QUESTION TEXT: Parents who wish to provide a strong…
QUESTION TYPE: Flawed Reasoning
CONCLUSION: If you want to encourage your child’s musical ability, give them formal instruction.
REASONING: To encourage your child’s musical ability, give them a good musical education. A good musical education often involves formal instruction.
ANALYSIS: Often? Often doesn’t mean always. You might be able to give your kid a good musical foundation by giving them a good musical education but no formal instruction.
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- So? This argument tells parents what they should do. Obviously there will be other factors, but parents do have influence on their child’s musical success.
- The argument is only for “parents who wish” to give their kids a strong foundation. If your kids don’t want to learn music, you don’t have to teach them.
- The argument doesn’t say that formal instruction guarantees musical success. We’re only told it’s necessary, if you want to provide a strong foundation. Failure is always possible, even with a strong foundation.
- CORRECT. Often doesn’t mean always. The argument gives no evidence that formal instruction is always part of musical education.
- The argument didn’t say you couldn’t succeed without musical education. It’s the best way for parents to provide a strong foundation, but you can succeed without a strong foundation.
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