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To be great, an artwork must express a deep emotion, such as sorrow or love. But an artwork cannot express an emotion that the artwork's creator is incapable of experiencing.
Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above?
A. A computer can create an artwork that expresses sorrow or love only if it has actually experienced such an emotion.
B. The greatest art is produced by those who have experienced the deepest emotions.
C. An artwork that expresses a deep emotion of its creator is a great artwork.
D. As long as computers are constructed so as to be incapable of experiencing emotions, they will not create great artworks.
E. Only artworks that succeed in expressing deep emotions are the products of great artists.
Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above?
A. A computer can create an artwork that expresses sorrow or love only if it has actually experienced such an emotion.
B. The greatest art is produced by those who have experienced the deepest emotions.
C. An artwork that expresses a deep emotion of its creator is a great artwork.
D. As long as computers are constructed so as to be incapable of experiencing emotions, they will not create great artworks.
E. Only artworks that succeed in expressing deep emotions are the products of great artists.
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To be great, an artwork must express a deep emotion, such as sorrow or love. But an artwork cannot express an emotion that the artwork's creator is incapable of experiencing.
The first statement presents a necessary condition: It conveys that, for an artwork to be great, it is necessary for the artwork to express a deep emotion.
The second statement presents a sufficient condition: It conveys that, if an artwork's creator is incapable of experiencing an emotion, the artwork cannot express that emotion.
Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above?
This is an Inference question, and the correct answer will be the choice that must be true if the statements in the passage are true.
A. A computer can create an artwork that expresses sorrow or love only if it has actually experienced such an emotion.
This choice was a little tough for me to eliminate initially, but then I saw how it can be eliminated.
The passage says the following:
But an artwork cannot express an emotion that the artwork's creator is incapable of experiencing.
That statement means, basically, that a creator of art can create an artwork that expresses an emotion only if the creator is capable of experiencing that emotion.
This choice says something different, that a computer can create an artwork that expresses sorrow or love only if it has actually experienced such an emotion.
Notice that a creator of artwork can be "capable of experiencing" an emotion even if the creator has not "actually experienced" that emotion.
So, what the passage says doesn't indicate that a creator of art, such as a computer, must have actually experienced an emotion to create an artwork that expresses that emotion.
So, this choice is not supported.
Eliminate.
B. The greatest art is produced by those who have experienced the deepest emotions.
The passage presents one necessary condition for art to be "great": "To be great, an artwork must express a deep emotion."
The passage does not say anything about the "greatest" art or that those who produce it have the "deepest emotions."
Eliminate.
C. An artwork that expresses a deep emotion of its creator is a great artwork.
This choice presents a condition sufficient for an artwork to be a great artwork. In other words, it indicates that expressing a deep emotion is sufficient to make an artwork great.
In contrast, the passage presents a necessary condition for art to be "great": "To be great, an artwork must express a deep emotion," meaning that expressing a deep emotion is necessary for an artwork to be great.
So, what the passage says and what this choice says are not the same because the fact that expressing a deep emotion is necessary for an artwork to be great does not mean that expressing a deep emotion is sufficient to make an artwork great.
So, this choice is not supported.
Eliminate.
D. As long as computers are constructed so as to be incapable of experiencing emotions, they will not create great artworks.
As we saw above, the passage indicates two things:
- If an artwork's creator is incapable of experiencing an emotion, the artwork cannot express that emotion.
- For an artwork to be great, it is necessary for the artwork to express a deep emotion, which means, if an artwork does not express a deep emotion, it is not great.
Replacing "artwork's creator" in the first statement with "a computer" and combining the statements, we get the following:
- If a computer that creates an artwork is incapable of experiencing emotions, the artwork cannot express emotions, in which case, the artwork is not great.
We see that that statement means basically what this choice says.
Keep.
E. Only artworks that succeed in expressing deep emotions are the products of great artists.
The passage says the following about deep emotions and art:
To be great, an artwork must express a deep emotion
That means that only artworks that express deep emotions are great.
Notice that that is different from this choice, which means, basically that only artworks that express deep emotions are the products of great artists.
After all, we have no information indicating that all "products of great artist" are "great." So, it could be that some artworks that are the products of great artists are not great and, thus, may not express deep emotions.
Eliminate.
Correct answer: D
The first statement presents a necessary condition: It conveys that, for an artwork to be great, it is necessary for the artwork to express a deep emotion.
The second statement presents a sufficient condition: It conveys that, if an artwork's creator is incapable of experiencing an emotion, the artwork cannot express that emotion.
Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above?
This is an Inference question, and the correct answer will be the choice that must be true if the statements in the passage are true.
A. A computer can create an artwork that expresses sorrow or love only if it has actually experienced such an emotion.
This choice was a little tough for me to eliminate initially, but then I saw how it can be eliminated.
The passage says the following:
But an artwork cannot express an emotion that the artwork's creator is incapable of experiencing.
That statement means, basically, that a creator of art can create an artwork that expresses an emotion only if the creator is capable of experiencing that emotion.
This choice says something different, that a computer can create an artwork that expresses sorrow or love only if it has actually experienced such an emotion.
Notice that a creator of artwork can be "capable of experiencing" an emotion even if the creator has not "actually experienced" that emotion.
So, what the passage says doesn't indicate that a creator of art, such as a computer, must have actually experienced an emotion to create an artwork that expresses that emotion.
So, this choice is not supported.
Eliminate.
B. The greatest art is produced by those who have experienced the deepest emotions.
The passage presents one necessary condition for art to be "great": "To be great, an artwork must express a deep emotion."
The passage does not say anything about the "greatest" art or that those who produce it have the "deepest emotions."
Eliminate.
C. An artwork that expresses a deep emotion of its creator is a great artwork.
This choice presents a condition sufficient for an artwork to be a great artwork. In other words, it indicates that expressing a deep emotion is sufficient to make an artwork great.
In contrast, the passage presents a necessary condition for art to be "great": "To be great, an artwork must express a deep emotion," meaning that expressing a deep emotion is necessary for an artwork to be great.
So, what the passage says and what this choice says are not the same because the fact that expressing a deep emotion is necessary for an artwork to be great does not mean that expressing a deep emotion is sufficient to make an artwork great.
So, this choice is not supported.
Eliminate.
D. As long as computers are constructed so as to be incapable of experiencing emotions, they will not create great artworks.
As we saw above, the passage indicates two things:
- If an artwork's creator is incapable of experiencing an emotion, the artwork cannot express that emotion.
- For an artwork to be great, it is necessary for the artwork to express a deep emotion, which means, if an artwork does not express a deep emotion, it is not great.
Replacing "artwork's creator" in the first statement with "a computer" and combining the statements, we get the following:
- If a computer that creates an artwork is incapable of experiencing emotions, the artwork cannot express emotions, in which case, the artwork is not great.
We see that that statement means basically what this choice says.
Keep.
E. Only artworks that succeed in expressing deep emotions are the products of great artists.
The passage says the following about deep emotions and art:
To be great, an artwork must express a deep emotion
That means that only artworks that express deep emotions are great.
Notice that that is different from this choice, which means, basically that only artworks that express deep emotions are the products of great artists.
After all, we have no information indicating that all "products of great artist" are "great." So, it could be that some artworks that are the products of great artists are not great and, thus, may not express deep emotions.
Eliminate.
Correct answer: D
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