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08 Oct 2019, 22:08
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An artist must suffer for his art say these successful entrepreneurs who attempt to pass themselves off as artists. They auction off to the highest bidder, usually a fool in his own right, the most mediocre of drawings; and then, from their well-laid tables, they have the unmitigated gall to imply that they themselves.
Which of the following must underlie the author’s position?
(A) One must actually suffer to do great art.
(B) Financial deprivation is the only suffering an artist undergoes.
(C) Art critics have little real expertise and are consequently easily deceived.
(D) Most mediocre artists are fools.
(E) All successful entrepreneurs are fools.
Which of the following must underlie the author’s position?
(A) One must actually suffer to do great art.
(B) Financial deprivation is the only suffering an artist undergoes.
(C) Art critics have little real expertise and are consequently easily deceived.
(D) Most mediocre artists are fools.
(E) All successful entrepreneurs are fools.
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01 Nov 2019, 20:49
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Can anyone explain this answer ?
02 Nov 2019, 01:05
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Official Explanation
Choice (B) is an assumption of the author because the inconsistency of which the author accuses others would disappear if, though they were not poor, they nonetheless endured great suffering, e.g., emotional pain or poor health.
(A) is not an assumption of the author. The author is trying to prove the existence of a contradiction in another’s words and actions: It is the others who insist suffering is necessary. The author never says one way or the other whether suffering is necessary to produce art— only that these others claim it is, and then eat well.
(C) incorrectly construes the author’s reference to purchasers of art. There is no mention of the role of the critic.
(D) and (E) both make the mistake of applying the term “fools” to a category other than “bidders.”
The correct answer is (B).
Choice (B) is an assumption of the author because the inconsistency of which the author accuses others would disappear if, though they were not poor, they nonetheless endured great suffering, e.g., emotional pain or poor health.
(A) is not an assumption of the author. The author is trying to prove the existence of a contradiction in another’s words and actions: It is the others who insist suffering is necessary. The author never says one way or the other whether suffering is necessary to produce art— only that these others claim it is, and then eat well.
(C) incorrectly construes the author’s reference to purchasers of art. There is no mention of the role of the critic.
(D) and (E) both make the mistake of applying the term “fools” to a category other than “bidders.”
The correct answer is (B).
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