Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: If a government-funded artist makes it big, they should pay the money back so the government can use it to help the next group of artists.

Conclusion: Successful artists who received public subsidies are morally obligated to repay them if they are able.

Reasoning: Repaying the money provides a necessary source of funding for other artists who also deserve support.

Analysis: The argument establishes a moral duty by identifying a beneficial outcome that results from fulfilling that duty. It moves from a factual observation—that repaid money helps others—to a normative conclusion about what an artist 'ought' to do. When identifying the method of reasoning, look for a description that highlights this link between an individual's obligation and the collective benefit to a specific group.

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The passage tries to establish an artist's obligation by arguing that

Correct Answer
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It matches the passage’s strategy: it argues for a duty to repay on the ground that doing so enables other deserving artists to obtain a similar benefit (public subsidies) to the one the artist received.
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