Artist: Avant-garde artists

Answer choices

1. A

   Opposite5% picked this

   It serves to bolster the argument's

   This is the opposite of what we’re looking for. This claim goes against the main conclusion.

   5%
2. B

   Correct81% picked this

   It identifies a view that is ultimately disputed by

   Why this is right

   This is another way of saying “counterpoint, the claim the argument is designed to undermine”.

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

   81%
3. C

   Not Subsidiary Conclusion3% picked this

   It identifies a position supported by the initial premise in

   This claim doesn’t receive support from any other claim. It’s just what some art collectors said.

   3%
4. D

   Not Subsidiary Conclusion6% picked this

   It provides support for the initial premise in

   This claim doesn’t provide support for any other claim. It’s just what some art collectors said, and the author is arguing against it.

   6%
5. E

   Virtual Nonsense6% picked this

   It provides support for a counterargument to the

   Haha. This answer is unthinkably weird. No one, including the test writer, knows what this means. Nobody is arguing against the initial premise; we all accept that avant garde artists are seeking to challenge mainstream beliefs and change them. The claim we’re being asked about is a counterpoint to the author’s argument. But there’s no counterargument. Arguments involve at least two claims: the opinion, and the support. All we have from these art collectors is their opinion. This claim isn’t providing support for any other claim.

   6%