September 2018 LSAT Section 1 Question 21

The author of passage A would be most likely to regard the discussion in passage B regarding "a third kind of opera" ...

alicat6 on August 15, 2020

Where is the connection here?

Hello, I am wondering how having music be subordinate to other aspects of opera falls under the proposition that the overall aesthetic of opera depends on the music. Is this saying that the author of Passage A would likely tell the author of Passage B that their "third kind of opera" aesthetic would rely heavily on the quality of the music because it is not the primary aspect of that opera?

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ingaromm on October 14, 2020

Same question!

kateg on December 15, 2020

Someone please respond and explain this question!

lxnxrd19 on January 14, 2021

can someone help with this please I thought the answer was D?

FS101 on July 23, 2021

Passage B states that the third kind of opera would be where the music is subordinate to other features like the words. But we know that in passage A that the author favors music over words. In the passage it states this about the joining of music and words:

" Poetry is a great art; so is music. But as a
. medium for emotion, each is greater alone than in
. company, although various good ends arise from
(15) linking the two, providing that the words are
. subordinated to the more expressive medium of music."

Opera is only as good as its music ^. That is why the aesthetics are based on the quality of music.

I got this question wrong initially, but this is what I think explains answer choice B. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I hope this helps.

Ale123 on September 16, 2021

Your explanation did help :)
thanks!