WeakenDiff: Easy

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Passage Summary: A museum needs money for renovations, so they are selling some paintings. Because the curator thinks some of the paintings are bad, they claim the museum won't be any worse off after the sale.

Conclusion: Selling works from the collection to fund renovations will not diminish the museum's overall quality.

Reasoning: The curator claims that certain 'immature' works by Renoir and Cézanne are of such poor quality that they add nothing to the collection.

Analysis: To weaken this argument, we need to find a way that selling these 'inferior' works actually *does* hurt the museum. Perhaps even 'unsuccessful' works by masters like Renoir are valuable for educational purposes, showing the artist's evolution. Alternatively, maybe the board's plan involves selling more than just the works the curator complained about. Look for an answer that introduces a hidden value in the works being sold or suggests the sale is broader than the curator's list.

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10.

Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the argument?

Correct Answer
B
B weakens by expanding the criterion for collection quality to include what the collection demonstrates about artists’ development. Early works—even if “inferior”—can significantly contribute to that developmental narrative; selling them would thus detract from quality.
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