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09 Jul 2024, 07:01
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Ringer: Theatre troupes often deliver exceptional performances when they cast professional actors.
Cast from the troupe: An organization should not alter regular practices unless they have failed to produce results.
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An amateur theatre troupe needs to cast the lead role for a play it will be performing in an upcoming festival; the troupe’s managers are eager to make a good impression, as the festival is prestigious and invites to perform at it are rare. Typically, the troupe casts all roles from among its members, a strategy that has helped them put on some of their most successful shows. However, the managers are now considering bringing in a “ringer”, a professional actor with experience in stage and film.
On the basis of the information provided, select Ringer for the principle that, if accepted, best suggests that the managers should cast a professional actor, and Cast from the troupe for the principle that, if accepted, best suggests that the managers should cast from among the troupe’s regular members.
On the basis of the information provided, select Ringer for the principle that, if accepted, best suggests that the managers should cast a professional actor, and Cast from the troupe for the principle that, if accepted, best suggests that the managers should cast from among the troupe’s regular members.
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| Any actor would be eager to play a lead role at a festival this prestigious. | ||
| An organization should not alter regular practices unless they have failed to produce results. | ||
| A theatre troupe should cast actors with the most experience in stage acting in lead roles. | ||
| In casting any role, a theatre troupe must take care not to alienate its members. | ||
| Theatre troupes often deliver exceptional performances when they cast professional actors. |
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Ringer: Theatre troupes often deliver exceptional performances when they cast professional actors.
Cast from the troupe: An organization should not alter regular practices unless they have failed to produce results.
10 Jul 2024, 01:34
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Experts' Global Explanation:
We need to select a principle that, if accepted, best suggests that the managers should cast a professional actor, and select a principle that, if accepted, best suggests that the managers should cast from among the troupe’s regular members.
A.
An actor being eager to play a lead role at a festival only indicates that it would be easy to acquire an actor. This, by itself, is not a reason for the managers to cast an actor, since no information is provided that would lead one to conclude that acquiring an actor easily would help the troupe's managers make a good impression at the festival. Thus, the organization accepting the principle that any actor would be eager to play a lead role at such a prestigious festival would not favor either casting the current troupe members or casting a professional actor.
B.
Based on the information that the theater troupe was invited to a prestigious festival, for which invitations are rare, and the information that the troupe typically casts all roles from among its members, which has allowed them to put on successful shows, one can conclude that the theater troupe is producing good results without bringing in a professional actor. Thus, if the organization accepts the principle that an organization should not alter regular practices unless they have failed to produce results, then this would favor casting from among the troupe's regular members.
Hence, “An organization should not alter regular practices unless they have failed to produce results” is the correct answer choice for the Cast from the troupe column.
C.
Given that the actor with the most experience in stage acting in lead roles could be either one of the current theatre troupe members or the professional actor, if the organization accepts the principle that a theatre troupe should cast actors with the most stage acting experience in lead roles, it would not favor casting either the current troupe members or the professional actor.
D.
The passage does not provide any information suggesting that casting a professional actor would alienate any of the theater troupe members. Thus, if the organization accepts the principle that a theatre troupe must avoid alienating its members when casting any role, it would not favor casting either the current troupe members or the professional actor.
E.
The information given in the passage suggests that the theater troupe is currently not using a professional actor, and the troupe's managers are eager to make a good impression at the festival. So, if the organization accepts the principle that theater troupes often deliver exceptional performances when they cast professional actors, then this would favor casting a professional actor, as it would likely result in the theater troupe giving a better performance at the festival.
Hence, “Theatre troupes often deliver exceptional performances when they cast professional actors” is the correct answer choice for the Ringer column.
Hence, E is the correct answer choice for the “Ringer” column, and B is the correct answer choice for the “Cast from the troupe” column.
General Discussion
09 Jul 2024, 07:28
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From the paragraph we can deduce that the "ringer" is a professional actor with experience and
the troupe typically casts all roles from among its members, a strategy that has helped them put on some of their most successful show.
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Looking at the asnwer options we can see that the best suitable for ringer is "Theatre troupes often deliver exceptional performances when they cast professional actors" since here the priciple states that the output will be exceptional when they cast "professional" actors.
Also, since it is given in the paragraph that the troup typically casts from their own members and were able to produce some of their most succesfull shows - it implies that since this practice is proven succesfull they should stick to it. Which is mentioned in 2nd answer choice.
Other asnwer choices strognly supports any two criteria.
Any actor would be eager to play a lead role at a festival this prestigious.
An organization should not alter regular practices unless they have failed to produce results
A theatre troupe should cast actors with the most experience in stage acting in lead roles
In casting any role, a theatre troupe must take care not to alienate its members.
Theatre troupes often deliver exceptional performances when they cast professional actors
the troupe typically casts all roles from among its members, a strategy that has helped them put on some of their most successful show.
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Looking at the asnwer options we can see that the best suitable for ringer is "Theatre troupes often deliver exceptional performances when they cast professional actors" since here the priciple states that the output will be exceptional when they cast "professional" actors.
Also, since it is given in the paragraph that the troup typically casts from their own members and were able to produce some of their most succesfull shows - it implies that since this practice is proven succesfull they should stick to it. Which is mentioned in 2nd answer choice.
Other asnwer choices strognly supports any two criteria.
Any actor would be eager to play a lead role at a festival this prestigious.
An organization should not alter regular practices unless they have failed to produce results
A theatre troupe should cast actors with the most experience in stage acting in lead roles
In casting any role, a theatre troupe must take care not to alienate its members.
Theatre troupes often deliver exceptional performances when they cast professional actors
