<p><span style="color:#27ae60;"><span style="font-size:20px;">The Right Answer</span></span></p>
<p>This is an <span style="color:#8e44ad;">Organization</span>, or <span style="color:#8e44ad;">Structure</span>, question. What that means is this question is asking us to identify the order of the elements of the passage. What does the author do first? Second? Third? Fourth? </p>
<p>By identifying the function of each sentence in the passage, we can easily choose the correct answer:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Sentence 1</strong>: common belief regarding Johnson's greatness</li>
<li><strong>Sentence 2</strong>: (main idea) additional, perhaps overlooked, quality of Johnson's greatness</li>
<li><strong>Sentence 3</strong>: observation about the novelty of blending musical genres</li>
<li><strong>Sentence 4</strong>: author's statement that Johnson "expanded" this blending</li>
<li><strong>Sentence 5</strong>: support for main idea</li>
<li><strong>Sentence 6</strong>: more support for main idea</li>
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<p>With the function of each sentence identified, it becomes clear that <span style="color:#27ae60;">C is the correct answer: a common viewpoint is presented and modified, and the modification is supported</span>.</p>
<p>Sentence 1 is of course the "common viewpoint," Sentence 2 is its "modification," and the second paragraph provides the support.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">The Wrong Answers</span></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">A</span>: The first paragraph does not really provide a "historical overview." In addition, there is no clearly identified "phenomenon" in the second paragraph.</li>
<li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">B</span>: The author never "challenges" the popular belief.</li>
<li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">D</span>: The author never "rejects" an observation.</li>
<li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">E</span>: The author never "investigates" the common claim. In addition, the author never "criticizes" an alternative outlook. </li>
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