PT153 S3 Q22 ExplanationLaurie: In a democracy, public art

Answer choices, explained

1. A

   No Support from Either1% picked this

   what types of public art are most characteristic of

   Neither person discussed which types of public are art are most characteristic of modern democracies.

   1%
2. B

   Out of Scope: enjoy / support29% picked this

   whether it is possible in a democracy to create public art that people with radically different opinions

   Neither person talked about whether it was possible for the public to enjoy or support certain types of art. They only talked about whether public art should / shouldn't try to bring people together. The language of this answer most closely resembles the wording of Elsa's statements, and we can't even infer what position she would take on this answer. She thinks it's impossible for public art to bring people together by expressing consensus or reconciling differences, but we have no idea whether she thinks it's possible or not to create public art that people with radically different opinions can enjoy and support.

   29%
3. C

   Correct57% picked this

   what the criterion of success for public art in a democracy

   Why this is right

   Laurie thinks that the criterion of success for public art is whether it "brings people together", whereas Elsa thinks that this is not the criterion of success. Elsa argues that in cases where people hold radically different opinions, it would be impossible to ask public art to bring people together, implying that we should not be asking public art to do the impossible. Elsa also explicitly says in these circumstances that public art should emphasize radically different opinions. So they disagree about whether "bringing people together" should be the criterion of success for public art. Laurie says "yes" and Elsa says "no".

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

   57%
4. D

   No Support from Person 23% picked this

   whether contemporary public art creates only

   As we analyzed, Elsa never speaks directly to contemporary art, nor does she comment on what public art has or hasn't done. She only speaks to what public art should / shouldn't do.

   3%
5. E

   Out of Scope: wise9% picked this

   whether it is wise for contemporary public art to help achieve a consensus

   Neither person is using language about whether it's wise for contemporary public art to help achieve a consensus on a subject. And Laurie is not even saying that contemporary public art should help the public to achieve a consensus. She was saying that public art should express a consensus. The art would be a reflection of the consensus that already exists, not the catalyst that helps the public to achieve a consensus they don't already have.

   9%