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Stage performances are judged to be realistic to the degree that actors reproduce on stage the behaviors generally associated by audiences with the emotional states of the characters portrayed. Traditional actors imitate those behaviors, whereas Method actors, through recollection of personal experience, actually experience the same emotions that their characters are meant to be experiencing. Audiences will therefore judge the performances of Method actors to be more realistic than the performances of traditional actors.
Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) Performances based on an actors own experience of emotional states are more likely to affect an audience's emotions than are performances based on imitations of the behaviors generally associated with those emotional states.
(B) The behavior that results when a Method actor tells a certain emotion will conform to the behavior that is generally associated by audiences with that emotion.
(C) Realism is an essential criterion for evaluating the performances of both traditional actors and Method actors.
(D) Traditional actors do not aim to produce performances that are realistic representations of a characters emotional states.
(E) In order to portray a character, a Method actor need not have had experiences identical to those of the character portrayed.
Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) Performances based on an actors own experience of emotional states are more likely to affect an audience's emotions than are performances based on imitations of the behaviors generally associated with those emotional states.
(B) The behavior that results when a Method actor tells a certain emotion will conform to the behavior that is generally associated by audiences with that emotion.
(C) Realism is an essential criterion for evaluating the performances of both traditional actors and Method actors.
(D) Traditional actors do not aim to produce performances that are realistic representations of a characters emotional states.
(E) In order to portray a character, a Method actor need not have had experiences identical to those of the character portrayed.
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The conclusion here is:
Performances by method actors are judged to be more realistic than traditional actors because method actors experience the emotions of their characters.
In order for this conclusion to hold, we need to find something along the line "experiencing emotions of the character will enable an actor to play the role more realistically"
(A) Performances based on an actor’s own experience of emotional states are more likely to affect an audience’s emotions than are performances based on imitations of the behaviors generally associated with those emotional states.
- Not concern with the audience's emotions
(B) The behavior that results when a Method actor feels a certain emotion will conform to the behavior that is generally associated by audiences with that emotion.
- By conforming to the emotion that audiences associate with a character, it means the audience will feel that the method actor is more realistic in their performance.
(C) Realism is an essential criterion for evaluating the performances of both traditional actors and Method actors.
- We're not concerned with evalutating the performances of method/traditional actors. We're only concerned with how experiencing the emotions makes the performance more realistic.
(D) Traditional actors do not aim to produce performances that are
realistic representations of a character’s emotional states.
- Not important.
(E) In order to portray a character, a Method actor need not have had experiences identical to those of the character portrayed
- Not important.
B it is.
Performances by method actors are judged to be more realistic than traditional actors because method actors experience the emotions of their characters.
In order for this conclusion to hold, we need to find something along the line "experiencing emotions of the character will enable an actor to play the role more realistically"
(A) Performances based on an actor’s own experience of emotional states are more likely to affect an audience’s emotions than are performances based on imitations of the behaviors generally associated with those emotional states.
- Not concern with the audience's emotions
(B) The behavior that results when a Method actor feels a certain emotion will conform to the behavior that is generally associated by audiences with that emotion.
- By conforming to the emotion that audiences associate with a character, it means the audience will feel that the method actor is more realistic in their performance.
(C) Realism is an essential criterion for evaluating the performances of both traditional actors and Method actors.
- We're not concerned with evalutating the performances of method/traditional actors. We're only concerned with how experiencing the emotions makes the performance more realistic.
(D) Traditional actors do not aim to produce performances that are
realistic representations of a character’s emotional states.
- Not important.
(E) In order to portray a character, a Method actor need not have had experiences identical to those of the character portrayed
- Not important.
B it is.
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Principle: Judement of realism is based on the degree that the audience associate character behaviors with character emotional states.
Fact: Traditional actors imitate behaviors. Method actors actually experience the emotions of the character.
Conclusion: Audiences will judge method actors to be more realistic.
Ask for assumption.
(A) Performances based on an actor’s own experience of emotional states are more likely to affect an audience’s emotions than are performances based on imitations of the behaviors generally associated with those emotional states.
Talk about affectiveness. Wrong.
(B) The behavior that results when a Method actor feels a certain emotion will conform to the behavior that is generally associated by audiences with that emotion.
Yes.
(C) Realism is an essential criterion for evaluating the performances of both traditional actors and Method actors.
Out of scope.
(D) Traditional actors do not aim to produce performances that are realistic representations of a character’s emotional states.
Wrong focus. They may very well try to be realistic, just that the different approaches make a difference.
(E) In order to portray a character, a Method actor need not have had experiences identical to those of the character portrayed.
Contrary to the passage ("recollection of personal experience"), I believe. Notherless, it has nothing to do with the conclusion.
C,D, E is very easy to be eliminated. The choice between A and B is harder. I would choose B myself.
Fact: Traditional actors imitate behaviors. Method actors actually experience the emotions of the character.
Conclusion: Audiences will judge method actors to be more realistic.
Ask for assumption.
(A) Performances based on an actor’s own experience of emotional states are more likely to affect an audience’s emotions than are performances based on imitations of the behaviors generally associated with those emotional states.
Talk about affectiveness. Wrong.
(B) The behavior that results when a Method actor feels a certain emotion will conform to the behavior that is generally associated by audiences with that emotion.
Yes.
(C) Realism is an essential criterion for evaluating the performances of both traditional actors and Method actors.
Out of scope.
(D) Traditional actors do not aim to produce performances that are realistic representations of a character’s emotional states.
Wrong focus. They may very well try to be realistic, just that the different approaches make a difference.
(E) In order to portray a character, a Method actor need not have had experiences identical to those of the character portrayed.
Contrary to the passage ("recollection of personal experience"), I believe. Notherless, it has nothing to do with the conclusion.
C,D, E is very easy to be eliminated. The choice between A and B is harder. I would choose B myself.
