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Power Records, a music chain store, discovered that playing rock music in its stores increases sales of rock albums and that playing classical music leads to an increase in sales of classical music albums. Therefore, in order to increase sales of pop singer Frenchie Pear's new CD, her latest single Dazed and Confused should be constantly played in all Power Records stores.

The above argument relies on which of the following assumptions?

(A) Pop music is similar to rock music.
(B) All of Frenchie Pear's previous singles that were played in Power Records stores sold well.
(C) The said sales technique also works for specific songs.
(D) Frenchie Pear's latest single has received rave reviews.
(E) Power Records sells more pop albums than any other music chain store does.


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Power Records, a music chain store, discovered that playing rock music in its stores increases sales of rock albums and that playing classical music leads to an increase in sales of classical music albums. Therefore, in order to increase sales of pop singer Frenchie Pear's new CD, her latest single Dazed and Confused should be constantly played in all Power Records stores.

The above argument relies on which of the following assumptions?

(A) Pop music is similar to rock music.- comparison, not assumption
(B) All of Frenchie Pear's previous singles that were played in Power Records stores sold well.- not related to conclusions
(C) The said sales technique also works for specific songs.-matches the conclusion, to increase the sale of pop music
(D) Frenchie Pear's latest single has received rave reviews.- out of scope
(E) Power Records sells more pop albums than any other music chain store does. - close to answer choice but not goes with conclusion

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Re: Power Records, a music chain store, discovered that playing rock music [#permalink] New post   10 Feb 2024, 08:16
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Playing certain category of songs in this store has led to an increase of sales of songs from that category in the past. The author claims that this technique can further be used for increasing sales of one particular song.

(A) Pop music is similar to rock music.
Irrelevant to the argument.

(B) All of Frenchie Pear's previous singles that were played in Power Records stores sold well.
Even if they did, this is not why the author feels the new song will also sell well.

(C) The said sales technique also works for specific songs.
Correct answer!

(D) Frenchie Pear's latest single has received rave reviews.
Out of scope.

(E) Power Records sells more pop albums than any other music chain store does.
Irrelevant to the argument.

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Re: Power Records, a music chain store, discovered that playing rock music [#permalink] New post   02 Mar 2024, 02:30
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Power Records, a music chain store, discovered that playing rock music in its stores increases sales of rock albums and that playing classical music leads to an increase in sales of classical music albums. Therefore, in order to increase sales of pop singer Frenchie Pear's new CD, her latest single Dazed and Confused should be constantly played in all Power Records stores.

The above argument relies on which of the following assumptions?

(A) Pop music is similar to rock music.

Incorrect.

To solve this Assumption question, first break down the argument. Sentences 1 and 2 are factual, so they are the premises, while sentence 3 includes a conclusion conjunction (therefore) and a recommendation (should) so it's the conclusion.

The author believes playing Frenchie Pear's song will increase its sales, based on the fact rock and classical albums sales increased after they were played in the store. Now ask yourself: what must the author assume for this argument to stand?

While this answer choice is the strongest distractor, which makes it second best, it is too general. This would explain a conclusion such as 'playing pop music in store will increase pop music sales', but it does not explain the author's conclusion about Frenchie Pear's music.


(B) All of Frenchie Pear's previous singles that were played in Power Records stores sold well.

Incorrect.

This answer choice presents a new premise about the sales of Frenchie Pear's previous songs after they were played in stores. It is irrelevant whether this new data supports the conclusion; what you are looking for is the assumption, which should explain how the author drew the conclusion based on the existing premises.


(C) The said sales technique also works for specific songs.

The argument provides data about the relation between playing and selling musical genres. The conclusion deals with a specific song within a certain genre (Frenchie Pear makes pop music). The conclusion draws an analogy between the two. Thus, the assumption is that what works for musical genres will also work for specific artists.


(D) Frenchie Pear's latest single has received rave reviews.

Incorrect.

To solve this Assumption question, first break down the argument. Sentences 1 and 2 are factual, so they are the premises, while sentence 3 includes a conclusion conjunction (therefore) and a recommendation (should) so it's the conclusion.

The author believes playing Frenchie Pear's song will increase its sales, based on the fact rock and classical albums sales increased after they were played in the store. Now ask yourself: what must the author assume for this argument to stand?

This answer choice presents a new premise about the reviews Frenchie Pear's song received. It is irrelevant whether this new data supports the conclusion; what you are looking for is the assumption, which should explain how the author drew the conclusion based on the existing premises.


(E) Power Records sells more pop albums than any other music chain store does.

Incorrect.

This answer choice presents a new premise about Power Records. It is irrelevant whether this new data supports the conclusion; what you are looking for is the assumption, which should explain how the author drew the conclusion based on the existing premises.
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