Must be FalseDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: A critic discusses a specific, sad piece by Bach, noting it reflects the text it's based on rather than Bach's own mood, because true master artists like Bach never use their work to vent their personal emotions.
Reasoning: The critic establishes that master artists never create to express their own feelings and explicitly identifies Bach as a master artist.
Analysis: In 'Must be False' questions, we are looking for a direct contradiction of the established rules. The strongest rule provided is a universal negative: master artists *never* create to express their own feelings. Combined with the fact that Bach *is* a master artist, we can conclude with absolute certainty that Bach never created a work to express his own feelings. Therefore, any answer choice claiming that Bach did, in fact, create a piece of music to express his personal emotions must be the false statement we are looking for.
Reasoning: The critic establishes that master artists never create to express their own feelings and explicitly identifies Bach as a master artist.
Analysis: In 'Must be False' questions, we are looking for a direct contradiction of the established rules. The strongest rule provided is a universal negative: master artists *never* create to express their own feelings. Combined with the fact that Bach *is* a master artist, we can conclude with absolute certainty that Bach never created a work to express his own feelings. Therefore, any answer choice claiming that Bach did, in fact, create a piece of music to express his personal emotions must be the false statement we are looking for.
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Unlock Full Passage22.If the critic's statements are true, then on the basis of them which one of the following CANNOT be true?
Correct Answer
C
C directly contradicts the principle that master artists (and thus Bach) never create in order to express their own feelings. If Bach wrote other compositions in order to express his feelings, that would violate the critic’s universal rule.
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