LSAT 143 – Section 4 – Question 13

LSAT 143 - Section 4 - Question 13

June 2015

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT143 S4 Q13
+LR
+Exp
Sufficient assumption +SA
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Link Assumption +LinkA
A
84%
165
B
1%
154
C
1%
153
D
5%
157
E
9%
155
141
149
157
 +Medium 146.108 +SubsectionMedium

An art critic, by ridiculing an artwork, can undermine the pleasure one takes in it; conversely, by lavishing praise upon an artwork, an art critic can render the experience of viewing the artwork more pleasurable. So an artwork’s artistic merit can depend not only on the person who creates it but also on those who critically evaluate it.

Summary
The author concludes that an artwork’s artistic merit can depend on the people who critically evaluate it. This is based on the fact that art critics, by praising or ridiculing an artwork, can increase or decrease the pleasure that viewers of an artwork experience.

Missing Connection
The conclusion asserts that people who critically evaluate art can affect an artwork’s “artistic merit.” But the premises assert only that art critics can affect the pleasure viewers experience from viewing an artwork. What does this pleasure have to do with an artwork’s “artistic merit”? We want to establish that affecting the pleasure experienced by viewing an artwork affects the artistic merit of the work.

A
The merit of an artistic work is determined by the amount of pleasure it elicits.
(A) establishes that artistic merit of a work is affected by the amount of pleasure created by the work. So, because critics can affect the pleasure created by the work, they can also affect the artistic merit of a work.
B
Most people lack the confidence necessary for making their own evaluations of art.
(B) tells us nothing about artistic merit. Since neither this answer nor the premises establish anything about artistic merit, it cannot make the argument valid.
C
Art critics understand what gives an artwork artistic merit better than artists do.
Art critics’ understanding of what gives artistic merit does not establish that art critics can affect artistic merit. They might know the different elements of an artwork that increase or decrease merit, but this doesn’t imply that art critics’ praise or ridicule affects merit.
D
Most people seek out critical reviews of particular artworks before viewing those works.
(D) tells us nothing about artistic merit. Since neither this answer nor the premises establish anything about artistic merit, it cannot make the argument valid.
E
The pleasure people take in something is typically influenced by what they think others feel about it.
(E) tells us nothing about artistic merit. Since neither this answer nor the premises establish anything about artistic merit, it cannot make the argument valid.

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