Q18

[JoannaZ901]

Hi, this is a question for PT84 Passage 3 "Literary Genre" Q18. I don't find the button to post a new topic under PT 84, so I have to falsely occupy here.

I cannot understand at all why the correct answer is (B). I can see from line 5-8 that the author of passage A would probably agree with it. But I have trouble seeing why the author of passage B would agree. Is it because line 32-33 that saying "we are free to read any text by any reading protocol we wish"?

And is (C) is wrong because "unambiguously" is not inferable?

Any help is appreciated!

[ohthatpatrick]

Here's the link to the correct thread:
https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/foru ... 18820.html

[AdhityaM617]

I do have an actual question related to PT 85. Can you confirm my logic for this question? I was stuck between (A) and (D) and now I think I see why (D) is correct, as lines 39-43 say that any type of opera is good as long as it serves a particular situation. Since any is a strong word, it encompasses operas where "words are subordinated to music" as stated in the stem, so it must be true that the author believes this type of opera is as legitimate as other types. Is this why (D) is correct, and is (A) wrong because passage B never mentions what constitutes as popular art?

Thank you!

[creek1262]

Hi, I saw that there were no answers to the question so here's my attempt:
Passage B doesn't explicitly mention words that are subordinated to the music but we can infer that music would be the most important aspect, because music is not the one being subordinated to something else.
In the first paragraph of passage B, author mentions of two fundamental types, one where music is primary--which is later the singer's opera (exemplified by most Italian operas).
Author says that this particular type of opera earned "undeserved contempt" (line 28) and goes on about another type of opera.

So because the author says that it does not deserve contempt, the attitude of the author is quite implicit, and so safe to say that the author considers it legitimate.

Please let me know of your thoughts!

[MoiseiD954]

Can anyone from Manhattan prep post a detailed explanation for this question. I am particularly interested in answer choices D & E.

Thank you!

I believe answer choice E is consistent with the passage. Last paragraph of passage B supports it.