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Q4

by magnusgan Sun Mar 31, 2013 3:52 am

I picked B because of "uncomplicated" in line 12. After learning the answer was E, I understand why it is the right answer (paraphrase of lines 7 to 9)

How do I not get thrown off by such references in future RC's? I tend to make my own incorrect inferences on RC.
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Re: Q4

by tommywallach Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:45 pm

Hey Magnus,

It sounds like you're playing some variation of what I like to call "The Word Matching Game." In the Word Matching Game, you read the question, and then you go looking wherever it tells you to look. In this case, you'd go looking for the Steadicam. Let's find that first sentence that mentions it:

"The camera operator wore a Steadicam, an uncomplicated device that allows a camera..."

And what you did was say--"Oh look, it says "uncomplicated"...and there's an answer choice that says "not very complex"...it's a match!

Unfortunately, this is not complex enough thinking to appear on the LSAT. The section is called Reading Comprehension, not just Reading.

Take a look at the question again: "The author uses the example of the Steadicam primarily in order to suggest that..."

Now, if you had outlined this passage well, you'd be able to answer this question for yourself, before you even looked at the answer choices.

P1: Technology helps art
P2: Technology hurts art
P3: But in general, technology and art go hand-in-hand

So we know the first paragraph is showing us places where technology helps art. Only answer choice (E) matches.

Hope that helps!

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Re: Q4

by magnusgan Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:02 pm

Thanks Tommy, I'll work on summarizing each paragraph better and see how that helps my RC!
 
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Re: Q4

by ytian03 Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:56 am

Why not D?
After me looking at answer E, I accept it as the right answer. But I still don't think D is wrong.
"Such new technologies create new ways of seeing and hearing by adding different dimensions to old forms, rather then replacing those forms"

Basically, I think answers D and E are corresponding to the front and back part of this sentence:
D - transform definitions of traditional art forms = create new ways of seeing and hearing by adding different dimensions to old forms
E - enhance, not preempt a traditional art form = adding different dimensions to old forms, rather then replacing those

Why am I wrong?

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Re: Q4

by jeff.wongkachi Fri Nov 13, 2015 12:51 pm

ytian03 Wrote:Why not D?
After me looking at answer E, I accept it as the right answer. But I still don't think D is wrong.
"Such new technologies create new ways of seeing and hearing by adding different dimensions to old forms, rather then replacing those forms"

Basically, I think answers D and E are corresponding to the front and back part of this sentence:
D - transform definitions of traditional art forms = create new ways of seeing and hearing by adding different dimensions to old forms
E - enhance, not preempt a traditional art form = adding different dimensions to old forms, rather then replacing those

Why am I wrong?

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Hi ytian, as someone who also got D wrong for the same reasons I spent some time thinking about it and looking over the answer choices to determine why D was not the right answer.

I think simply put, the language in D) is too strong. I don't think the author intends to suggest that "replacing trad tech with new tech" WILL transform definitions of a traditional art form, which would imply that it always happens. Also, I do not think it is mentioned that it will transform the definition of a traditional art form, only that it captures dance in ways not possible with traditional mounts. At most, this is one instance of the possibility of a changing definition as a result of new tech.

Instead, the language of E is less strong. As well, E is better supported by lines (20-24)

Can anyone else provide insight? Have I missed something? Thank you in advance!
 
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Re: Q4

by roflcoptersoisoi Sat Dec 24, 2016 12:07 am

Can someone elaborate on why D is wrong?
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Re: Q4

by ohthatpatrick Mon Jan 02, 2017 12:49 am

How would we match up (D) with the context?

Did the Steadicam replace traditional technology? For this film, I guess the Steadicam mount was used instead of a traditional mount.

Did the traditional art form of "documentaries" get redefined as a result of using the Steadicam? Hardly. It just sounds like we got some cooler than average footage of dancing.

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It's much easier to match up (E) with the context.

The Steadicam enhances the traditional documentary art form, in this case, by getting us some cooler than average footage of dancing.

I will say that lines 36-38 sound a lot like "redefining traditional art forms" = "refine our notions of any given art form". But this line is too far removed from the Steadicam example to be borrowing its support from there.

Steadicam is brought up to flesh out the idea that "new technologies add different dimensions to older forms, rather than replacing them".

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We're also supposed to involve our understanding of the author's main point, since this question is asking about the author's PURPOSE in using the Steadicam example.

(D) sounds like what the OTHER SIDE is afraid of --- Oh, no, new technology will SUBVERT / REPLACE / ELIMINATE the old stuff we cherished!

(E) sounds more like the author's main point, "technological innovation can be beneficial". "Don't freak out --- the Steadicam isn't preempting traditional documentary making; it's just ENHANCING it!"