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Monica's Argument
Monica concludes that public dislike of a recent sculpture isn't a good reason to remove the sculpture. In support, Monica explains that the public isn't knowledgeable about contemporary art. This means that their dislike of the sculpture doesn't relate to its artistic merit.
In order for her premises to support her conclusion, Monica has to assume that the artistic merit of the sculpture is an important consideration in whether to remove the statue.
Hector's Argument
Hector concludes that if Monica is correct that the public dislike the sculpture, then the sculpture should be removed. Why? Because public art should benefit the public, and public opinion is the only way to tell what the public feels is beneficial.
Hector's premises only address what the public feels is beneficial, however. To support his conclusion, based on what actually benefits the public, Hector needs to assume that the public can correctly assess what is to their benefit.
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Monica's and Hector's statements commit ████ ██ ███████████ █████ █████ ███ ██ ███ █████████ ███████████
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Is public opinion about an artwork important in determining its artistic merit?
Monica: ❌Hector: ❓
Monica thinks
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Works of art ████████████ ███ ██████ ██████ █████ ██ █████ ██ ████ ██████████ ████████ █████ ██ ███████ ███ ███████
Should commissioned public art have enough artistic merit to benefit the public?
Monica: ❓Hector: ❓
Monica primarily discusses artistic merit, while Hector focuses on public benefit. But neither speaker discusses a link between these two ideas, so we don't know what either of them thinks.
c
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Is negative public opinion the only reason to remove a public artwork?
Monica: ❌Hector: ❓
Monica thinks
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The sculpture cannot ███████ ███ ██████ ██ █████████ ██ ███ ████ █████ ██████ ███ █████████ ███ ████████ ██████
Does the sculpture's benefit to the public depend on artistic merit?
Monica: ❓Hector: ❓
Monica primarily discusses artistic merit, while Hector focuses on public benefit. But neither speaker discusses a link between these two ideas, so we don't know what either of them thinks.
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Should artistic merit be a central consideration to determine whether the sculpture should stay?
Monica: ✅Hector: ❌
Monica thinks