QUESTION TEXT: McKee: Heckling the performer is a long-standing…
QUESTION TYPE: Point at Issue
CONCLUSION: McKee says that it’s unwise for comedy venues to prevent heckling. Chapman seems to refute this idea.
REASONING: McKee says heckling is a long-standing tradition, and the performers know this and respond entertainingly.
Chapman says heckling is only a tradition because we tolerate it, and describes heckling as a distraction from the performance that’s only fun for the person heckling.
ANALYSIS: It seems like McKee is pro-heckling and Chapman is anti-heckling. McKee wants venues to allow heckling, but Chapman doesn’t agree.
We need to figure out which one of the four answers is something these two might agree on. We don’t have to know for sure that they agree, it just has to be possible.
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- McKee explicitly says that it’s unwise to prevent heckling, but Chapman has strong words to disapprove of heckling. It’s clear they disagree on whether it should be tolerated.
- McKee says heckling is a “tradition of stand-up comedy” and that performers know to react entertainingly. It seems that McKee considers heckling part of a performance, but Chapman specifically says that heckling usually distracts from the performance.
- CORRECT. McKee clearly thinks the best comedians can respond entertainingly. Chapman says heckling distracts “in most cases”, indicating that they sometimes find it entertaining.
- Chapman says that heckling is only fun for the heckler. McKee says that performers respond entertainingly and that it’s a long-standing tradition.
- McKee specifically doesn’t want venues to prevent heckling, which they describe as a long-standing tradition. Chapman agrees that heckling is a tradition, but doesn’t think it should be allowed.
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