Necessary AssumptionDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Great art only happens when an artist has both top-tier skill and top-tier creativity. Because this combination is required for greatness, great art is rare.
Conclusion: Great works of art are inevitably infrequent occurrences.
Reasoning: A work of art is great if and only if the artist possesses and combines both high artistic skill and high creativity during the creation process.
Analysis: The argument provides a conditional formula for greatness: Skill + Creativity = Great Art, and Great Art requires Skill + Creativity. However, the conclusion that great art is 'rare' only follows if the ingredients themselves are rare. If every artist were highly skilled and highly creative, great art would be everywhere. Therefore, the argument must assume that the combination of these two specific traits is not a common occurrence among artists. Look for an assumption that addresses the scarcity of this specific pairing.
Conclusion: Great works of art are inevitably infrequent occurrences.
Reasoning: A work of art is great if and only if the artist possesses and combines both high artistic skill and high creativity during the creation process.
Analysis: The argument provides a conditional formula for greatness: Skill + Creativity = Great Art, and Great Art requires Skill + Creativity. However, the conclusion that great art is 'rare' only follows if the ingredients themselves are rare. If every artist were highly skilled and highly creative, great art would be everywhere. Therefore, the argument must assume that the combination of these two specific traits is not a common occurrence among artists. Look for an assumption that addresses the scarcity of this specific pairing.
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Unlock Full Passage8.Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?
Correct Answer
B
B is correct. If it’s seldom that high creativity and high skill are combined in creating a work, then, given the biconditional link between that combination and greatness, great works will be rare. Negating B (the combination is common) would destroy the conclusion.
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