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Many people who simply enjoy listening to popular music do not realize that it has been used to express religious and political messages. After all, popular music has repeatedly been adopted by social movements to express their viewpoints, since it has the potential to contribute to the "conversion" of nonmembers to the movement's position, as well as to raise the morale and to express the solidarity of the movement's participants.
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?
(A) Popular music accounts for the success of social movements.
(B) Popular music's entertainment value has been overemphasized.
(C) Popular music is the most effective way of converting people to social movements.
(D) Popular music has purposes other than mere entertainment.
(E) Popular music has a profound emotional impact on its listeners.
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?
(A) Popular music accounts for the success of social movements.
(B) Popular music's entertainment value has been overemphasized.
(C) Popular music is the most effective way of converting people to social movements.
(D) Popular music has purposes other than mere entertainment.
(E) Popular music has a profound emotional impact on its listeners.
26 Jun 2026, 10:33
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Answer D
The important piece here is that the "after all" in the question is the supporting evidence, not a conclusion. So, The first sentence states: Many people don't realize that popular music has been used to express religious and political messages. And then explains why. This is exactly D
Looking at the other options:
(A) Too strong. The passage says music can contribute to social movements, not that it accounts for their success.
(B) The passage never says entertainment is overemphasized
(C) It says music has the potential to convert people, not that it is the most effective way.
(E) Emotional impact is mentioned indirectly (morale, solidarity), but that's evidence, not the main point
The important piece here is that the "after all" in the question is the supporting evidence, not a conclusion. So, The first sentence states: Many people don't realize that popular music has been used to express religious and political messages. And then explains why. This is exactly D
Looking at the other options:
(A) Too strong. The passage says music can contribute to social movements, not that it accounts for their success.
(B) The passage never says entertainment is overemphasized
(C) It says music has the potential to convert people, not that it is the most effective way.
(E) Emotional impact is mentioned indirectly (morale, solidarity), but that's evidence, not the main point
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26 Jun 2026, 14:45
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Many people who simply enjoy listening to popular music do not realize that it has been used to express religious and political messages. After all, popular music has repeatedly been adopted by social movements to express their viewpoints, since it has the potential to contribute to the "conversion" of nonmembers to the movement's position, as well as to raise the morale and to express the solidarity of the movement's participants.
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?
The argument’s main point is that popular music is not merely for enjoyment. It has also been used to express religious and political messages and to support social movements. So the conclusion is that popular music has purposes beyond entertainment.
(A) Popular music accounts for the success of social movements.
This is too strong. The passage says popular music can help social movements, not that it explains their success.
(B) Popular music's entertainment value has been overemphasized.
This is not the conclusion. The passage does not say entertainment value is exaggerated; it says popular music has other uses too.
(C) Popular music is the most effective way of converting people to social movements.
This is too strong. The passage says popular music has the potential to help convert nonmembers, not that it is the most effective method.
(D) Popular music has purposes other than mere entertainment.
This is correct. The argument says popular music can express religious and political messages and support social movements. That is exactly the broader main conclusion.
(E) Popular music has a profound emotional impact on its listeners.
This is unsupported. The passage mentions morale and solidarity, but does not make this broad emotional claim.
Answer: (D)
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?
The argument’s main point is that popular music is not merely for enjoyment. It has also been used to express religious and political messages and to support social movements. So the conclusion is that popular music has purposes beyond entertainment.
(A) Popular music accounts for the success of social movements.
This is too strong. The passage says popular music can help social movements, not that it explains their success.
(B) Popular music's entertainment value has been overemphasized.
This is not the conclusion. The passage does not say entertainment value is exaggerated; it says popular music has other uses too.
(C) Popular music is the most effective way of converting people to social movements.
This is too strong. The passage says popular music has the potential to help convert nonmembers, not that it is the most effective method.
(D) Popular music has purposes other than mere entertainment.
This is correct. The argument says popular music can express religious and political messages and support social movements. That is exactly the broader main conclusion.
(E) Popular music has a profound emotional impact on its listeners.
This is unsupported. The passage mentions morale and solidarity, but does not make this broad emotional claim.
Answer: (D)
