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A popular complaint about abstract expressionist paintings—that "a child could paint that"—holds that their stylistic similarities to young children's paintings show that they are no more aesthetically pleasing than those inexpert works. But most participants in a psychological study, when shown pairs of paintings consisting of an abstract expressionist painting and a preschooler's painting, consistently rated the abstract expressionist painting as aesthetically better, refuting this complaint and thereby establishing that abstract expressionist paintings are aesthetically pleasing.
The argument depends on assuming which one of the following?
(A) People are better at judging the aesthetic value of a painting when they compare it with another painting.
(B) Most of the preschoolers' paintings used in the study were not aesthetically displeasing.
(C) Each painting shown to the participants had a label that accurately indicated whether it was an abstract expressionist painting or a preschooler's painting.
(D) Participants who did not consistently rate the abstract expressionist paintings as aesthetically better nonetheless rated them better more often than not.
(E) There were few stylistic similarities between the abstract expressionist paintings that participants were shown and the preschoolers' paintings with which they were paired.
The argument depends on assuming which one of the following?
(A) People are better at judging the aesthetic value of a painting when they compare it with another painting.
(B) Most of the preschoolers' paintings used in the study were not aesthetically displeasing.
(C) Each painting shown to the participants had a label that accurately indicated whether it was an abstract expressionist painting or a preschooler's painting.
(D) Participants who did not consistently rate the abstract expressionist paintings as aesthetically better nonetheless rated them better more often than not.
(E) There were few stylistic similarities between the abstract expressionist paintings that participants were shown and the preschoolers' paintings with which they were paired.
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A popular complaint about abstract expressionist paintings—that "a child could paint that"—holds that their stylistic similarities to young children's paintings show that they are no more aesthetically pleasing than those inexpert works. But most participants in a psychological study, when shown pairs of paintings consisting of an abstract expressionist painting and a preschooler's painting, consistently rated the abstract expressionist painting as aesthetically better, refuting this complaint and thereby establishing that abstract expressionist paintings are aesthetically pleasing.
The argument depends on assuming which one of the following?
The study establishes only that abstract expressionist paintings were rated better than the preschoolers' paintings. To conclude from this that they are actually aesthetically pleasing, the argument must assume that the preschoolers' paintings provide a sufficiently high baseline. Otherwise, both could be aesthetically displeasing, with the abstract expressionist paintings merely being less displeasing.
(A) People are better at judging the aesthetic value of a painting when they compare it with another painting.
Incorrect. The argument does not require comparative judgments to be generally more accurate than judgments made in isolation.
(B) Most of the preschoolers' paintings used in the study were not aesthetically displeasing.
Correct. If the preschoolers' paintings were aesthetically displeasing, an abstract expressionist painting could be rated better and still be aesthetically displeasing itself. The argument therefore needs the preschoolers' paintings not to provide such a low baseline.
(C) Each painting shown to the participants had a label that accurately indicated whether it was an abstract expressionist painting or a preschooler's painting.
Incorrect. The participants need not know who produced each painting in order to compare their aesthetic quality.
(D) Participants who did not consistently rate the abstract expressionist paintings as aesthetically better nonetheless rated them better more often than not.
Incorrect. The argument already relies on the majority who consistently preferred the abstract expressionist paintings. It does not depend on how the remaining participants voted.
(E) There were few stylistic similarities between the abstract expressionist paintings that participants were shown and the preschoolers' paintings with which they were paired.
Incorrect. The argument does not require the paintings to lack stylistic similarities. In fact, the original complaint itself is based on such similarities.
Answer: (B)
The argument depends on assuming which one of the following?
The study establishes only that abstract expressionist paintings were rated better than the preschoolers' paintings. To conclude from this that they are actually aesthetically pleasing, the argument must assume that the preschoolers' paintings provide a sufficiently high baseline. Otherwise, both could be aesthetically displeasing, with the abstract expressionist paintings merely being less displeasing.
(A) People are better at judging the aesthetic value of a painting when they compare it with another painting.
Incorrect. The argument does not require comparative judgments to be generally more accurate than judgments made in isolation.
(B) Most of the preschoolers' paintings used in the study were not aesthetically displeasing.
Correct. If the preschoolers' paintings were aesthetically displeasing, an abstract expressionist painting could be rated better and still be aesthetically displeasing itself. The argument therefore needs the preschoolers' paintings not to provide such a low baseline.
(C) Each painting shown to the participants had a label that accurately indicated whether it was an abstract expressionist painting or a preschooler's painting.
Incorrect. The participants need not know who produced each painting in order to compare their aesthetic quality.
(D) Participants who did not consistently rate the abstract expressionist paintings as aesthetically better nonetheless rated them better more often than not.
Incorrect. The argument already relies on the majority who consistently preferred the abstract expressionist paintings. It does not depend on how the remaining participants voted.
(E) There were few stylistic similarities between the abstract expressionist paintings that participants were shown and the preschoolers' paintings with which they were paired.
Incorrect. The argument does not require the paintings to lack stylistic similarities. In fact, the original complaint itself is based on such similarities.
Answer: (B)
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