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by anujan007 » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:14 am
Found it really hard to digest the question argument. Did end up choosing D.

The explanations above are truly insightful and helpful.
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by vinodsundaram » Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:16 am
i chose A.

And on analysis realized African music having strong influence doesn't affect the argument.
Nor does the option talk about sophistication in music.

D does exactly what is required.
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by Sapana » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:28 pm
For me, only C looks compatible to the stimulus. However the question is to answer which is the most incompatible. D is completely on the other end of the stimulus, making it a good choice. However, if music is to be considered a work of art E is quite plausible too. I am completely baffled by A & B what are these??
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by jaspreetsra » Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:51 am
IMO:D
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by Nitish_Jindal » Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:26 am
Testluv wrote:Hi 2010gmat,

Thx for the kind words on the other post. I will post answer to your question about approach when I get home from work tonight.

As for this question, the OA should be D.

The question stem is a bit tricky but it indicates that 4 of the 5 choices are compatible with the stimulus; in other words, they could be true. Therefore, the right answer is something that the stimulus proved must be false.

Choice D must be false b/c we know from the stimulus that music can be made even more sophisticated if it is rendered independently intelligible (of its original function).
can we say ...here in opt D , the wording seems to be extreme (most is used ) ... that's why this can't be compatible
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