Information and IdeasVery hardFinding that would weaken a claim
Information and Ideas practice question
A biographer claims that the composer wrote his last symphony in a single month, in a burst of inspiration after his recovery from illness.
Which finding, if true, would most directly weaken the biographer's claim?
- A. Sketches of the symphony's main themes, in the composer's hand, are dated across the two years before his illness.Correct
- B. The composer recovered from his illness.
- C. The symphony is his longest work.
- D. The composer wrote other works quickly.
Answer: A. Sketches of the symphony's main themes, in the composer's hand, are dated across the two years before his illness.
Themes sketched two years earlier: not a single month's burst.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The composer recovered from his illness.
- Consistent with the claim.
- C. The symphony is his longest work.
- Doesn't bear on timing.
- D. The composer wrote other works quickly.
- Supports, if anything.
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