[求助]LSAT-8-4-8

8.     In Malsenia sales of classical records are soaring. The buyers responsible for this boom are quite new to classical music and were drawn to it either by classical scores from television commercials or by theme tunes introducing major sports events on television. Audiences at classical concerts, however, are continually shrinking in Malsenia. It can be concluded from this that the new Malsenian converts to classical music, having initially experienced this music as recorded music, are most comfortable with classical music as recorded music and really have no desire to hear live performances.

The argument assumes which one of the following?

(A) To sell well in Malsenia, a classical record must include at least one piece familiar from television.

(B) At least some of the new Malsenian buyers of classical records have available to them the option of attending classical concerts.

(C) The number of classical concerts performed in Malsenia has not decreased in response to smaller audiences.

(D) The classical records available in Malsenia are, for the most part, not recordings of actual public concerts.（C）

(E) Classical concerts in Malsenia are not limited to music that is readily available on recordings.

我感觉应该是B，答案却是C.

let's analysis this problem:

Premises:

1.In Malsenia sales of classical records are soaring.

2.The buyers responsible for this boom are quite new to classical music and were drawn to it either by classical scores from television commercials or by theme tunes introducing major sports events on television.

3. Audiences at classical concerts, however, are continually shrinking in Malsenia.

Conclusion:

It can be concluded from this that the new Malsenian converts to classical music, having initially experienced this music as recorded music, are most comfortable with classical music as recorded music and really have no desire to hear live performances.

Then the question ask you the assumption by this argument:

Answear B:At least some of the new Malsenian buyers of classical records have available to them the option of attending classical concerts.

Be very careful of the context. Answear B is talking about  new Malsenian buyers of classical records and the conclusion is about new Malsenian converts to classical music. Those are two different concepts. You can be a new Malsenian buyers of classical records but not new Malsenian converts to classical music.

Answear (C) The number of classical concerts performed in Malsenia has not decreased in response to smaller audiences.

Negate this answear, i t will be:

The number of classical concerts performed in Malsenia has decreased in response to smaller audiences.

This actually weaken the conclusion. if The number of classical concerts performed in Malsenia has decreased in response to smaller audiences, even some new Malsenian converts to classical music who wants to go but can not because their is not many concert out there. For example, there used to be 200 people who wants to go to concert every month and there are 10 concerts every month. The concert hall can hold up to 50 person. if The number of classical concerts performed in Malsenia has decreased to 4 each month in response to smaller audiences, each of those concert will be full. Which leave no room for new Malsenian converts to classical music.

Hope this will help

thank you for your help !

but the stem states The buyers responsible for this boom are quite new to classical music. So I don't think : new Malsenian buyers of classical records have any difference with  new Malsenian converts to classical music.

By the way,  Audiences at classical concerts, how to understand this term, does it mean audience at each concerts or the total audiences in all concerts.