LSAT 143 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q6

LR Question 6 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Musicologist: Many critics complain of the disproportion…

QUESTION TYPE: Main Point

CONCLUSION: It’s wrong to say that text repetition in Handel’s da capo arias was excessive.

REASONING: Repetition lets us focus on the music itself, even if we don’t know the text’s language.

ANALYSIS: The word “yet” in the third sentence indicates the conclusion. That sentence shows that the author disagrees with the preceding point. This disagreement is the main point.

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1. The musicologist didn’t say this! An answer can’t be the main point if it wasn’t in the argument.
2. Rubbish. The argument didn’t compare Handel’s arias to any other music. We can’t say if they’re more accessible than most arias.
3. CORRECT. The frequent criticism is that the text in Handel’s arias is repeated too much. The final sentence shows that this criticism is wrong.
4. The author disagrees with this idea.
5. This is too broad. The author disagreed with one specific criticism about the text of the arias. But it’s possible the author thinks that other criticisms are valid.