Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT105 S1 Q13 Explanation

If an artist receives a public

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Stimulus

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? The answer is clearly yes, since the money returned to the source of support for other artists deserving of public subsidies.

What this question is testing

Method

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.

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The question
13.

The passage tries to establish an artist's obligation by

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    this person has benefited from other people's acting in just this way

  2. Correct97% picked this

    acting this way would allow others to obtain a benefit such as the one that this artist has

    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.

  3. Trap0% picked this

    this person had in fact, at an earlier time, made a tacit promise to

  4. Trap0% picked this

    not acting this way would be a small benefit to the person in the short term but a substantial detriment to the

  5. Trap1% picked this

    this person, by acting this way, would provide general benefits with a value exceeding the cost to the

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