DISCUSSION: The author likes Miles Davis. In lines 1-3, they call him a genius, with an astonishingly productive career.
You can’t give much higher praise than that.
The rest of the passage is spend describing
(and implicitly praising) Davis’ innovations.
___________
- “Ambivalence” means the author saw both good and bad in Davis. But there’s not a single word of criticism against Davis in the passage. And the author is confident, rather than uneasy.
- The author calls Davis a “genius” (line 3). They do nothing but praise Davis. They’re not neutral or cautious.
- This means the author praised Davis, with reservations. That didn’t happen. The author wholeheartedly praised Davis.
- Lines 1-3 disprove this. It’s not moderate to call someone an astonishingly productive genius.
- CORRECT. The author defends Davis from his critics. He shows his appreciation by admiringly listing all of Davis’ innovations.
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