Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: An artist argues that if 'edgy' art becomes a hit right away, it actually failed its mission to shake up society, despite what some collectors think.

Conclusion: Immediate popularity in an avant-garde work is a sign of its failure because it fails to achieve the creator's goal of social change.

Reasoning: Avant-garde art aims to challenge mainstream beliefs, but since those beliefs change slowly, immediate popularity suggests the work did not actually challenge or change anything.

Analysis: This is a 'Role in Argument' question focusing on the claim made by 'certain art collectors.' Notice how the author introduces this claim only to immediately pivot with the word 'However.' This transition signals that the collectors' view is a counter-position that the author intends to refute. You should look for an answer that identifies this claim as a perspective the artist's argument is specifically designed to oppose. It's the classic 'some people say X, but they are wrong' structure that the LSAT loves to use to set up a conclusion.

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The reference to the claim of certain art collectors plays which one of the following roles in the artist's argument?

Correct Answer
B
The collectors’ claim is cited as a position that the artist goes on to refute with the premises about artistic intention and the slow pace of mainstream change.
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