It is the mark of a superior conductor that he or she has the authorit

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It is the mark of a superior conductor that he or she has the authority to insist, even with a top orchestra, that rehearsal work must be intensified. This authority cannot simply be claimed, the conductor must earn it by winning the orchestra’s respect for the artistic interpretations he or she is currently pursuing.

In taking the position outlined, the author presupposes which one of the following?

(A) Superior conductors devise different interpretations of composition for each orchestra with which they perform it. 
(B) Superior conductors are perfectionists who are never satisfied with any performance even by a top orchestra. 
(C) Top orchestras are always ready to put in additional work on rehearsals if the conductor considers additional rehearsing necessary. 
(D) Top orchestras can appreciate the merits of an interpretation even before they have brought it to full realization. 
(E) Even top orchestras are not always led by superior conductors.

msk0657 · Answer

Premise  : It is the mark of a superior conductor that he or she has the authority to insist, even with a top orchestra, that rehearsal work must be intensified.

Conclusion  : This authority cannot simply be claimed,the conductor must earn it by winning the orchestra’s respect for the artistic interpretations(AI) he or she is currently pursuing.

Assumption  : When the conductor has artistic interpretations the orchestra team likes that and in this way he earns respect and this is the  only  way...

(A) Superior conductors devise different interpretations of composition for each orchestra with which they perform it. => There is no discussion of implementation of different compositions.

(B) Superior conductors are perfectionists who are never satisfied with any performance even by a top orchestra. =>  No discussion about satisfaction.

(C) Top orchestras are always ready to put in additional work on rehearsals if the conductor considers additional rehearsing necessary. =>  Irrelevant as readiness is not part of the argument.

(D) Top orchestras can appreciate the merits of an interpretation even before they have brought it to full realization. =>  This is as per our pre-thinking that when conductor shows up AI then Orchestras CAN appreciate and that way he can earn the respect. If they won't appreciate the AI then the conclusion is weakened.

(E) Even top orchestras are not always led by superior conductors =>  Leading always is not part of discussion...out of scope

IMO D is fine..

Prashant10692 · Answer

I too think D is correct.
Top orchestras can appreciate the merits of an interpretation even before they have brought it to full realization.

Negate this and the conclusion will fall apart.

i.e Top orchestras  cannot  appreciate the merits of an interpretation before it( interpretation) has been brought to full realization.

In that case that the orchestra wont give respect to the conductor before the work interpretation is done and hence the conclusion breaks apart.

Correct me if I am wrong.

Skywalker18 · Answer

have to earn authority by getting orch. to respect your current vision-->
authority to demand more practice is something that can't be just claimed

(D) tells us that for this to make sense, the orchestra has to be able to appreciate the interpretation even though they need to practice harder to be good at it. Otherwise, the orchestra would never be able to appreciate the conductor's vision, and so by it's terms, he/she would never be able to insist on more practice.

(A) for EVERY orchestra they devise different interpretations?

(B) NEVER satisfied even by a TOP orchestra?

(C) They're ALWAYS ready to put in more work?

If you negate this, you're saying
"At least one time, a top orchestra was not willing to put in additional work even when the conductor considered it necessary".

This doesn't hurt the author's argument at all.

First of all, this answer doesn't specify we're dealing with a "superior conductor". The author would happily agree to the negation of (C). She would say, "Of course! When a mediocre conductor insists extra rehearsal is necessary, a top orchestra might not agree and not be ready to put in additional work."

Even with a top conductor, the author never made it sound like a guarantee that the top orchestra would ALWAYS agree to do the extra work.

Her specific point is that a top conductor can't just CLAIM "we need more rehearsals" (the idea being that simply claiming it wouldn't impel the orchestra to do the extra practice).

The top conductor gets the orchestra to believe in the interpretation the conductor is pursuing (with the idea being that once the orchestra believes in the interpretation, they will be self-motivated to put in the extra practice).

curiousnarayan · Answer

For me the answer is D.

(D) Top orchestras can appreciate the merits of an interpretation even before they have brought it to full realization.

It is the mark of a superior conductor that he or she has the authority to insist, even with a top orchestra, that rehearsal work must be intensified. This authority cannot simply be claimed, the conductor must earn it by winning the orchestra’s respect for the artistic interpretations he or she is currently pursuing.

Since the authority needs to be earned for artistic interpretation, the orchestra should know when the interpretation is good and hence can provide the authority.

pkm9995 · Answer

D is the answer. But i feel the argument lacks a conclusion. Second sentence in the argument is just another statement and it presupposes D.

siddharth_ · Answer

I thought that the 1st line was the conclusion here. Went on to negate it - Authority to intensify practices of fellow musicians might not be linked to one being a superior conductor. Marked C - since it says that irrespective of the status of conductor, the orchestra puts in the work if the conductor feels so.

Can someone (experts) kindly guide me how to identify the conclusions in such statements - where a 'since __ therefore __' structure doesn't fit.

Can someone (experts) kindly guide me how to identify the conclusions in such statements - where a 'since __ therefore __' structure doesn't fit.

Sneha2021 · Answer

KarishmaB   GMATNinja

It is the mark of a superior conductor that he or she has the authority to insist, even with a top orchestra, that rehearsal work must be intensified. This authority cannot simply be claimed, the conductor must earn it by winning the orchestra’s respect for the artistic interpretations he or she is currently pursuing.

(A) Superior conductors devise different interpretations of composition for each orchestra with which they perform it.
(D) Top orchestras can appreciate the merits of an interpretation even before they have brought it to full realization.

Why D is correct and A incorrect?
can you help to understand the conclusion please?thanks!

My understanding that conductor must earn the authority, 
how? I didnt understand this part - by winning respect of artistic interpretations

GMATNinja · Answer

As an example, let's say that a conductor wants to lead an orchestra in the performance of a symphony. The conductor didn't WRITE the symphony, but he or she will control how the orchestra performs that symphony.

That makes the staging of a symphony an artistic interpretation of the conductor. And the conductor pursues that artistic interpretation by deciding how exactly that symphony should be performed -- for example, how many violins, cowbells, and kazoos are playing -- and by leading the orchestra.

Obviously there will have to be some rehearsal work before the performance, and during that time the symphony can be considered an artistic interpretation that the conductor is CURRENTLY pursuing. According to the author, the conductor must win the orchestra's respect for the pursuit of staging the symphony -- but leading and training the orchestra is PART of that pursuit.

If top orchestras can only appreciate the merits of an interpretation AFTER they've brought the symphony to full realization (after it's ready to be performed), then it's too late for the "respect" and "authority" to matter because the rehearsal work is already finished.

So in order for this argument to work, we have to assume that the orchestra can appreciate the pursuit of the symphony WHILE the rehearsal period is underway. If the orchestra can see, respect, and appreciate what the conductor is trying to do with the symphony, then the conductor can earn the authority described in the passage. That's why (D) is needed.

(A) might be true, but it's not an assumption made by the argument. The argument works just as well if we assume that superior conductors sometimes use the same interpretations with different orchestra, so (A) is out.

I hope that helps!

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