An effective acting performance

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Stimulus

An effective acting performance does not call the audience's attention to the fact that it is a performance. That would make it more difficult for the audience to empathize with the character the actor is playing, detract from the audience's appreciation of a play.

What this question is testing

Sufficient Assumption

Your task

Find the assumption that, if added, guarantees the conclusion follows.

Common trap

Answers that only partly bridge the gap, leaving the conclusion unproven.

Winning move

Identify the new term in the conclusion and pick the choice that links it to the evidence.

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The question

22.

The argument's conclusion follows logically from the premises if which one of the

Answer choices

Trap5% picked this
An audience will not completely appreciate a play unless all of the acting performances in
5%
Trap23% picked this
As long as an acting performance does not call the audience's attention to the fact that it is a performance, it will not detract
23%
Trap3% picked this
If a performance by an actor in a play enhances the audience's appreciation of the play, then the play as a whole
3%
Trap9% picked this
An effective dramatic performance in a play will enhance the audience's appreciation
9%
Correct60% picked this
A dramatic performance that makes it more difficult for the audience to empathize with the actor's character detracts from the
Why this is right
Answer E is correct.
Skill tested: Sufficient Assumption · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
60%

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