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Preptests 56 Answers and Explanations (By Ivy Global)Tania thinks that good art critics aren’t ‘fair’ in the normal sense of the word, for true unbiasedopinions only come from things one is not interested in, and art is a passion.Monique thinks that art is not just a passion, and that the best art critics can passionatelyengage with their work, then give criticism only after shedding biases and consulting generalprinciples.Answering the Questiona) Monique thinks that art is more than a passion. Tania thinks that art is a passion, but thatdoesn’t mean that she thinks it isn’t also more than a passion.b) This is the correct answer. Tania thinks that good art criticism is biased from emotion, butMonique thinks that good art criticism can step away from passion and shed biases.c) Both Tania and Monique think that good art critics feel emotion.d) Both Tania and Monique think that there is something unfair about having biases.e) This isn’t necessarily the most important part—but both agree that it is a part.Double-Checking the AnswerThis is the only answer choice that identifies something that Monique and Tania both discussand both have differing viewpoints on.22. Analyzing the StimulusWe’re presented with a strange set of facts here. First, we’re told that, since literary workdoesn’t lend itself to easy interpretation, the writings of judicial decisions (which are intendedas determination of law) are rarely of high literary quality. Then, we’re told that dissentingopinions in cases often include a high literary quality.Answering the Questiona) The number of opinions is out of scope—we don’t know if this would have any effect onliterary quality.b) This helps explain why the decisions aren’t of literary quality, but not why the dissentingopinions sometimes are.c) This is the correct answer. Since the dissenting opinion are determinations of the law(and therefore don’t need to avoid misinterpretation to such a great extent,) they canhave this literary quality to them.d) This helps explain why the decisions aren’t of literary quality, but not why dissentingopinions sometimes are.e) The number of judges reading the case is out of scope. We don’t know that this affects theliterary quality of the writing.Double-Checking the AnswerThis is the only answer choice that helps to describe both why judicial decisions don’t useliterary voices and why dissenting opinions sometimes do.23. Analyzing the StimulusThe conclusion is decisive: squirrel monkeys will become extinct without the intervention ofconservationists.The evidence is certain: squirrel monkeys can survive if second-growth forests are preserved forthem, because these forests have a good supply of nourishment.Ivy Global
Preptests 56 Answers and Explanations (By Ivy Global)The reasoning is implicit and informal: only conservationists can preserve the second-growthforests.Answering the Questiona) There may very we be another habitat that supplies insects and fruits, but there also may beother reasons that second-growth forests are necessary (perhaps the climate, foliage, etc)b) Since the conclusion is that we need intervention from conservationists, then we need toknow that conservationists are the only ones who can preserve second-growth forests, notthat some will.c) These are just needed for the flourishing of spider monkeys, not necessarily their survival.d) This is a reversal of the conclusion.e) This is the correct answer. The intervention of conservationists is required in order forsecond-growth habitats to be preserved, and in turn for spider monkeys to survive.Double-Checking the AnswerThis is the only answer choice that must be true based on the information given.24. Analyzing the StimulusThe conclusion is indecisive: there must have been many more Byzantine documents sealed withlead than lead seals.The evidence is certain: other than in rare special cases, lead seals were recast once they servedtheir purpose to cut costs.The reasoning is implicit and informal: since the seals were recast but new documents werecreated, there are less seals than documents.Answering the Questiona) This is the correct answer. If the seals were opened during this period, then the author’sreasoning stands. If they weren’t, then the idea that the seals were recast would beundermined, since we don’t know if anyone used lead seals after the Byzantine Empire.b) It doesn’t matter if the documents were destroyed, just the seals.c) The amount of lead available is out of scope. We’re told the seals were recast not becauseof the amount, but the cost.d) If there were at most 40 000 documents, then the argument is undermined, since that is thesame number as there were seals.e) The number of seals “at a given time” is out of scope—we’re talking about as a whole,during the entire period.Double-Checking the AnswerThis is the only answer choice that strengthens the argument by finding the gap in reasoningand attempting to bridge it.25. Analyzing the StimulusThe farmer’s conclusion is decisive: it is counter-productive in the long run to use insecticides.The evidence is certain: insects build up resistance to insecticide, so the cost of buying more andmore insecticide builds.Answering the Questiona) It is a premise, not a conclusion.Ivy Global
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