Most Strongly SupportedDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: A general theory of art is supposed to explain everything about art, but older theories focused mostly on painting and sculpture and failed to explain certain aspects of music.
Reasoning: The goal of a general theory of art is to explain every aesthetic feature in any art form, yet every premodern theory fails to explain certain features of music.
Analysis: Since this is a Most Strongly Supported question, we need to find a statement that must be true based on the provided facts. The stimulus defines a 'general theory of art' as one that explains every aesthetic feature in any art. It then notes that premodern theories fail to explain features of music. Therefore, we can infer that no premodern theory actually meets the definition of a 'general theory of art.' Look for an answer choice that draws this specific connection between the definition and the failure of the premodern theories.
Reasoning: The goal of a general theory of art is to explain every aesthetic feature in any art form, yet every premodern theory fails to explain certain features of music.
Analysis: Since this is a Most Strongly Supported question, we need to find a statement that must be true based on the provided facts. The stimulus defines a 'general theory of art' as one that explains every aesthetic feature in any art. It then notes that premodern theories fail to explain features of music. Therefore, we can infer that no premodern theory actually meets the definition of a 'general theory of art.' Look for an answer choice that draws this specific connection between the definition and the failure of the premodern theories.
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Unlock Full Passage17.The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
Correct Answer
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If music is an art, then any theory that fails to explain some aesthetic feature of music cannot achieve the stated purpose of explaining every aesthetic feature found in any of the arts. Since every premodern general theory fails on some feature of music, it follows that, unless music is not art, no premodern general theory achieves its purpose.
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