Q16 - Alberto adopts which one of the following

[esultana]

I see now why (E) is an appealing answer. But why not (D)?

Thank you.

[sumukh09]

The conclusion she draws is that we should listen to Mozart's music exactly how he intended us to hear it to gain a true appreciation of his music. Alberto isn't saying that her logic is flawed but only that the premise she uses to draw her conclusion is in doubt given the premise Alberto offers ie) the time period Mozart was writing in was a time when the performer had to interpret and modify the music.

Attacking the logic of the argument would be to say you cannot conclude Y from X because there's something wrong with the relationship between Y and X, but Alberto is only saying X is false without mentioning how X being false affects the conclusion drawn by Edwina. So, Alberto may very well grant Edwina's conclusion (stated above), he's just drawing attention to one of the premises - looked at independently from the conclusion - that Edwina uses to validate her conclusion.

[tommywallach]

Hey Guys,

I think Sumukh nailed it, but just to clarify, I'll step in.

Edwina's conclusion does following from the premises she set forth. If true appreciation of his music demands that you hear it as he intended it to be heard, and if that would be the same as how he heard it, then we should listen on eighteenth-century instruments.

Alberto questions whether the way that Mozart heard it was the same as how he intended it to be heard. In other words, he suggests that her facts are totally wrong, as opposed to saying her argument doesn't work logically.

Hope that helps!

-t