Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT142 S2 Q13 Explanation

Critic: Photographers, by deciding

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TopicsSufficient Assumption

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Stimulus

Critic: Photographers, by deciding which subjects to depict and how to depict them, express their own worldviews in their photographs, however realistically those photographs photographs are interpretations of reality.

What this question is testing

Sufficient Assumption

Your task

Find the assumption that, if added, guarantees the conclusion follows.

Common trap

Answers that only partly bridge the gap, leaving the conclusion unproven.

Winning move

Identify the new term in the conclusion and pick the choice that links it to the evidence.

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The question
13.

The argument's conclusion is properly drawn if which one of the following

Answer choices

  1. Too Weak7% picked this

    Even representing a subject realistically can involve interpreting

    That realistic representations can involve interpretation does not ensure that realistic photographs are interpretations of reality.

  2. Correct80% picked this

    To express a worldview is to

    Why this is right

    This bridges the gap between expressing a worldview and interpreting reality.

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

  3. Supports a Premise1% picked this

    All visual art expresses the artist's

    This supports the argument’s premise.

  4. Reversal10% picked this

    Any interpretation of reality involves the expression of

    This reverses the relationship IR ? EW assumed by the argument.

  5. Out of Scope / Supports a Premise2% picked this

    Nonrealistic photographs, like realistic photographs, express the world views of the photographers

    The distinction between nonrealistic and realistic photographs is not relevant to the argument. Furthermore, this focuses on the premise without linking to the conclusion.

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