LSAT 136 | Section 1 | Reading Comprehension: Q16

RC Question 16 Explanation

DISCUSSION: For this type of question, it’s important to reread the first paragraph.

The author starts by talking about writing and music in general. Then she moves to how the African American community has merged the two.

Finally, she talks about how Morrison was an innovator in this tradition.

You can eliminate wrong answers that get even one element wrong. It can be helpful to go through the answers one by one.

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1. The author never denied that art and music are in competition.
2. CORRECT. The general remark is about the tension between art and music. The particular artistic tradition is African-American music and writing. The particular work is Jazz by Toni Morrison.
3. The author never really supports the claim that art and music are in tension.
4. The passage starts with a description of two art forms: writing and music.
5. The example of the African Americans is not a counterexample to the claim. It supports the claim. This answer also says that Toni Morrison was used to disprove something about African Americans, but Morrison fits within the African American tradition.