PrepTest 150, Section 4, Question 7
This passage was adapted from an article published(462 more words not shown)
The passage provides information sufficient(8 more words not shown)
- AIn the two(9 more words not shown)
- BAre Marsalis's fans(9 more words not shown)
- CHas Marsalis ever(8 more words not shown)
- DWhy did Marsalis(11 more words not shown)
- EWhat is a(14 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
For each option, ask whether we could actually supply an answer from the information given. A related fact isn't enough. In particular, knowing that an event happened is different from knowing why it happened, and knowing that music wasn't released is different from knowing that none was composed.
Working the answers
- A
We know he released no collection of new music in the two years after 1999. He could have composed music without releasing it. The reported release history cannot answer the question about composing.
- B
No age breakdown of his fans is supplied. His admiration for older musicians tells us nothing about the ages of the people who admire him.
- C
We are told about his use of tradition and his number of releases, not the complete contents of every CD. That cannot establish whether he ever released a collection consisting only of standards.
- D
The industry is reducing investment in active artists, but we don't receive a specific explanation of why Marsalis has no contract with any company. The broad trend provides context without answering that individual question conclusively.
- ECorrect
The final paragraphs give us contributing factors. Marsalis emphasized the value of old masters, executives saw recognizable brands, and reissuing already-paid-for recordings was more profitable than discovering and promoting new talent. We can answer this question directly without inventing an additional cause or filling in a missing part of his biography.
More Detail questions
Learn the LSAT our way
Our platform drills Detail questions at your level and adjusts as you improve.