Must be TrueDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: If the music is inspired, the show will be good. But you can't have a good show without sophisticated listeners, and you can't be a sophisticated listener unless you know your musical roots.
Reasoning: An inspired musical performance guarantees a good show, but a good show is impossible without sophisticated listeners, and being a sophisticated listener requires an understanding of one's musical roots.
Analysis: This stimulus provides a perfect conditional chain: Inspired Performance → Good Show → Sophisticated Listeners → Understand Roots. In a 'Must be True' scenario, we can validly conclude that the first item in the chain guarantees the last. Therefore, if there is an inspired performance, there must be people in the audience who understand their musical roots. We can also use the contrapositive: if no one understands their musical roots, there cannot be an inspired performance. Look for an answer that maps out one of these valid logical paths.
Reasoning: An inspired musical performance guarantees a good show, but a good show is impossible without sophisticated listeners, and being a sophisticated listener requires an understanding of one's musical roots.
Analysis: This stimulus provides a perfect conditional chain: Inspired Performance → Good Show → Sophisticated Listeners → Understand Roots. In a 'Must be True' scenario, we can validly conclude that the first item in the chain guarantees the last. Therefore, if there is an inspired performance, there must be people in the audience who understand their musical roots. We can also use the contrapositive: if no one understands their musical roots, there cannot be an inspired performance. Look for an answer that maps out one of these valid logical paths.
Passage Stimulus
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Unlock Full Passage18.If all of the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?
Correct Answer
A
It states the contrapositive of the derived link Inspired → Sophisticated: if there are no sophisticated listeners, then there are no inspired performances. That must be true given the chain.
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