20. The author rejects the argument that ragtime is a mechanical music because that argument

　　overlooks the precision required of the ragtime player

　　does not accurately describe the sound of ragtime pianola music

　　confuses the means of recording and the essential character of the music

　　exaggerates the influence of the performance style of professional ragtime players on the reputation of the genre

　　improperly identifies commercial ragtime music with the subtler classic ragtime style

　　21. It can be inferred that the author of the passage believes that the most important feature of ragtime music is its

　　commercial success

　　formal structure

　　emotional range

　　improvisational opportunities

　　role as a forerunner of jazz

　　22. It can be inferred from the passage that the essential nature of ragtime has been obscured by commentaries based on

　　the way ragtime music was first recorded

　　interpretations of ragtime by jazz musicians

　　the dance fashions that were contemporary with ragtime

　　early reviewers accounts of characteristic structure

　　the musical sources used by Scott Joplin and James Scott

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