Self-study
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Summary
Poets preserve languages, because only poetry cannot be translated well. If we could get everything written in a translation, then we would not bother to learn a language. Therefore, since we cannot observe the beauty of poetry except in the language in which it is written, we have motivation to learn the language.
Strongly Supported Conclusions
We should note that, since this is an “except” question, any strongly supported conclusion would be an incorrect answer choice. We’re looking for an answer choice that is unsupported or least supported. Some strongly supported conclusions could include:
If we bother to learn a language, then there must be poetry in that language.
Preserving a language involves motivating at least some people to learn that language.
The desire to witness the beauty of poetry motivates at least some people to learn a language.
20.
The information above provides the █████ ███████ ███ █████ ███ ██ ███ ██████████
a
All nonpoetic literature ███ ██ ██████████ █████
The stimulus concedes that any nonpoetic form of literature can be translated well. We are told only poetry cannot be translated well.
b
One purpose of ███████ ██████ ██ ██ ████████ ███ ████████ ██ █████ ██ ██ ████████
The stimulus does not provide any information regarding the purpose of writing poetry. We only know, rather, the consequences or results of writing poetry.
c
Some translations do ███ ███████ ███ ████ ███ █████████ ██ ███ ████████ █████████
The stimulus concedes that some translations do not capture everything expressed in the original language. Our main example is poetry, and we know from the stimulus that only poetry cannot be translated well.
d
The beauty of ██████ ██ ███ ███████████ ██████████ ██ ██████ ███ ██ ███ ██████████ ███ ████████ ██ █████ ███ ██████ ███ ████████
The stimulus concedes that one cannot understand the beauty of poetry except in the language it is written in. If someone does not understand that language, the poetry’s beauty would not be immediately accessible.
e
Perfect translation from ███ ████████ ██ ███████ ██ █████████ ███████████
The stimulus concedes that sometimes perfect translation between languages is impossible. Our main example is poetry, and we know from the stimulus that only poetry cannot be translated well.