Logical Reasoning

PT155 · S2 · Q25 Art critic: An arrangement

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Art critic: An arrangement of objects tends to be aesthetically pleasing to the extent that it gives the impression that the person who arranged the objects succeeded at what he or she was attempting to do.

Principle

The more someone gets the impression that the person who arranged a group of objects succeeded at what he or she was attempting to do, the more aesthetically pleasing that arrangement is.

Evaluate / Goal

This isn't a conditional principle, so we can expect to see some judgments that are more comparative on continuum in nature.

Because of that, it seems like you can take it in either direction.

If you have the impression more aesthetically the arranger succeeded pleasing in their mission

If you have the impression less aesthetically the arranger failed pleasing in their mission

25.

The generalization expressed by the art critic, if correct, most helps to justify the reasoning in which one of the following arguments?

  1. The new art installation is

    Weak Match

    The viewers don't realize that the arranger didn't accomplish their goal, but this principle needs the viewers to know that the arranger did accomplish their goal. Otherwise we shouldn't be labeling it very aesthetically pleasing.

    6% picked this

  2. The wooden panels in the

    Weak Match

    I don't hate this one, but the Conclusion / Premise should probably be swapped. We would use the criterion of "this arrangement gives the clear impression that the arranger succeeded at their intent, thus aesthetically pleasing". But maybe more importantly is that this talks about whether or not the artist succeeded, whereas what we need to hear about is whether the arrangement "gives the impression" that the artist succeeded.

    16% picked this

  3. The arrangement of wooden panels

    Out of Scope: symmetrical

    This clarifies whether or not the impression of success was given off, but this doesn't have anything about how aesthetically pleasing the art is / isn't.

    5% picked this

  4. Correct

    The art installation would be

    Why this is right

    This clearly connects the idea of "giving off the impression of successful attempt" with "more aesthetically pleasing".

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

    69% picked this

  5. The artist could make the

    Opposite

    This is saying "by making this look less fully planned (less intentional / less like a successful execution of the arranger's vision)", it will be "more aesthetically pleasing". That has the principle backwards.

    4% picked this

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