Why A...what is the reasoning behind this answer? Please explain

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The question ask to support conclusion...the conclusion is in8th line...that popularity of painting prevent people to see it for what it is....and first answer choice clearly supports it....that most people don't recognise it's flaws....for answer choices b,c and e... opinion of others is not a base of judging the painting and option d is irrelevant as it's talk about past and passage is about current scenario

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The Conclusion: The undue focus on this painting, along with the popularity of a few other pieces, prevents most people not only from seeing the painting for what it really is, but also from understanding the true scope of 15th and 16th century European painting.

The conclusion states that the undue focus prevents most people from seeing the flaws of the Mona Lisa painting and also prevents them from understanding the true scope of 15th and 16th century paintings.

Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest support for the argument's conclusion?


A. Most people do not believe that the Mona Lisa has any evident flaws..
If 'Most people' believe that Mona Lisa has no flaws, the conclusion can be an explanation. But if 'Most people' believe that the painting has flaw, the conclusion will not hold true.

B. The creator of the Mona Lisa, Leonardo DaVinci, did not regard the painting as his finest work.
The conclusion has nothing to do with what the creator regards. The conclusion has to do with "Most People" not seeing the flaw and the true scope.

C. It is possible for most people to understand the true scope of 15th and 16th century European painting.
This addresses only half of the conclusion. It only discusses the possibility and not the fact. It doesn't give any detail about whether Most people understand the true scope.

D. Other European paintings of the 15th and 16th century were once better known than the Mona Lisa.
This doesn't support the conclusion that the popularity prevents from seeing the flaws and from understanding true scope.

E. Most art scholars feel that The Last Supper is a superior painting to the Mona Lisa.
the conclusion is talking about "Most people" and not about 'Most art scholars'. Hence this options doesn't strengthen the conclusion

Hi expert,
I don't know how A strengthen the argument? The conclusion says "undue focus on Mona Lisa prevents most people from understanding the true scope of 15th and 16th century European painting", but A has nothing to do with "undue focus". It seems like to repeat "these people don't understand this painting because they can't recognize the painting's flaw", but I think repeating the same meaning of the conclusion doesn't strengthen the conclusion, so what's the logic?

Any expert would like to share your views? Much thanks

I did not understand what is the conclusion here.
Is it the part about Mona lisa not being flawless,
or
"the painting is preventing people from seeing what is really is "

Yes that’s what confused me! At first I think the conclusion is “not being flawless”, but if so, Choice A won’t support it——as A said “most people think Mona Lisa is flawless”

In my opinion, the conclusion is "but it is neither flawless nor incomparable".

As per this conclusion, option A states that most people do not believe that the Mona Lisa painting has evident flaws which can be translated to the fact that Some people believe that the painting has flaws and that supports the conclusion.

That is how I was supposed to crack the question.