Self-study
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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
Rahima implicitly concludes that Sahira’s argument is flawed. She counters Sahira’s argument by saying that Sahira's conclusion— that governments should subsidize artists— relies on the assumption that artists must produce lesser work to gain popularity. Rahima argues that this assumption isn't necessarily true.
Describe Method of Reasoning
Rahima undermines Sahira’s argument by calling into question Sahira’s implicit assumption that an artist’s best work can’t gain widespread popular acclaim.
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In her argument, Rahima
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disputes an implicit ██████████ ██ ████████
Rahima disputes Sahira’s implicit assumption: that artists need to produce work that’s not their best in order to gain popular acclaim. In doing so, Rahima points out that an artist’s best work could also be popular. This weakens Sahira’s argument.
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Rahima doesn’t present any support for Sahira’s argument. Instead, she argues against Sahira’s assumption.
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Rahima doesn’t state whether or not she agrees with Sahira’s conclusion that governments are justified in subsidizing artists. She also doesn’t provide any alternative reasons to support this conclusion.
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Rahima doesn’t use Sahira’s premises to reach a different conclusion. In fact, she doesn’t commit to a position on government subsidies at all. She just undermines Sahira’s conclusion by questioning a key assumption on which Sahira’s premises depend.
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Rahima doesn’t claim that Sahira adheres to a particular standard in the first place, much less that any standard is self-contradictory.