Logical Reasoning

PT17 · S3 · Q14 Many artists claim that art critics

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Many artists claim that art critics find it is easier to write about art that they dislike than to write about art that they like.

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.

14.

The conclusion above is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

  1. No art critic enjoys writing

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. All art critics find it

    Trap

    10% picked this

  3. A work of art that

    Trap

    7% picked this

  4. The greatest works of art

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. Correct

    The greatest works of art

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    79% picked this

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