Edwina: True appreciation of Mozart's music demands that you hear it exactly as he intended it to be heard; that is, ...
hatemzFebruary 17, 2020
Why E and not D?
After reading it again, I understand why E is the correct answer, but at a first look I chose D because her conclusion is focused on the instruments the musicians would play, not the changes they would make according to their creativity. So in my first inclination I would believe that even if he is not hearing music "how he intended' when it was written, it was still being played on eighteenth century instrument.
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(D) says, "He attacks the logic of her argument by suggesting that the conclusion she draws does not follow from the premises she sets forth."
The problem with (D) is that Alberto doesn't have any criticisms about how the argument is compiled; rather, he has an issue with one of the premises that she is using in her argument (that Mozart heard music as he intended to hear it). Sure, you're right—the music was still being played on an 18th-century instrument. However, the information Alberto gives us provides a reason to think that Edwina's premise that Mozart heard his music as he intended to hear it is false because performers often were expected to modify the written score. Thus, we can get rid of (D).
(E) says, "He offers a reason to believe that one of the premises of her argument is false."
(E) looks great. Alberto is providing evidence that suggests that one of Edwina's premises is false. While this rarely happens on the LSAT, it occurs on this question, so it's the correct answer choice.
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