Q14 - Ingrid: Rock music has produced

[b91302310]

Can not figure out why (D) is correct. I think (A) also fine since Jerome addresses another issue of best rock songs which is not mentioned by Ingrid.

Could anyone explain it?
Thanks.

[ManhattanPrepLSAT2]

I can see why you found A tempting -- because Jerome presents an alternative reasoning relative to what Ingrid presented, but (A) actually means something a little bit different --

(A) states that Jerome intentionally misinterprets a claim --

In this case, the claim would be "Rock music has produced no songs as durable as the songs of the 1940's."

We don't have evidence that Jerome misinterpreted this idea or that he did so intentionally --

We just know that he disagrees with the reasoning used (He doesn't define durable as being performed by multiple performers, but rather as having one version of a song endure).

This is essentially what (D) says.

Here's an analogy:

Person A says: "Football players are better than they used to be 40 years ago, because they are now far more athletic."

Then someone responds,

"Well, because football players were less athletic 40 years ago, they had to have more skill and so were better players."

Notice, Person B doesn't misinterpret, but rather disagrees with the reasoning used to judge what is better --

Hope that helps, and please follow up if you have any further questions.

[b91302310]

Yeah, I can understand that Jerome provides an alternative standard of durability. However, I don't understand why he also mentions that "and the best rock songs will prove to be durable"?

Thanks for the explanation in advance.

[uhdang]

However, I don't understand why he also mentions that "and the best rock songs will prove to be durable"?

The issue here is durability. Ingrid claims for durability of 1940 because they have been recorded by numerous performers. On the other hand, while Jerome concedes to Ingrid’s point, he introduces another standard for durability with best rock songs that last for long time. In other words, Ingrid judges durability with number of performers who recorded songs, whereas Jerome judges durability for how long its popularity lasts. "Best" here indicates long lasting popularity. So they are introducing different aspect of durability.

[a8l367]

Guys, didn't get it.

I: no songs as durable as those of the 40s
J: some songs have not shoved durability yet

so J states that I claim has contradiction* by itself so B
*for example: you can't state that a person has not HIV infection as HIV simptoms develop for monthes from infection.

Plese clarify