PT156.S2.Q21

PrepTest 156 - Section 2 - Question 21

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Philosopher: For some kinds of art, there is truth to the adage that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. █ ████████ ██ █████████ ████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ██████ ████████ █████ ███ ██████ ███████ ██ ███████ ████ ██████ █████████████ █████ ███ ██ █████ █████████ █████████ ███ ███████████ ███ ████████ █████ ██ █ ████████ ██ █ ██████████

Summarize Argument

The philosopher argues that there are no objective rules for judging the artistic value of paintings and sculptures because people disagree about whether a particular artwork has artistic value. The argument assumes that this disagreement occurs because people use different standards to evaluate art (e.g. prioritizing technical skill vs. emotional impact), and then concludes that no objective standard exists.

Identify and Describe Flaw

The philosopher mistakenly assumes that if people disagree about something, then no objective standard for judging it exists: the philosopher assumes that people disagree on artistic value because they’re all using different standards to judge the art. But it’s possible that there are objective standards, and that some people are using the same objective standards—some just apply those standards differently or incorrectly.

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21.

The philosopher's reasoning is flawed ███████ ██

a

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b

ignores the fact ████ █████ ███ █████ █████ ██ ████ ████ ██ ██████████ ███ ███████ ████ ███ ████ ████████ ████████████

c

fails to consider ███████ █████ ███ █████ █████████ █████████ ███ ██████████ █████████ ████ ████ ██ █████

d

fails to consider ████ ██████ ███ ████████ █████ ███ ████████ █████ ██ █ █████ ████████ ███ ██ ███████████ ████████ ███ ████ ██████████ ████████ ██ ████ ████████

e

fails to consider ████ ███ ███████████ ███████ ███ ███████████ █████ █████ ██ ███ ███ ██ ███████ ██ ██████ ████ █████████

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