Tania: A good art critic is not fair in the ordinary sense; it is only

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Tania: A good art critic is not fair in the ordinary sense; it is only about things that do not interest one that one can give a truly unbiased opinion. Since art is a passion, good criticism of art cannot be separated from emotion.

Monique: Art is not simply a passion. The best art critics passionately engage with the artwork, but render their criticism only after shedding all of their biases and consulting general principles of aesthetics.

The dialogue most strongly supports the claim that Tania and Monique disagree about whether

(A) art is not simply a passion
(B) good art criticism is sometimes unbiased 
(C) art critics should not feel emotion toward artworks
(D) fairness generally requires minimizing the influence of bias
(E) the passionate engagement of the art critic with the artwork is the most important aspect of art criticism

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

The question tests the ability to identify the relationship between two arguments.

Tania concludes that good criticism of art cannot be separated from emotion. Her premises are:
• A good art critic is not fair in any sense
• One can give a truly unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one
• Art is a passion
• Good criticism of art cannot be separated from emotion

Monique concludes that art is not simply a passion. Her premises are:
• The best art critics are passionately involved with the artwork they assess
• But the art critics give their criticism only after getting rid of their biases
• The art critics give their criticism after consulting general principles of aesthetics

When we break down the arguments and compare their conclusions and premises, we see that their conclusions are different. However, we can also see that both their premises contain the word ‘bias’.

Tania feels that a good art critic is not fair and that it is not possible to give an unbiased opinion if one is interested in something.

Monique, on the other hand, feels that an art critic might be passionately involved with the artwork that he or she assesses, but is able to set aside the bias that arises out of the passion before giving his or her criticism.

So, what we see here is that the basis on which the two of them disagree is whether good art criticism is sometimes unbiased. That is what Option B states, so it is correct.

Option A is a direct restatement of Monique’s conclusion. Tania also says that art is a passion. So, Monique doesn’t disagree with Tania about this but extends the idea. So, Option A can be eliminated.

Both of them agree that art critics feel emotion about artwork. Option C contradicts Tania and Monique. So, Option C is incorrect.

Monique states that critics give their assessment after getting rid of their biases but Tania states that it one is truly unbiased only about things that do not interest one. So, both agree that to be fair requires minimizing bias. So, Option D can also be eliminated.

Neither one of them discusses what the most important aspect of art criticism is. So, Option E is out of scope.

Option B is therefore the most appropriate.

Jayanthi Kumar.

thelastskybender · Answer

A is incorrect because it's not something that they disagree about. Tania says "art is a passion" and Monique says "Art is not simply a passion". Here Monique's statement is equivalent to- art is not just a passion, but something more. So actually Monique kind of agree that art is a passion + something else.

vs03314 · Answer

Disagreement : Good art critics can not separate emotions from criticism of art. Tania supports this while Monique opposes this and suggest that they deliver criticism only after shedding their biases.

(A) art is not simply a passion - > Not supported , Monique agrees but Tania never disagrees.
(B) good art criticism is sometimes unbiased -> Correct, aligns with our disagreement.
(C) art critics should not feel emotion toward artworks -> Our scope is good art critics
(D) fairness generally requires minimizing the influence of bias -> Irrelevant
(E) the passionate engagement of the art critic with the artwork is the most important aspect of art criticism -> Irrelevant

guddo · Answer

Tania: A good art critic is not fair in the ordinary sense; it is only about things that do not interest one that one can give a truly unbiased opinion. Since art is a passion, good criticism of art cannot be separated from emotion.

Monique: Art is not simply a passion. The best art critics passionately engage with the artwork, but render their criticism only after shedding all of their biases and consulting general principles of aesthetics.

The dialogue most strongly supports the claim that Tania and Monique disagree about whether

Tania says good art criticism cannot be truly  unbiased  because art involves passion and emotion. Monique says great critics can engage passionately but still produce objective criticism by  shedding biases  and using general aesthetic principles.

(A) art is not simply a passion

Tania says art is a passion, but she does not clearly claim it is “simply” a passion, so this is not the clearest disagreement. Monique does say “not simply a passion,” but Tania’s wording does not directly deny that.

(B) good art criticism is sometimes unbiased

Tania implies good art criticism cannot be unbiased (because art interests us and passion brings emotion). Monique says critics can remove biases before judging, so good criticism can be unbiased. Clear disagreement.

(C) art critics should not feel emotion toward artworks

Neither says critics should feel no emotion. Tania links criticism to emotion; Monique allows passionate engagement. So no disagreement.

(D) fairness generally requires minimizing the influence of bias

Both treat fairness as connected to bias. Tania says unbiasedness is hard when you care; Monique says remove bias. This is shared ground, not a dispute.

(E) the passionate engagement of the art critic with the artwork is the most important aspect of art criticism

Neither claims passionate engagement is the single most important factor. Monique also emphasizes principles; Tania emphasizes emotion’s inseparability, not “most important.”

Answer: (B)

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