LSAT 118 – Section 3 – Question 12

LSAT 118 - Section 3 - Question 12

December 2004

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT118 S3 Q12
+LR
+Exp
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
82%
167
B
0%
154
C
15%
162
D
2%
152
E
1%
160
137
149
160
 +Medium 146.785 +SubsectionMedium

Surrealist: Many artists mistakenly think that models need be taken only from outside the psyche. Although human sensibility can confer beauty upon even the most vulgar external objects, using the power of artistic representation solely to preserve and reinforce objects that would exist even without artists is an ironic waste.

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The surrealist argues that models do not need to be exclusively taken from outside the psyche; this conclusion is a rejection of the claim made by “many artists” who say that models always need to be taken from outside the psyche. To support his conclusion, the surrealist claims that it is a waste to use art exclusively to represent objects that would already exist without being represented artistically (aka models taken from outside the psyche).

Identify Conclusion
The surrealist concludes by rejecting the mistaken belief of other artists: “Many artists mistakenly think that models need be taken only from outside the psyche.”

A
An artist’s work should not merely represent objects from outside the psyche.
This is the main conclusion. This AC is a rejection of the mistaken belief of many artists; rejecting this mistaken claim is exactly what the surrealist is trying to conclude.
B
Artistic representation is used solely to preserve and reinforce objects.
This answer is not supported by the argument, so we know it is not the conclusion. We are not given an exclusive purpose for artistic representation; in fact, we are told that using artistic representation exclusively to preserve objects that exist externally is a waste.
C
Artists should not base all their work on mere representation.
The conclusion distinguishes between representing models external to and internal to the psyche; the conclusion is not about representation in general. This answer makes a claim about representation in general, so it is not the main conclusion.
D
Great art can confer beauty even upon very vulgar external objects.
The surrealist concedes this point to demonstrate the value in representing models from outside the psyche. However, the surrealist is arguing that artists should not only represent these external objects, so this is not the main conclusion.
E
True works of art rarely represent objects from outside the psyche.
In using “rarely,” this answer makes a claim about the frequency of art. Our argument does not discuss frequency, so this answer is outside the scope of our argument.

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