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A political leader has probably not studied Antonio Gramsci but doesn’t need to. The leader intuitively understands the chief insight of that Marxist theorist, who said that power comes from commandeering not only the state, but also the culture. It is not enough to seize the federal bureaucracy; one has to get the tastemakers too. Cue the leader's arrival this week at Washington’s foremost cultural institution, the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts.
The argument relies on assuming which of the following about the leader's actions at the Kennedy Center?
A) They embody the principle that cultural control is necessary for political power
B) They occurred after the leader's alleged intuitive grasp of Gramsci's theory
C) They primarily target media figures
D) They demonstrate awareness that seizing bureaucracy alone ensures lasting influence
E) They reflect disagreement with Gramsci's hierarchy of power sources
A) Correct. The argument assumes the leader's visit applies Gramsci's principle linking cultural influence to power. Without this, there's no logical connection between understanding the theory and visiting the Kennedy Center.
B) Incorrect. While 'cue' implies timing, the argument doesn't depend on when the understanding occurred. The focus is on whether the action demonstrates the principle, not when it happened.
C) Incorrect. 'Tastemakers' in the passage includes institutions like the Kennedy Center, not just media figures. This option misrepresents the concept by narrowing its scope in a way the stimulus doesn't support.
D) Incorrect. This contradicts the passage's explicit statement that bureaucracy alone isn't enough, so it cannot be assumed.
E) Incorrect. The passage states the leader intuitively agrees with Gramsci, making disagreement illogical.
The argument assumes the Kennedy Center visit exemplifies Gramsci's idea that cultural control complements state control. Only option A bridges the leader's understanding with the specific action. The distractors either contradict the stimulus (D, E), misinterpret key terms (C), or introduce irrelevant timing (B).
The argument relies on assuming which of the following about the leader's actions at the Kennedy Center?
A) They embody the principle that cultural control is necessary for political power
B) They occurred after the leader's alleged intuitive grasp of Gramsci's theory
C) They primarily target media figures
D) They demonstrate awareness that seizing bureaucracy alone ensures lasting influence
E) They reflect disagreement with Gramsci's hierarchy of power sources
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Focus on what the Kennedy Center visit must logically represent, given that the argument connects the leader's actions to Gramsci's theory about culture and power.
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A) Correct. The argument assumes the leader's visit applies Gramsci's principle linking cultural influence to power. Without this, there's no logical connection between understanding the theory and visiting the Kennedy Center.
B) Incorrect. While 'cue' implies timing, the argument doesn't depend on when the understanding occurred. The focus is on whether the action demonstrates the principle, not when it happened.
C) Incorrect. 'Tastemakers' in the passage includes institutions like the Kennedy Center, not just media figures. This option misrepresents the concept by narrowing its scope in a way the stimulus doesn't support.
D) Incorrect. This contradicts the passage's explicit statement that bureaucracy alone isn't enough, so it cannot be assumed.
E) Incorrect. The passage states the leader intuitively agrees with Gramsci, making disagreement illogical.
The argument assumes the Kennedy Center visit exemplifies Gramsci's idea that cultural control complements state control. Only option A bridges the leader's understanding with the specific action. The distractors either contradict the stimulus (D, E), misinterpret key terms (C), or introduce irrelevant timing (B).
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