Logical Reasoning

PT124 · S3 · Q3 Although it is unwise

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Although it is unwise to take a developmental view of an art like music—as if Beethoven were an advance over Josquin, or Miles Davis an advance over Louis Armstrong—there are ways in which it makes sense to talk about musical knowledge growing over time.

Opposing Point:

It is unwise to take a developmental view of an art like music.

Evidence:

We certainly know more about certain sounds than was known five centuries ago; that is, we understand how sounds that earlier composers avoided can be used effectively in musical compositions.

For example, we now know how the interval of the third, which is considered dissonant, can be used in compositions to create consonant musical phrases.

Conclusion:

There are ways in which it makes sense to talk about musical knowledge growing over time.

3.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?

  1. Sounds that were never used

    Too Strong

    This point is not made in the argument above.

    3% picked this

  2. Sounds that were once considered

    Unsupported

    It’s not that the sound is now more pleasing than before, but that it’s now known how to use the sound in compositions to create a sound that is more pleasing.

    1% picked this

  3. It is inappropriate to take

    Opposing Point

    This is acceded by the author as insufficient to refute the conclusion.

    5% picked this

  4. It is unwise to say

    Opposing Point

    This applies the opposing point to an example from the argument.

    2% picked this

  5. Correct

    Our understanding of music can

    Why this is right

    This best paraphrases the argument’s conclusion.

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

    88% picked this

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