Many artists claim that art critics find it is easier to write about

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Many artists claim that art critics find it is easier to write about art that they dislike than to write about art that they like. Whether or not this hypothesis is correct, most art criticism is devoted to art works that fail to satisfy the critic. Hence it follows that most art criticism is devoted to works other than the greatest works of art.

The conclusion above is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

(A) No art critic enjoys writing about art works that he or she dislikes intensely.

(B) All art critics find it difficult to discover art works that truly satisfy them.

(C) A work of art that receives extensive critical attention can thereby become more widely known than it otherwise would have been.

(D) The greatest works of art are never recognized as such until long after the time of their creation.

(E) The greatest works of art are works that inevitably satisfy all critics.

shameekv1989 · Answer

Many artists claim that art critics find it is easier to write about art that they dislike than to write about art that they like. Whether or not this hypothesis is correct, most art criticism is devoted to art works that fail to satisfy the critic. Hence it follows that most art criticism is devoted to works other than the greatest works of art.

The conclusion above is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

(A) No art critic enjoys writing about art works that he or she dislikes intensely.

(B) All art critics find it difficult to discover art works that truly satisfy them.

(C) A work of art that receives extensive critical attention can thereby become more widely known than it otherwise would have been.

(D) The greatest works of art are never recognized as such until long after the time of their creation.

(E) The greatest works of art are works that inevitably satisfy all critics.

Premise :- Art critics find easier to write about art they like than about art they don't like. Most of the art criticism is devoted to art works that has failed to satisfy the critic

Conclusion :- Art criticism is devoted to arts other than greatest works of art

Inference :- Greatest works of art is an art that is not one the critics disliked. This means that greatest works of art is all of the other arts that satisfy the critics.

Only option E addresses the greatest works of art.

Answer - E

David nguyen · Answer

Could you help me to understand what does works mean in the conclusion?

Hence it follows that most art criticism is devoted to  works  other than the greatest works of art.

Does that imply artworks or works of art (regular works of art)? or does that imply the works of the critics? This language is a bit confusing.

wilsonprj · Answer

Premise:

Most criticism is about works that fail to satisfy the critic.

Conclusion:

Therefore, most criticism is about works other than the greatest works of art.

The logical gap

To move from:

“critics mostly write about works they don’t like”

to:

“therefore they are not writing about the greatest works”

we must assume:

👉 Great works are NOT among the works critics dislike

In other words:

Great works must satisfy critics

Check answer choices

(E) The greatest works of art are works that inevitably satisfy all critics

✔ This directly bridges the gap:

If great works satisfy critics → they are NOT in the “fail to satisfy” group

Since most criticism is about the “fail to satisfy” group → it excludes great works

✅ This makes the conclusion logically valid.

Why others fail

A: About critics enjoying writing — irrelevant

B: About difficulty finding good art — not needed

C: About publicity — irrelevant

D: About recognition timing — irrelevant

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