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What can be concluded on the basis of premise? It is that in the Post World War II era - technique known as alienation effect is invalid and that the technique prevents audiences from becoming too involved with the action taking place on the stage, and thus they can take an unprejudiced opinion.

Which of the following can most properly be concluded from the statements above?

A. Objective perspectives on reality can be presented by art in the twenty‐first century provided that it uses techniques other than the alienation effect.
- Nothing can be concluded about other techniques. We are not even talking about them.

B. Most art in the pre‐World War II era was expected to present objective perspectives on reality.
- 'Most'? Nowhere it is said that art was trying to do this.

C. The alienation effect is invalid in the twenty‐first century since artists no longer want to distance audiences from their work.
- The argument does not talk about what an artists wants or doesn't want

D. Presenting unprejudiced views on reality is instrumental to using the technique of alienation effect.
- Yes. Unprejudiced may be very airtight but this is correct.

E. Implementation of the alienation technique led to the loss of objective perspectives in art.
- The argument does not talk about this.

D it is.
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The playwright Bertolt Brecht staged his plays using a technique known as Verfremdungseffekt or the ‘alienation effect’ to prevent his audience from becoming too involved with the action taking place on the stage, thereby enabling viewers to reflect intellectually on the themes presented to them. While this technique was probably usable in a pre‐World War II era, as then it was still possible to expect art to present objective perspectives on reality, it is clearly invalid in the twenty‐first century.

Which of the following can most properly be concluded from the statements above?

A. Objective perspectives on reality can be presented by art in the twenty‐first century provided that it uses techniques other than the alienation effect.

B. Most art in the pre‐World War II era was expected to present objective perspectives on reality.

C. The alienation effect is invalid in the twenty‐first century since artists no longer want to distance audiences from their work.

D. Presenting unprejudiced views on reality is instrumental to using the technique of alienation effect.

E. Implementation of the alienation technique led to the loss of objective perspectives in art.

Conclusion: While this technique was probably usable in a pre‐World War II era in order to present objective perspectives on reality, it is clearly invalid in the twenty‐first century.

A is out of scope since we are not bothered about techniques other than the alienation effect.
B is distorted form of argument where it was still possible to expect art to present objective perspectives on reality not that it was expected.
C is the conclusion representing the main point.
Nothing about unprejudiced views is mentioned in the passage. D is out of scope.
E says that Implementation led to loss in the past there fore it is invalid now. This can be true and also act as supporting argument but not as a conclusion.
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Option C tells us why this technique is invalid in 21st century since artists no longer want to distance audiences from their work.
if we try to answer the question "why this technique is invalid in the 21st century" from the question stem
"While this technique was probably usable in a pre‐World War II era, as then it was still possible to expect art to present objective perspectives on reality, it is clearly invalid in the twenty‐first century."

we get the answer that the technique is invalid in the 21st century because it is not possible to expect art to present objective perspectives on reality.
if we add D
Presenting unprejudiced views on reality is instrumental to using the technique of alienation effect.
that's why "D".

That's my analysis, experts comments will bring in more clarity.
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Experts request your input to clarify why B and not C?
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A. Objective perspectives on reality can be presented by art in the twenty‐first century provided that it uses techniques other than the alienation effect.
May be that it can produce objective reality through alienation effect or rather they never use obejective perspective

B. Most art in the pre‐World War II era was expected to present objective perspectives on reality.
it was never expected it was simply a point if wanted can be displayed

C. The alienation effect is invalid in the twenty‐first century since artists no longer want to distance audiences from their work.
We are in the dark as of what the artists are intending at

D. Presenting unprejudiced views on reality is instrumental to using the technique of alienation effect.
Since the artist not stamping authority hence i guess prestine views are presented

E. Implementation of the alienation technique led to the loss of objective perspectives in art.
Never we were provided light in this topic
Hence IMO D
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I think this question is wrong. Can an expert weigh in, please...
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