Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT111 S4 Q26 Explanation

Zachary: The term “fresco” refers

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Stimulus

Zachary: The term "fresco" refers to paint that has been applied to wet plaster. Once dried, a fresco indelibly preserves the paint that a painter has applied in this way. Unfortunately, additions known to have been made by later painters have obscured the original fresco work done by Michelangelo in the Sistine to have, everything except the original fresco work must be stripped away.

Stephen: But it was extremely common for painters of Michelangelo's era to add painted details to their own the frescos had dried.

What this question is testing

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Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
26.

Stephen’s response to Zachary, if true, most strongly supports which one of

Answer choices

  1. Trap11% picked this

    It is impossible to distinguish the later painted additions made to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel paintings from

  2. Correct78% picked this

    Stripping away everything except Michaelangelo’s original fresco work from the Sistine Chapel paintings would be unlikely to restore them to the appearance

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap4% picked this

    The painted details that painters of Michelangelo’s era added to their own fresco work were not an integral part of

  4. Trap2% picked this

    None of the painters of Michelangelo’s era who made additions to the Sistine Chapel paintings was an important artist in

  5. Trap4% picked this

    Michelangelo was rarely satisfied with the appearance of his

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