Monica’s and Hector’s statements

Answer choices

1. A

   Both Disagree with This11% picked this

   Public opinion of a work of art is an important consideration in determining the

   We evaluated that both of them think public opinion is not a reliable measuring stick of artistic merit.

   11%
2. B

   Out of Scope Person 17% picked this

   Works of art commissioned for public spaces ought at least to have sufficient artistic merit

   We would have no way to derive Monica's opinion on this, because she was never talking about whether or not the sculpture "benefited" the public.

   7%
3. C

   Too Strong25% picked this

   The only reason for removing a work of art commissioned for a public space would be that the balance of public

   Too Strong: the only Both Would Likely Disagree We wouldn't be able to derive this strong idea of "one and only one reason you ever get remove a piece of commissioned art ... !" from either person's statements.

   25%
4. D

   Trap3% picked this

   The sculpture cannot benefit the public by remaining in the town plaza unless the sculpture

   Out of Scope Person 1 Too Strong: cannot benefit unless We would have no way to derive Monica's opinion on this, because she was never talking about whether or not the sculpture "benefited" the public. We definitely couldn't derive this extreme idea from Hector. He never made artistic merit a precondition of public benefit. He never said, "if it doesn't have merit, it can't benefit the public."

   3%
5. E

   Correct54% picked this

   In determining whether the sculpture should remain in the town plaza, the artistic merit of the sculpture should

   Why this is right

   Monica would say YES to this. Her argument concludes that the public's opinion is not a good reason to remove a sculpture, because bad public opinion doesn't mean there's a lack of artistic merit. Assumed in this is the idea that "what really matters, in deciding whether or not to keep the sculpture, is its artistic merit." Hector would say NO to this. He'd say, "the central question to ask in deciding whether to keep the sculpture is whether or not it benefits the public, and the best way of assessing that is by asking them for their opinion. Monica thinks artistic merit is what matters. Hector thinks the public's benefit (as measured by their opinion) is what matters.

   Skill tested: Agree/Disagree · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   54%