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From among the options, choose the summary of the passage that is written in the same style as that of the passage.
Language specialises in expression of thought, and music specialises in expression of emotion. Evolutionary theorists have pointed out that when language evolved, it not only improved communication between people, it also made communication unstable because it allowed them to obfuscate and lie. People needed to find a more trustworthy means of communicating - a mode that could not lie or be faked. The solution to the problem of the lie made possible by language was music. We let music into our hearts and minds because we are designed to trust it as a message that cannot be faked.
  • a)
     Language improved communication and eventually allowed people to lie following which people found solace in other modes of communications.
  • b)
    Language and music co-exist but people prefer music over language to avoid communication of lies.
  • c)
     Language made communication unstable and paved way for music which became the trustworthy mode of communication for people.
  • d)
    As it evolved, language, which specializes in expression of thought, facilitated lie, and so people resorted to music for truthful communication.
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
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From among the options, choose the summary of the passage that is writ...
Option 1 does not mention music as the preferred mode of communication after language.
Options 2 and 3 do not highlight the point that instability in language was the result of its evolution.
Option 4 correctly captures the essence of the passage in the right flow.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.
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