Based on the passage, which one of the following statements is a valid argument about the emergence of music/musicking?
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Explanatory Answer
The passage says that "If we look back 20,000 years, a small portion of this long period, we reach the lives of humans whose musical capacities were probably little different from our own". So, 20,000 years ago, human musical capacities were not very different from what they are today. (Note that ‘little’ means ‘not much’ and is a quantifier with a negative connotation whereas ‘a little’ means ‘a small amount’ and is a quantifier with a positive connotation).
Option A is not an argument about the emergence of music/musicking.
According to the passage, "...in fundamental features musicking is neither language-like nor symbol-like, and from these differences come many clues to its ancient emergence." So,option B is not a valid argument about the emergence of music/musicking.
Option D is incorrect. Refer to the line, "Most of these capacities overlap with nonmusical ones, though a few may be distinct and dedicated to musical perception and production."
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