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If Sarah were a concert pianist for a major orchestra, she would be famous. She is not a concert pianist since she is not famous.
The conclusion above is unsound because the author does not consider that
(A) Sarah could be a famous actress.
(B) Sarah could be a harpist for a major orchestra.
(C) Sarah could be a pianist with a rock group.
(D) Sarah could be a concert pianist with a minor orchestra.
(E) Sarah could be famous for another reason.
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can u explain? 
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is it only because of contradiction "major" - "minor"? pls, explain!!
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The premise is "If Sarah were a concert pianist for a major orchestra, she would be famous"
But how about :
Sarah is not famous
But still, she is a concert pianist
Now we know that if sarah were to be a co.. pia.. in a MAJOR orch .. then she would have to be famous.
But the conclusion says " ..since she is not famous". So what is the other possibility????
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We have to select an option that undermines the conclusion.
The stimulus concludes that "She is not a concert pianist since she is not famous."
Rephrase -
Sara is not famous so Sara cannot be a concert pianist.
We need to select an option that can show that Sara can be a concert pianist although she is not famous.
Option D is the best.
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