LSAT 118 – Section 4 – Question 08

LSAT 118 - Section 4 - Question 08

December 2004

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PT118 S4 Q08
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
A
1%
156
B
6%
158
C
2%
154
D
91%
165
E
1%
157
130
140
151
 +Easier 147.106 +SubsectionMedium

Ariel: Government art subsidies never benefit art, for art’s role is to challenge society’s values. A society’s values, however, are expressed by its government, and artists cannot challenge the very institution upon which they depend.

Sasha: I agree that art should challenge society’s values. However, by its very nature, a democratic government respects dissent and encourages challenges to its own values. Therefore, in a democratic society, government art subsidies ensure that artists can be fully committed to their work while expressing themselves freely.

Speaker 1 Summary
Ariel argues that government art subsidies never benefit art because art's role is to challenge society's values. Ariel believes that since the government expresses society's values, artists who depend on government subsidies cannot challenge the institution that supports them.

Speaker 2 Summary
Sasha agrees that art should challenge society's values but believes that in a democratic society, a government encourages dissent and challenges to its values.

Objective
Disagree: Ariel and Sasha disagree that government subsidies can benefit art.

A
art’s role is to challenge society’s values
Ariel and Sasha both directly acknowledge and agree with this
B
a society’s values are expressed by its government
Ariel makes this claim, so she definitely agrees. Sasha does not address whether or not a government expresses society’s values.
C
artists can express themselves freely in a nondemocratic society
Neither speaker gives details about what artists can/cannot do in a non-democratic society.
D
art subsidies provided by a democratic government benefit art
Ariel disagrees with this because she argues that government subsidies *never* benefit art. Sasha agrees with this because she believes that in a democratic society, art subsidies greatly help artists.
E
only governments that respect dissent ensure that art subsidies are fairly distributed
Neither Ariel nor Sasha makes any statement about the fairness of the distribution of art subsidies or what kinds of governments ensure fair distribution.

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