Logical Reasoning

PT105 · S1 · Q13 If an artist receives a public

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If an artist receives a public subsidy to support work on a specific project—e.g., making a film—and if this project then proves successful enough to allow the artist to repay the subsidy, is the artist morally obliged to do so?

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

13.

The passage tries to establish an artist's obligation by arguing that

  1. this person has benefited from

    Trap

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  2. Correct

    acting this way would allow

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    97% picked this

  3. this person had in fact,

    Trap

    0% picked this

  4. not acting this way would

    Trap

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  5. this person, by acting this

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