Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT118 S1 Q10 Explanation

Rachel: Though contemporary artists are

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Stimulus

Rachel: Though contemporary artists are pleased to be free of the constraints that bound their predecessors, this freedom has caused a decline in the quality of art. Great art can be express themselves within externally imposed boundaries.

James: People have always been critical of the art of their own time. They forget all but the greatest art from past eras. Since inferior contemporary artworks have not yet been forgotten, people is generally inferior to earlier art.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

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
10.

On the basis of their statements, Rachel and James are committed to disagreeing with each

Answer choices

  1. Correct83% picked this

    contemporary art is of lower quality than

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap6% picked this

    contemporary artists are bound by the same constraints as

  3. Trap4% picked this

    great art is produced only when an artist struggles

  4. Trap1% picked this

    inferior art from past eras is

  5. Trap6% picked this

    one can correctly assess the quality of art only if it was produced

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