Only poetry cannot be translated

Answer choices

1. A

   Must Be True31% picked this

   All nonpoetic literature can be translated

   The conditional was can't be translated well ? poetry By contrapositive, ~poetry ? can be translated well

   31%
2. B

   Correct47% picked this

   One purpose of writing poetry is to preserve the language in which

   Why this is right

   We don't receive any information about the purpose of writing poetry. We only hear about the purpose of learning a new language (so that we can truly appreciate the beauty of a poem written in that language).

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

   47%
3. C

   Supported4% picked this

   Some translations do not capture all that was expressed in the

   We had a rule that said not in native language ? can't witness beauty as well as one that said could get everything from translation ? wouldn't bother learning language The fact that we bother to learn languages establishes that we can't get everything from translation.

   4%
4. D

   Supported5% picked this

   The beauty of poetry is not immediately accessible to people who do not understand the language in which

   We had a rule that said not in native language ? can't witness beauty of poem This suggests that if you can't read Spanish, you wouldn't be able to witness the beauty of a poem written in Spanish.

   5%
5. E

   Supported13% picked this

   Perfect translation from one language to another is

   This is such a weak claim: "there is at least one translation that was less than 100% perfect". Since we know that "only poems can't be translated well", it suggests that there are poems that can't be translated well. Thus, there is at least one translation that can't be perfect.

   13%