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Pushing the keys on a piano activates wood hammers
inside the instrument that strike strings inside, which
then resonate to produce sound. The piano is usually
categorized as a percussion instrument since
percussion instruments create sound through impact
between materials. However, a piano's strings also
make it akin to string instruments. A pianist can quickly
learn to play many types of instruments because they
are so closely alated to the piano.
Which choice best explains the effect of the author's
faulty reasoning?
O The audience is inclined to dismiss the author's
arguments since other instruments are not
described.
The audience is distracted from the argument by the
incomplete description of the piano's components
and design.
The audience becomes critical of the argument
because the claim and evidence do not correlate
O The audience becomes distrustful of the author's
credibility since pianos are very different from other
percussion instruments.