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Historian: New York City became an influential art center in the 20th
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Historian: New York City became an influential art center in the 20th century, as seen, for example, in the influential 1913 Armory Show and the growth of museums. This was due primarily to a combination of New York's large and varied population, its basic resources, and its access to European art trends. The city could never have become an influential art center without the era's increased local wealth, which allowed more people to buy art. However, the changes were principally driven by the diversity of the city's population, including intellectuals and artists from Europe, and a culture that prized energy and creativity, which stimulated the artistic endeavors of many people.
Select for Precondition the statement that the passage most strongly suggests describes a precondition for New York becoming an influential art center. And select for Strengthener the statement that would, if true, most clearly strengthen the support for the historian's explanation of why the city became an influential art center. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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Historian: New York City became an influential art center in the 20th century, as seen, for example, in the influential 1913 Armory Show and the growth of museums. This was due primarily to a combination of New York's large and varied population, its basic resources, and its access to European art trends. The city could never have become an influential art center without the era's increased local wealth, which allowed more people to buy art. However, the changes were principally driven by the diversity of the city's population, including intellectuals and artists from Europe, and a culture that prized energy and creativity, which stimulated the artistic endeavors of many people.
Select for Precondition the statement that the passage most strongly suggests describes a precondition for New York becoming an influential art center. And select for Strengthener the statement that would, if true, most clearly strengthen the support for the historian's explanation of why the city became an influential art center. Make only two selections, one in each column.
| Precondition | Strengthener | |
| New York showed significant economic development leading up to the early 20th century. | ||
| New York afforded easy access to major art museums in other cities in the United States. | ||
| Members of the Hudson River School of painters helped promote art in New York. | ||
| The Armory Show and other influential New York shows like it featured many prominent European artists. | ||
| The composition of European groups immigrating to New York changed in the early 1900s. |
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Precondition: New York showed significant economic development leading up to the early 20th century.
Strengthener: The Armory Show and other influential New York shows like it featured many prominent European artists.
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Re: Historian: New York City became an influential art center in the 20th
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08 Mar 2024, 06:27
08 Mar 2024, 06:27
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unicornilove wrote:
Thank you. I however have a slight problem with it. “ The city could never have become an influential art center without the era's increased local wealth, which allowed more people to buy art. However, the changes were principally driven by the diversity”
The however counters the first reason and decreases its significance - hence shouldn’t it be diversity and not wealth?
The however counters the first reason and decreases its significance - hence shouldn’t it be diversity and not wealth?
In the context of the statements you cited, "however" is used to express a meaning along the lines of "at the same time, though."
So, "however, the changes wee principally driven by diversity," doesn't really "counter" the statement about wealth. Rather, it makes clear that something else, "the diversity" in addition to wealth was also important and was the prinicpal driver of the changes.
All the same, as you asked, why wouldn't "diversity" be the correct answer since the passage says that the changes were "principally driven" by diversity rather than by wealth?
The reason is that the correct answer doesn't have to name the principle, most important, driver of New York's becoming an influential art center.. It has to name a "precondition," something necessary, for New York becoming an influential art center. The only thing the passage says was necessary was "the era's increased local wealth," without which, according to the passage, "the city could never have become an influential art center."
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Historian: New York City became an influential art center in the 20th
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07 Mar 2024, 01:21
07 Mar 2024, 01:21
KarishmaB @anishpassai GMATCoachBen MartyMurray ChiranjeevSingh pls explain the strengthener and why not C
