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.
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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?
(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?
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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"
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"
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