There are already more great artworks

Answer choices

1. A

   Not Overlooked5% picked this

   overlooks the possibility that not all contemporary artists believe that their works enable many people to feel more aesthetically

   The author didn't overlook this possibility. She directly confronted it and asserted that "all contemporary artists believe this". When we see answers that say, fails to consider X overlooks/neglects the possibility that X We usually ask ourselves, "If X were true, would it weaken". However, we technically also need to ask ourselves, "Did they really fail to consider this?" There have only been 5 or fewer answers that have been wrong for this reason, but it does sometimes happen. For all Flaw answers we're asking 1. Is this true? 2. Is this objectionable? When it comes to "presumes / takes for granted", 99% of them are wrong because the author didn't make that assumption (fails #1). But very rarely, the author did make an assumption, but it wasn't objectionable (fails #2). When it comes to "fails to consider / overlooks", 99% of them are wrong because they're not objectionable; they wouldn't actually weaken (fails #2). But very rarely, like this answer, they're wrong because the author didn't fail to consider the idea (fails #1).

   5%
2. B

   Too Specific1% picked this

   presumes, without providing justification, that most human beings are inclined to take the time to

   Too Specific: most Out of Scope: time to appreciate The author certainly wasn't assuming something about 51% or more of human beings. And whether or not art consumers take the time to appreciate art is drifting mightily from the conversation we're having about whether or not art creators are filling in an open niche.

   1%
3. C

   Out of Scope: value3% picked this

   presumes, without providing justification, that the value of an artwork depends on the degree to which

   The author mentions that there are a ton of great artworks, but doesn't provide any criteria for what makes them great. So there are no assumptions being made about what gives an artwork value. The only assumption about 'value' could be something like: "the aesthetic value of a new piece of artwork is not special if there is already another great artwork capable of satisfying that taste".

   3%
4. D

   Correct40% picked this

   overlooks the possibility that the work of at least one contemporary artist is appreciated by many people whose access to the great majority

   Why this is right

   This is solid objection to the conclusion, since it gives a way to argue that "at least some contemporary artists are enabling people to feel more aesthetically fulfilled than they would without this art". If many people are severely restricted from the great majority of art, then modern artists could have irreplaceable value, in these "culture deserts".

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

   40%
5. E

   Out of Scope: "the amount"51% picked this

   presumes, without providing justification, that the number and variety of great artworks already in the world affects the amount of aesthetic fulfillment

   The author isn't assuming that "because there's so much available great art, you'll get a lower amount of aesthetic fulfillment out of contemporary artwork". She's assuming that "because there so much available great art, you're not getting irreplaceable aesthetic fulfillment out of contemporary artwork". You might totally rock out to the music of a contemporary artist, and the author would just say, "You could have rocked out just as much to Rage Against the Machine, which already existed".

   51%