans and vice versa.

    7% picked this

  4. All of the music that

    Too Weak

    Given that Cruel Herd plays rock, this strengthens the argument somewhat that Jackie would like Cruel Herd’s music, but given how broad a term rock music is, this answer doesn’t provide as meaningful a similarity as A does.

    18% picked this

  5. Jackie's favorite Moral Vacuum songs

    Opposite: Meaningful Difference

    This points to a potentially meaningful difference. Cruel Herd’s lyrics are light, full of puns and humor. Jackie likes songs with somber, heavy, political lyrics.

    1% picked this

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