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Government funding for the arts

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by kvitkod » Sun May 29, 2011 8:36 am
Government funding for the arts must be increased if we expect to develop artists that will be remembered in the same class as Da Vinci, Picasso, and Van Gogh. If the government doesn't increase funding, then potentially great artists will be forced to abandon their art solely because they need to make a living.
Which of the following, if true, cast the most doubt on the conclusion about government funding fr the arts mentioned above?
a) Many artists don’t have the financial means to support themselves and devote themselves to their art full-time
b) Da Vinci, Picasso, and Van Gogh are all remembered as great artists despite not receiving any government support
c) Artists that are controversial should not be given any government funding
d) Today’s artists typically find non government sponsors who support them in the same way that patrons did with Da Vinci, Picasso, and Van Gogh
e) If artists who abuse government funding could be more efficiently discovered, whatever funds are available would be put to better use

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by sivaelectric » Sun May 29, 2011 10:47 am
My Choice D
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by mundasingh123 » Sun May 29, 2011 12:02 pm
Answer is D . Will explain if required and if the opinion matches the OA
PS On a sidenot u mite have thought of c as a probable answer . you can eliminate c because u can counter the weakening effect C would have on the conclusion by saying that perhaps circumstances have changed and one need not expect that some thing that works in the past will work in the future as well
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by kvitkod » Sun May 29, 2011 1:28 pm
OA is D. My choice is B. mundasingh123, please explain. thanx
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by hardikm » Sun May 29, 2011 4:26 pm
D
Conclusion: If the government doesn't increase funding, then potentially great artists will be forced to abandon their art solely because they need to make a living.

Premise: Government funding for the arts must be increased if we expect to develop artists that will be remembered in the same class as Da Vinci, Picasso, and Van Gogh.

D--> Right on target.. Even though Government stops funding, artists dont have to abandon art as they will still be supported by other patrons.
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by kvitkod » Sun May 29, 2011 9:19 pm
D
Conclusion: If the government doesn't increase funding, then potentially great artists will be forced to abandon their art solely because they need to make a living.

Premise: Government funding for the arts must be increased if we expect to develop artists that will be remembered in the same class as Da Vinci, Picasso, and Van Gogh.

D--> Right on target.. Even though Government stops funding, artists dont have to abandon art as they will still be supported by other patrons
In B we have the following reasoning:
Da Vinci (and others) did not have a government support, but are remembered now => it shows that such support is not necessary to be remembered. Please point the flaw.
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by mundasingh123 » Sun May 29, 2011 10:00 pm
kvitkod wrote:
D
Conclusion: If the government doesn't increase funding, then potentially great artists will be forced to abandon their art solely because they need to make a living.

Premise: Government funding for the arts must be increased if we expect to develop artists that will be remembered in the same class as Da Vinci, Picasso, and Van Gogh.

D--> Right on target.. Even though Government stops funding, artists dont have to abandon art as they will still be supported by other patrons
In B we have the following reasoning:
Da Vinci (and others) did not have a government support, but are remembered now => it shows that such support is not necessary to be remembered. Please point the flaw.
PS On a sidenot u mite have thought of B as a probable answer . you can eliminate Bbecause u can counter the weakening effect B would have on the conclusion by saying that perhaps circumstances have changed and one need not expect that some thing that has worked in the past will work in the future as well .Perhaps they had ancestral wealth handed down to them on a silver platter or Maybe in those days , the royalty patronized art but these days there are hardly any royalty left
I meant B and not C
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by kvitkod » Sun May 29, 2011 10:50 pm
mundasingh123, thanx
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by itsmebharat » Sun May 29, 2011 11:08 pm
IMO D
I am not an Expert, please feel free to suggest if there is an error.
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by mundasingh123 » Sun May 29, 2011 11:18 pm
kvitkod wrote:mundasingh123, thanx
On a Second Thought , B is also wrong because it doesnt focus on the conclusion . The conclusion is about todays artists . Vangogh etc dont feature in the conclusion
We have to see why todays artists cant make it to success without government support
not how past artists made it to success without govnmt support .
This will make more sense than my previous explanation
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