Critical Reasoning

Everyone likes repertory theater. Actors like it because playing different roles each night decreases their level of boredom. Stagehands like it because changing sets every night means more overtime and, thus, higher pay. Theater managers like it because, if plays that reflect audience demand are chosen for production, most performances generate large revenues. It is evident, therefore, that more theaters should change to repertory.

The argument above would be strengthened if which one of the following were true?

(A) In a repertory theater, a large capital outlay is required at the beginning of each season.
(B) In a repertory theater, patrons need to pay overly close attention to the schedule in order to make their theater plans.
(C) In a repertory theater, storage space for sets for more than one production must be available.
(D) In a repertory theater, plays can be rescheduled to meet audience demand.
(E) In a repertory theater, some actors who change roles from night to night find it difficult to master all of the roles they play.

Night reader wrote:Everyone likes repertory theater. Actors like it because playing different roles each night decreases their level of boredom. Stagehands like it because changing sets every night means more overtime and, thus, higher pay. Theater managers like it because, if plays that reflect audience demand are chosen for production, most performances generate large revenues. It is evident, therefore, that more theaters should change to repertory.

The argument above would be strengthened if which one of the following were true?

(A) In a repertory theater, a large capital outlay is required at the beginning of each season.
(B) In a repertory theater, patrons need to pay overly close attention to the schedule in order to make their theater plans.
(C) In a repertory theater, storage space for sets for more than one production must be available.
(D) In a repertory theater, plays can be rescheduled to meet audience demand.
(E) In a repertory theater, some actors who change roles from night to night find it difficult to master all of the roles they play.

Process of elimination: we need to strengthen the argument that more theaters should switch to repertory. In other words, we're looking for an answer choice that points to another benefit of repertory theater. All answer choice except for D do the opposite - they point to a possible problem with this form of theater (it requires an large initial capital investment, it may confuse the patrons with changing schedules, it requires much storage space, and makes some actors' life difficult with changing roles). D is the only answer choice that presents a possible benefit to this form of theater: plays can be rescheduled to meet demand.

expert's answer! true D

D is the only strong contender here
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prachich1987 wrote:D is the only strong contender here
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LSAT retired paper exam No 40, section C, question 8

D is clear winner here ..