Point at IssueDiff: Hardest
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Tania thinks you can't be a good art critic without being biased by your emotions, while Monique thinks the best critics put their biases aside to be objective.
Reasoning: Tania argues that good criticism requires emotion and is inherently biased, while Monique argues that the best critics must set aside bias and use objective principles.
Analysis: This is a classic disagreement over the possibility and desirability of objectivity. Tania explicitly states that one can only be unbiased about things that are uninteresting, implying that good art criticism (which involves passion) must be biased. Monique counters that the 'best' critics render judgment only after 'shedding all of their biases.' Use the Agree/Disagree test: Tania would agree that a good critic is biased, while Monique would disagree. This confirms the point at issue is whether a good critic can or should be unbiased.
Reasoning: Tania argues that good criticism requires emotion and is inherently biased, while Monique argues that the best critics must set aside bias and use objective principles.
Analysis: This is a classic disagreement over the possibility and desirability of objectivity. Tania explicitly states that one can only be unbiased about things that are uninteresting, implying that good art criticism (which involves passion) must be biased. Monique counters that the 'best' critics render judgment only after 'shedding all of their biases.' Use the Agree/Disagree test: Tania would agree that a good critic is biased, while Monique would disagree. This confirms the point at issue is whether a good critic can or should be unbiased.
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Unlock Full Passage21.The dialogue most strongly supports the claim that Tania and Monique disagree about whether
Correct Answer
B
Monique says the best art critics shed their biases before issuing criticism, so she affirms that good art criticism can sometimes be unbiased. Tania says good art criticism cannot be separated from emotion and implies it is not unbiased. So they disagree on whether good art criticism is sometimes unbiased.
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