Which one of the following, if true, would most undermine the position held by opponents of the use of new technolog...
Julie-VJuly 31, 2019
(C) vs. (D)
Hi LSAT Max,
Originally, I thought answer choices (C) and (D) were really similar in what they were trying to depict.
Is (D) the better answer choice because it undermines what is being said in lines 27-28 ("some even worry that technology will eliminate live performances altogether")? Does it give an alternate effect by showing that the recordings would bring in more people for a live audience, whereas (C) is saying that the live audience would help with recording sales, ultimately not weakening the opponents' views?
Thanks in advance for the help!
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(C) says, "After a live performance, sales of recordings for home viewing of the particular performing artist generally increase."
(C) would actually strengthen Proponent 2's contention, as it could be interpreted to suggest that there may be a preference for recordings, which could eventually lead to the elimination of live performances. It could also be argued that (C) neither strengthens nor weakens the opponents' views, but either way, it certainly does not weaken it.
(D) says, "The distribution of recordings of artists’ performances has begun to attract many new audience members to their live performances."
(D) weakens Proponen 2's contentions directly. (D) suggests that recordings will increase the public's interest in live performances instead of recordings leading to diminished interest in live performances. Your line reference for why (D) is correct (lines 27-28) is correct. That's the part of the passage that tells us (D) would weaken the opponents' views.
Does this make sense? Let us know if you have any other questions!
