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Some people claim that every human discovery or invention is an instance of self-expression. But what they seem to ignore is that, trivially, anything we do is self-expressive. So, until they can give us a more interesting interpretation of their claim, we are not obliged to take their claim seriously.

Which one of the following, if true, provides the most support for the reasoning above?

(A) All claims that are trivial are uninteresting.

(B) Most people do not take trivial claims seriously.

(C) No claims that are trivial are worthy of serious consideration.

(D) Every claim is open to both interesting and uninteresting interpretations.

(E) Every interpretation is either trivial or uninteresting.

fiftyoneverbal · Answer

(A) We want is a  more interesting  claim than the trivial one. We don't care whether the trivial one in and of itself is interesting or not.

(B) We don't care what most people think--we are talking about what we are  obliged  to do. For example, most people take a shower every day but they aren't  obliged  to do so.

(C) Yes, if this were true, then this would hammer home the idea that we are not obliged to take the claim seriously, because it's trivial and therefore unworthy of serious consideration.

(D) This is irrelevant to our argument.

(E) This may weaken our argument, because its saying that if it's trivial, it may not be uninteresting, and therefore it doesn't need to be made more interesting.

(c) is the right answer

exc4libur · Answer

=some say that discovery is self
=but, anything we do, trivially, is self
=thus, we are not obliged to take this claim seriously
=until we are given a more interpretation of such claim

strg
ans (C) if trivial claims were worthy of serious consideration, then the argument falls, because we WOULD be obliged to take it seriously.

Kherarohan8 · Answer

IMO B

Question demands the non-trivial reasoning for other to take it seriously and that's exactly what option B is suggesting.

unraveled · Answer

Some people claim that every human discovery or invention is an instance of self-expression. But what they seem to ignore is that, trivially, anything we do is self-expressive. So, until they can give us a more interesting interpretation of their claim, we are not obliged to take their claim seriously.

Which one of the following, if true, provides the most support for the reasoning above?

(A)  All claims  that are trivial  are uninteresting . - WRONG. Uninteresting is opposite to more interesting and thus nothing can be said about it.

(B)  Most people  do not take trivial claims seriously. - WRONG. It's not about most people.

(C) No claims that are trivial are worthy of serious consideration. - CORRECT. If not, then conclusion is questionable.

(D) Every claim is open to  both interesting and uninteresting interpretations . - WRONG. Again argument remains open to be moulded in any direction. Uninteresting is irrelevant.

(E) Every interpretation is  either trivial or uninteresting . - WRONG. Trivial interpretation is taking the argument in the wrong direction. What we do is self-expressive which is trivial not the interpretation. Also, every interpretation being either trivial or uninteresting is irrelevant as argument open to take any direction from there.

Answer C.

A_Nishith · Answer

Reasoning Breakdown:
 Premise:  Anything we do is trivially self-expressive.
 Conclusion:  We are not obliged to take the claim that every human discovery or invention is an instance of self-expression seriously, unless given a more interesting interpretation.

The conclusion relies on the idea that the claim is trivial and thus not worth serious consideration unless it can be given an interesting interpretation. Therefore, the correct answer will likely connect the concept of triviality with a lack of necessity for serious consideration.

Analyzing Each Option:
(A) All claims that are trivial are uninteresting.

This option connects trivial claims with being uninteresting, which aligns with the passage’s suggestion that the claim is trivial and hence needs a more interesting interpretation. This supports the reasoning by emphasizing that trivial claims are not inherently interesting.

(B) Most people do not take trivial claims seriously.

This option suggests that trivial claims are generally not taken seriously by most people. While it supports the idea that trivial claims are not considered seriously, it does not directly tie into the passage's need for a more interesting interpretation.

(C) No claims that are trivial are worthy of serious consideration.

This option directly supports the passage's reasoning. It states that trivial claims do not deserve serious consideration, which is exactly the passage's conclusion.

(D) Every claim is open to both interesting and uninteresting interpretations.

This option introduces the idea of dual interpretations for every claim. It does not specifically support the conclusion that trivial claims should not be taken seriously unless they are given an interesting interpretation.

(E) Every interpretation is either trivial or uninteresting.

This option suggests that interpretations can be either trivial or uninteresting, which doesn't support the need for an interesting interpretation for trivial claims to be taken seriously.

Conclusion: 
The option that provides the most support for the reasoning in the passage is:
 (C)  No claims that are trivial are worthy of serious consideration.

This option directly states that trivial claims are not worth serious consideration, which aligns perfectly with the passage's conclusion.

AbhishekP220108 · Answer

Hi Bunuel, I guess the tag should not be inference, It has to be strengthen. Can you please change it. Thanks

Bunuel · Answer

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Edited the tag. Thank you!

AbhishekP220108 · Answer

Thanks for considering the change

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