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22 Jan 2024, 02:30
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Music stores often recommend cheap guitars to customers who are just starting to play. Like with any new activity, beginners are unsure about whether they will enjoy the experience of playing guitar enough to continue it consistently for a long period of time. For this reason, beginners consider investing in an expensive guitar unnecessary. Clearly, cheap guitars are more suitable for beginners' needs.
Which of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the argument's conclusion?
A. Professional guitarists often spend more than $5,000 on a single guitar.
B. Beginning guitarists should practice scales in order to improve their finger control and understanding of the guitar's tonality.
C. By starting with a cheap guitar, beginners may gradually discover their preferences before buying a more specialized instrument.
D. Cheap guitars offer a low level of playing satisfaction that can deter beginners from continuing to learn.
E. Because they are so cheap to produce, music stores earn almost 5% more selling cheap guitars than expensive ones.
Which of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the argument's conclusion?
A. Professional guitarists often spend more than $5,000 on a single guitar.
B. Beginning guitarists should practice scales in order to improve their finger control and understanding of the guitar's tonality.
C. By starting with a cheap guitar, beginners may gradually discover their preferences before buying a more specialized instrument.
D. Cheap guitars offer a low level of playing satisfaction that can deter beginners from continuing to learn.
E. Because they are so cheap to produce, music stores earn almost 5% more selling cheap guitars than expensive ones.
22 Jan 2024, 08:27
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Here we need to cast doubt on the conclusion: Clearly, cheap guitars are more suitable for beginners' needs.
We have been told that beginners are influenced by the experiences they encounter while playing the guitar for the first time. So what if cheap guitars make them feel bad and expensive guitars make them feel better so that they keep on playing the guitar?
Now let's see which option choice captures our thoughts:
A. Professional guitarists often spend more than $5,000 on a single guitar: I mean this option is the easiest of all to ditch.
B. Beginning guitarists should practice scales in order to improve their finger control and understanding of the guitar's tonality: So what? Both expensive and cheap guitar scales.Not our answer
C. By starting with a cheap guitar, beginners may gradually discover their preferences before buying a more specialized instrument: This option doesn't add anything. Doesn't weaken our conclusion.
D. Cheap guitars offer a low level of playing satisfaction that can deter beginners from continuing to learn : Damn right! This is the point we needed. Hold.
E. Because they are so cheap to produce, music stores earn almost 5% more selling cheap guitars than expensive ones : Easy POE.
Now we know, Our answer must be option D.
We have been told that beginners are influenced by the experiences they encounter while playing the guitar for the first time. So what if cheap guitars make them feel bad and expensive guitars make them feel better so that they keep on playing the guitar?
Now let's see which option choice captures our thoughts:
A. Professional guitarists often spend more than $5,000 on a single guitar: I mean this option is the easiest of all to ditch.
B. Beginning guitarists should practice scales in order to improve their finger control and understanding of the guitar's tonality: So what? Both expensive and cheap guitar scales.Not our answer
C. By starting with a cheap guitar, beginners may gradually discover their preferences before buying a more specialized instrument: This option doesn't add anything. Doesn't weaken our conclusion.
D. Cheap guitars offer a low level of playing satisfaction that can deter beginners from continuing to learn : Damn right! This is the point we needed. Hold.
E. Because they are so cheap to produce, music stores earn almost 5% more selling cheap guitars than expensive ones : Easy POE.
Now we know, Our answer must be option D.
22 Jan 2024, 09:44
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The author tries to say that beginners should buy cheap guitars, as they may lose interest in the activity of guitar playing and thus may have unnecessarily put more money than needed. We are required to weaken this argument.
A. Professional guitarists often spend more than $5,000 on a single guitar.
Irrelevant to the argument at hand.
B. Beginning guitarists should practice scales in order to improve their finger control and understanding of the guitar's tonality.
Out of scope.
C. By starting with a cheap guitar, beginners may gradually discover their preferences before buying a more specialized instrument.
This if anything is strengthening the argument.
D. Cheap guitars offer a low level of playing satisfaction that can deter beginners from continuing to learn.
Correct answer. Cheap guitars may be the sole reason why beginners lose interest in this habit.
E. Because they are so cheap to produce, music stores earn almost 5% more selling cheap guitars than expensive ones.
Out of scope.
Irrelevant to the argument at hand.
Out of scope.
This if anything is strengthening the argument.
D. Cheap guitars offer a low level of playing satisfaction that can deter beginners from continuing to learn.
Correct answer. Cheap guitars may be the sole reason why beginners lose interest in this habit.
Out of scope.
