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Drama Critic : There were many interesting plays written last year. Surely some will gain widespread popularity for at-least a few years, and some will even receive high critical acclaim, but none will be popular several centuries from now.The only plays that continued to be performed regularly over many decades and centuries are those that skillfully explore human nature, and none of the plays written last year examine human nature in a particularly skillful way.
The argument relies on assuming which one of the following ?
A. No play will be popular several centuries from now unless it continues to be performed regularly during the intervening time.
B. For a play to deserve high critical acclaim it must be popular for more than just a few years.
C. There were no plays written last year that drama critic has neither read nor seen nor performed.
D. If a play does not skillfully explore human nature, it will not receive critical acclaim.
E. Any play that skillfully examines human nature will be performed regularly over the centuries.
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The argument relies on assuming which one of the following ?
A. No play will be popular several centuries from now unless it continues to be performed regularly during the intervening time.
B. For a play to deserve high critical acclaim it must be popular for more than just a few years.
C. There were no plays written last year that drama critic has neither read nor seen nor performed.
D. If a play does not skillfully explore human nature, it will not receive critical acclaim.
E. Any play that skillfully examines human nature will be performed regularly over the centuries.
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31 Jan 2018, 12:04
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Drama Critic : There were many interesting plays written last year. Surely some will gain widespread popularity for at-least a few years, and some will even receive high critical acclaim, but none will be popular several centuries from now.The only plays that continued to be performed regularly over many decades and centuries are those that skillfully explore human nature, and none of the plays written last year examine human nature in a particularly skillful way.
The argument relies on assuming which one of the following ?
A. No play will be popular several centuries from now unless it continues to be performed regularly during the intervening time. -Correct. Highlighted part is the conclusion. Support for the conclusion is given that only those plays are played for decades or centuries that explore human nature, and none of the plays written last year examine human nature in a particularly skillful way. So, in short author states that capturing human nature is essential for a play to be continued to be performed for a century. This option bridges this gap.
B. For a play to deserve high critical acclaim it must be popular for more than just a few years. -Argument is not about acclaimation.
C. There were no plays written last year that drama critic has neither read nor seen nor performed. -Out of scope
D. If a play does not skillfully explore human nature, it will not receive critical acclaim. -If a play doesn't explore human nature then is won't be played for decades/centuries.
E. Any play that skillfully examines human nature will be performed regularly over the centuries. -Exaggerated choice. Plus, capturing the human nature is not the ONLY requirement for a play to be played for a century. Exploring human nature might be an essential part of a set of things that might be responsible for making a play good enough to be played for decades. Maybe human nature's exploration's absence might hurt the play but it's presence might not be the only factor detrimental in the continuous performance of the play for decades/centuries
The argument relies on assuming which one of the following ?
A. No play will be popular several centuries from now unless it continues to be performed regularly during the intervening time. -Correct. Highlighted part is the conclusion. Support for the conclusion is given that only those plays are played for decades or centuries that explore human nature, and none of the plays written last year examine human nature in a particularly skillful way. So, in short author states that capturing human nature is essential for a play to be continued to be performed for a century. This option bridges this gap.
B. For a play to deserve high critical acclaim it must be popular for more than just a few years. -Argument is not about acclaimation.
C. There were no plays written last year that drama critic has neither read nor seen nor performed. -Out of scope
D. If a play does not skillfully explore human nature, it will not receive critical acclaim. -If a play doesn't explore human nature then is won't be played for decades/centuries.
E. Any play that skillfully examines human nature will be performed regularly over the centuries. -Exaggerated choice. Plus, capturing the human nature is not the ONLY requirement for a play to be played for a century. Exploring human nature might be an essential part of a set of things that might be responsible for making a play good enough to be played for decades. Maybe human nature's exploration's absence might hurt the play but it's presence might not be the only factor detrimental in the continuous performance of the play for decades/centuries
15 Feb 2018, 23:18
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Hello Experts,
Please explain how A bridges the gap between the conclusion and facts. I am inclined towards C. How is C incorrect?
Thank you.
The conclusion, as explained by gmatexam439 in this post, is that "none {of the interesting plays written last year} will be popular several centuries from now." Why not?Please explain how A bridges the gap between the conclusion and facts. I am inclined towards C. How is C incorrect?
Thank you.
- "None of the plays written last year examine human nature in a particularly skillful way."
- "The only plays that continued to be performed regularly over many decades and centuries are those that skillfully explore human nature."
- Since none of the plays written last year skillfully explore human nature, the plays written last year will probably not be performed regularly over many decades and centuries.
The author jumps from "the plays will not be performed regularly for decades/centuries" to "the plays will not be popular". Is that necessarily the case? What if a play can remain popular for centuries even if it is not regularly PERFORMED for centuries? In that case, a play that does not skillfully explore human nature might still remain popular for centuries. This would obviously go against the arguement.
Choice (A) tells us that this can't happen. No play will be popular several centuries from now unless it continues to be performed regularly. This bridges the gap in the author's logic.
As for choice (C), we are told that "none of the plays written last year examine human nature in a particularly skillful way." This statement can be true regardless of whether the critic has actually read/seen ALL of the plays himself/herself. (C) is not necessary, so it can be eliminated.
(A) is the best answer.
