Logical reasoning PrepTest 110 · Section 3 · Question 15

Incorrect. Lea doesn't believe any gallery has such works, and Susan only commits to agreeing that small galleries have creative works, so neither speaker agrees with this answer.

Incorrect. Lea believes all galleries have art lacking these features, so she agrees with this (she'd agree with a stronger version of this, as well). Susan is committed only to smaller/indie galleries featuring artwork with creativity, but she doesn't mention what percentage of galleries fall into that category, so we don't know if she thinks it's most or some. As such, we can't commit her to disagreeing with this answer.

Incorrect. Lea flat out says this, but Susan doesn't talk about it. While she believes that you can still find spontaneous/innovative art, that doesn't mean she believes that, overall, art isn't big business.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument/Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed/Flawed

Question Type:
Point at Issue

Stimulus Summary:
L: Every art gallery shows that contemporary art lacks creativity, so art today is about money and not self—expression.

S: Smaller, indie galleries have innovative art, so you're wrong.

Answer Anticipation:
Susan starts her argument off with, "I disagree" so we should figure out what, specifically, her remarks rebut in order to identify the point at issue.

She follows up Lea's statement that "a visit to any gallery" shows art without any creativity with her disagreement and then she highlights small indie galleries. As such she must be disagreeing with Lea's contention that any art gallery has art devoid of creativity. While that may be true of certain galleries Susan brings up counterexamples (the small indie galleries) and any counterexample disproves the contention that every gallery features art without creativity.

Let's find an answer reflecting this point.

Answer Explanation:
Susan brings up some smaller galleries (the indie ones) as exhibiting creative new artwork so she agrees with this answer. And she did so to rebut Lea's contention that a visit to "any" art gallery will show you that art lacks creativity so Lea's committed to disagreeing with this answer. It is therefore the point at issue between them.

Key Takeaway:
Frequently when the first speaker makes a blanket statement ("a visit to any art gallery") the second speaker will specifically disagree with it. Look for such statements when reading through a Point at Issue question!

Incorrect. Susan doesn't discuss self—expression at all, so this answer is out of scope of her statements.