Self-study
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Summarize Argument
The author argues that the statue “Sonora” looks very much like what it would have had its original sculptor, Barajas, lived to complete it. This is because Sonora was scrupled by Barajas assistants, who worked from three of Barajas’ sketches.
Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that Barajas would not have majorly deviated from her sketches if she made Sonora.
2.
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a
Ordinarily, Barajas's ideas ███ ███ ███████ ████ ███████ █████████████ ██████████ █ ██████ ██ ██████ ██ ███████████ █████████
This directly calls out a major assumption in the argument: that Barajas did not regularly deviate from her sketches. This majorly weakens the main conclusion of the argument.
b
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This does not impact the argument’s reasoning. The three assistants who made the statue could have also worked closely with Barajas
c
Sonora is composed ██████ ██ █████████ ████ ███████ ███ ███ ██████████ ███ ██ ███ ███████ ████ ███ █████████ ██████ ███ █████████
It is unclear whether these materials would impact the statue's appearance. Thus, it is too weak to cast doubt on the conclusion
d
Barajas always worked ████ ████████ ████ ███ ████████ █ ███████
This does not say whether the sketches were indicative of the final version of the statue. This is too nonspecific to support
e
Barajas never took ██ ████ ██ ████████ █ ██████ ██ ███ ██████████ ███ ██ ██████ ███████
The time it takes to create the statue does not impact how it looks, which is what the reasoning and main conclusion are focused on.