QUESTION TEXT: Music critic: Some people argue that, unlike…
QUESTION TYPE: Flawed Reasoning
CONCLUSION: Louis Vierne’s music is religious.
REASONING: It sounds wonderful when played in a cathedral.
ANALYSIS: This arguments confuses two meanings of religious. The first is: “explicitly written with a religious theme.” The second is: “So good that it must have been inspired by God, even if theme isn’t explicitly religious.”
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- The argument doesn’t say anything about all religious music. It’s talking specifically about Vierne’s music.
- CORRECT. See the discussion above.
- The argument is only talking about Vierne’s music, not all organ music.
- Symphony is always clear: a piece of music.
- The argument is only talking about Vierne’s music, not all organ symphonies.
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