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.

Conclusion (it follows)

Most art criticism is devoted to works other than the greatest works of art.

Evidence

Most art criticism is devoted to works that fail to satisfy the critic.

Evaluate

The first sentence ends up being an irrelevant part of the paragraph, since the author goes onto say, .

Both the premise and the conclusion are structured the same: Most art criticism is devoted to works that are X thus, Most art criticism is devoted works that are Y

So we're looking for a very simple "If X, then Y" type missing link

Goal

Since the argument goes Most art devoted to works that [fails to satisfy critic] thus, Most art crit devoted to works that [other than greatest]

14.

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

  1. No art critic enjoys writing

    Unrelated to Goal

    Since this answer isn't talking about the "greatest works of art", it's functionally useless and we don't need to read it. We'd never be able to derive a conclusion about "the greatest works of art" unless the evidence or the correct answer mention that concept.

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  2. All art critics find it

    Unrelated to Goal

    Since this answer isn't talking about the "greatest works of art", it's functionally useless and we don't need to read it. We'd never be able to derive a conclusion about "the greatest works of art" unless the evidence or the correct answer mention that concept.

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  3. A work of art that

    Unrelated to Goal

    Since this answer isn't talking about the "greatest works of art", it's functionally useless and we don't need to read it. We'd never be able to derive a conclusion about "the greatest works of art" unless the evidence or the correct answer mention that concept.

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  4. The greatest works of art

    Opposite (if anything)

    Finally we have an answer addressing the New Concept in the Conclusion, but it doesn't help us in anyway to prove that most art criticism is done on works of art that aren't the greatest works of art. We know that most art criticism is done on works that fail to satisfy the critic, but this answer doesn't connect with "fail to satisfy the critic". The argument is basically assuming that "if the work didn't satisfy the critic, then it clearly can't be one of the greatest works of art". But this answer would actually weaken that assumption by saying, "No, it's very possible that something that is a greatest work of art would fail to satisfy a critic. After all, the great works usually aren't appreciated in their own time."

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  5. Correct

    The greatest works of art

    Why this is right

    When we combine this answer with the premise, we can derive the conclusion. This says greatest works → satisfy all critics and by contrapositive (most correct answers on SA need to be contraposed) doesn't satisfy a critic → ~greatest works Here's how the premise and the answer add up to the conclusion. most art criticism work not satisfy critic + (E) work not satisfy critic → ~greatest works __________________________________ thus, most art criticism ~greatest works

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

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