Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT156 S2 Q21 Explanation

Philosopher: For some kinds of art

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Stimulus

Philosopher: For some kinds of art, there is truth to the adage that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A painting or sculpture that strikes one person as having artistic value may strike another as lacking such value. Consequently, there the artistic value of a painting or a sculpture.

What this question is testing

Flaw

Your task

Describe the reasoning error the argument actually commits.

Common trap

Answers that name a real logical flaw the argument doesn't actually make.

Winning move

Articulate the gap in the reasoning yourself, then match it to the choice that describes that gap.

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The question
21.

The philosopher's reasoning is flawed because

Answer choices

  1. Trap13% picked this

    relies exclusively on an old adage whose truth has not

  2. Trap2% picked this

    ignores the fact that there are other kinds of art, such as literature and poetry, that

  3. Trap5% picked this

    fails to consider whether there are valid objective standards for evaluating nonvisual art,

  4. Correct68% picked this

    fails to consider that people who disagree about the artistic value of a given painting may be incorrectly applying the same

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap12% picked this

    fails to consider that the individuals judging and disagreeing about works of art may be experts

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