LSAT 148 – Section 3 – Question 16
LSAT 148 - Section 3 - Question 16
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PT148 S3 Q16 |
+LR
+Exp
| Flaw or descriptive weakening +Flaw | A
5%
155
B
1%
154
C
2%
153
D
33%
166
E
59%
162
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160 171 180 |
+Hardest | 149.233 +SubsectionMedium |
Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The author concludes that no contemporary artists’ works enable lots of people to feel more aesthetically fulfilled than those people otherwise would be. (In other words, if the contemporary artists’ works never existed, there aren’t a lot of people who would be less fullfilled than they are right now.) This is based on the fact that there are already more great artworks in the world than any one person could appreciate in a lifetime, and those works can satisfy any preference.
Identify and Describe Flaw
The author overlooks the possibility many people might not be able to access as much artwork that is to their taste if certain contemporary artists’ works did not exist. That artwork might exist in the world, but merely being available in the world does not guarantee that everyone will be able to access it.
A
overlooks the possibility that not all contemporary artists believe that their works enable many people to feel more aesthetically fulfilled than they otherwise could
This isn’t overlooked, because the author states as a premise that “all” contemporary artists believe that their works enable many people to feel more aesthetically fulfilled than they otherwise could.
B
presumes, without providing justification, that most human beings are inclined to take the time to appreciate many great artworks
The argument concerns the level of aesthetic fulfillment that many people could have if contemporary artists’ works did not exist; whether people actually want to see art is a separate issue.
C
presumes, without providing justification, that the value of an artwork depends on the degree to which human beings appreciate it
The argument doesn’t concern the “value” of an artwork. It’s about whether contemporary artists allow many people to feel more fulfilled than those people otherwise could be. This is a separate issue from the worth or value of an artwork.
D
overlooks the possibility that the work of at least one contemporary artist is appreciated by many people whose access to the great majority of other artworks is severely restricted
This possibility shows that there might be some cont. artist who does bring more aesthetic fulfillment to many people than those people could otherwise have. If that artist weren’t around, many might not have access to art of the particular style/taste that the artist produced.
E
presumes, without providing justification, that the number and variety of great artworks already in the world affects the amount of aesthetic fulfillment derivable from any contemporary artwork
The argument doesn’t concern whether existing artwork “affects” (changes) the aesth. fulfillment people get from art. It’s about whether, if certain art didn’t exist, people would be able to replace the fulfillment from that art with existing art. Can people find a substitute?
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Section 1 - Logical Reasoning
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