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Start the planA large number of famous poets in literary history have died under the age of 40—Burns, Byron, Keats, Poe, and Shelley, to name a few. By contrast, the large majority of famous painters in art history lived well beyond the age of 40. This difference between famous poets and famous painters is most likely because __________.
Which of the following, if true, most logically completes the argument?
(A) most common problems with the human eye develop only after the age of 40.
(B) the appreciation for both poetry and fine painting tends to mature and develop later in life.
(C) writing poetry draw on both the right and left cerebral hemispheres, while painting is almost completely a right hemispheric process.
(D) many famous classical composers, such Schubert, also died before reaching the age of 40, and Schubert often set poetry to music in his songs.
(E) poets can write poems that establish their fame while they are young, while painters typically gain fame only as they age.
OA E
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Which of the following, if true, most logically completes the argument?
(A) most common problems with the human eye develop only after the age of 40.
(B) the appreciation for both poetry and fine painting tends to mature and develop later in life.
(C) writing poetry draw on both the right and left cerebral hemispheres, while painting is almost completely a right hemispheric process.
(D) many famous classical composers, such Schubert, also died before reaching the age of 40, and Schubert often set poetry to music in his songs.
(E) poets can write poems that establish their fame while they are young, while painters typically gain fame only as they age.
OA E
Source: Magoosh
