Sufficient AssumptionDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: If you support democracy, you must respect the crowd's wisdom. Griley thinks the crowd has bad taste in art, so the author claims Griley doesn't support democracy.
Conclusion: Griley is not a believer in democracy.
Reasoning: Believing in democracy requires having a high regard for the wisdom of the masses, but Griley is an elitist who thinks popular art is usually bad.
Analysis: This argument relies on a conditional rule: Democracy implies a High Regard for the Wisdom of the Masses. To prove Griley is not a democrat, we must show he fails to meet this necessary condition. While we know Griley dislikes popular art, the author hasn't explicitly stated that disliking popular art is the same as lacking regard for the 'wisdom of the masses.' Look for an answer that bridges this gap by stating that anyone who finds popular art bad cannot have a high regard for the masses' wisdom.
Conclusion: Griley is not a believer in democracy.
Reasoning: Believing in democracy requires having a high regard for the wisdom of the masses, but Griley is an elitist who thinks popular art is usually bad.
Analysis: This argument relies on a conditional rule: Democracy implies a High Regard for the Wisdom of the Masses. To prove Griley is not a democrat, we must show he fails to meet this necessary condition. While we know Griley dislikes popular art, the author hasn't explicitly stated that disliking popular art is the same as lacking regard for the 'wisdom of the masses.' Look for an answer that bridges this gap by stating that anyone who finds popular art bad cannot have a high regard for the masses' wisdom.
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Unlock Full Passage19.The conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
Correct Answer
B
B provides exactly the needed bridge: If someone believes that popular artworks are unlikely to be good, then they do not have a high regard for the wisdom of the masses. Since Griley believes that, he lacks high regard; by the contrapositive of Democracy -> High Regard, Griley does not believe in democracy. The conclusion then follows logically.
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