CR 1000

f2001290 · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject: CR 1000

There is little point in looking to artists for insights into political issues. Most of them hold political views that are less insightful than those of any reasonably well-educated person who is not an artist. Indeed, when taken as a whole, the statements made by artists, including those considered to be great, indicate that artistic talent and political insight are rarely found together.
Which one of the following can be inferred from the passage?
(A) There are no artists who have insights into political issues.
(B) A thorough education in art makes a person reasonably well educated.
(C) Every reasonably well-educated person who s not an artist has more insight into political issues than any artist.
(D) Politicians rarely have any artistic talent.
(E) Some artists are no less politically insightful than some reasonably well-educated persons who are not artists.

arocks · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:06 am Post subject:

IMO - D

(A) There are no artists who have insights into political issues. - It is mentioned they are less insightful...
(B) A thorough education in art makes a person reasonably well educated. - Not relevant
(C) Every reasonably well-educated person who s not an artist has more insight into political issues than any artist. - Every? or majority...??
(E) Some artists are no less politically insightful than some reasonably well-educated persons who are not artists. - could be...but can not be derived from the passage...

As far as D is concerned...if you look at the last statement of the passage -
"...artistic talent and political insight are rarely found together"
In other words....(D) Politicians rarely have any artistic talent.

What do you think? What's the OA?

jan08 · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:42 pm Post subject:

agreed with arocks...OA please?

sankruth · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:31 am Post subject:

IMO - B

The argument states...
Most of them hold political views that are less insightful than those of any reasonably well-educated person who is not an artist.

So from this we can infer that there can be a well-educated artist.

I was torn between B & E. If most artists have less insightful views than well-educated person who is not a artist, then there can exists artists who have no less insightful views as well-educated but not artists. However B sounds a better choice as "Some" is not a logical opposite of "Most"

jan08 · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:59 pm Post subject:

OA please?

Guest · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject:

sankruth · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:05 pm Post subject:

Can someone please explain why E?

Is "Most" the same as "Not all" and hence "Some" can be considered as "NOT Most"?

sibbineni · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:53 am Post subject:

Can somebody please explain the answer?