LSAT 102 – Section 4 – Question 09

LSAT 102 - Section 4 - Question 09

June 1998

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PT102 S4 Q09
+LR
Necessary assumption +NA
Net Effect +NetEff
A
4%
158
B
91%
166
C
2%
162
D
1%
155
E
2%
159
131
141
152
 +Easier 146.127 +SubsectionMedium

The Board of Trustees of the Federici Art Museum has decided to sell some works from its collection in order to raise the funds necessary to refurbish its galleries. Although this may seem like a drastic remedy, the curator has long maintained that among the paintings that the late Ms. Federici collected for the museum were several unsuccessful immature works by Renoir and Cézanne that should be sold because they are of inferior quality and so add nothing to the overall quality of the museum’s collection. Hence, the board’s action will not detract from the quality of the museum’s collection.

Summary
The argument concludes that the Federici Art Museum’s board will not harm the quality of the museum’s collection by selling some artworks to raise funds. Why not? Because, according to the museum’s curator, the collection includes several inferior works that don’t contribute to the collection’s overall quality.

Notable Assumptions
The argument relies on the assumption that the curator is correct that some works in the museum’s collection don’t contribute to the collection’s quality. Otherwise, the curator’s opinion wouldn’t support the conclusion.
It also relies on the assumption that the board will only sell artworks that the curator has identified as inferior—in other words, that the board won’t sell high-quality artworks that are important to the collection.

A
Art speculators are unable to distinguish an inferior painting by Renoir from a masterpiece by him.
We have no idea if the opinions of art speculators reflect the true quality of an artwork, so this is irrelevant to the actual impact of the board’s decision on the quality of the collection.
B
All of the paintings that the board of trustees sells will be among those that the curator recommends selling.
This is necessary because the curator’s opinion that some works are inferior only supports the conclusion if the board plans to sell the inferior works. If the board were planning to sell other works, the conclusion would be unsupported.
C
All of the paintings by Renoir and Cézanne that are owned by the Federici Art Museum were purchased by Ms. Federici herself.
Whether or not the collection includes some works by Renoir and Cézanne that were purchased by other individuals has no impact on the argument.
D
Only an avid collector of paintings by Cézanne would be willing to pay a high price for early works by this artist.
Who would pay what prices for which artworks is irrelevant. The argument is focused on the impact to the collection’s quality, not the strategic points of fundraising.
E
A great work of art can be truly appreciated only if it is displayed in a carefully designed and well-maintained gallery.
It’s irrelevant whether or not any artwork will be appreciated. The argument is just concerned with the quality of the collection, not how people interact with it.

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