Of the many works in a collection from Japan's Tokugawa period that the museum will soon put on display, Support those that are most sensitive to light, as well as the most valuable pieces, will be on display for two weeks only. █████ ████████ ███████ ███ ██████ ███████ ████ ██ ██ ███████ ███ ███ █████ █████ ██ ██ ██ ███████ █████ ███ ████ ████████ ██████ ██ ███ ███████████
The author identifies two types of paintings that will be on display for only two weeks: those that are sensitive to light and those that are most valuable. The author then concludes that Hoitsu’s painting, which will be on display for only two weeks, must be a specific one of those two types (among the most valuable).
This is an example of an argument mistaking a sufficient condition for a necessary one. A painting being among the most valuable pieces is sufficient for it to be displayed for only two weeks, but it’s not necessary. Just because Hoitsu's painting is displayed for only two weeks, we can't conclude that it's among the most valuable pieces.
In fact, the argument gives another example of paintings that are also displayed for just two weeks: paintings that are sensitive to light. So the argument isn't just committing sufficient-necessary confusion, it's also arbitrarily assuming one of two possible explanations for why Hoitsu's painting is being displayed for two weeks.
In the answer choices, we're looking for a flaw which parallels this one. That means the correct answer needs to present two sufficient conditions which lead to the same necessary condition, and then arbitrarily conclude that an item meeting the necessary condition also meets one of the sufficient conditions, incorporating both sufficient-necessary confusion and an arbitrary selection between two options.
Analysis by AlexandraNash
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