Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT2 S2 Q24 Explanation

There is little point

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TopicsMust be True

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Stimulus

There is little point in looking to artists for insights into political issues. Most of them hold political views that are less insightful than those of any reasonably well-educated person who is not an artist. Indeed, when taken as a whole, the statements made by artists, artistic talent and political insight are rarely found together.

What this question is testing

Must be True

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
24.

Which one of the following can be inferred from

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    There are no artists who have insights into

  2. Trap2% picked this

    A thorough education in art makes a person reasonably

  3. Trap14% picked this

    Every reasonably well-educated person who is not an artist has more insight into political issues

  4. Trap17% picked this

    Politicians rarely have any artistic

  5. Correct66% picked this

    Some artists are no less politically insightful than some reasonably well-educated persons who

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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