Logical Reasoning

PT116 · S3 · Q5 Art critic: The aesthetic value

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Art critic: The aesthetic value of a work of art lies in its ability to impart a stimulating character to the audience’s experience of the work.

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.

5.

Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms with the principle cited above?

  1. This painting is aesthetically deficient

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. This symphony is beautiful because,

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. This sculpted four-inch cube is

    Trap

    3% picked this

  4. This painting is aesthetically valuable

    Trap

    6% picked this

  5. Correct

    This poem is aesthetically deficient

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    89% picked this

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