Logical reasoning PrepTest 123 · Section 3 · Question 3

Question prompt

Carolyn:  The artist Marc Quinn Remaining source text redacted.
Why the credited answer is right

Credited answer: E

The notes below walk through why it fits the stem and how to eliminate the rest.

Argument or Facts

Argument

Valid or Flawed

Flawed

Question Type

Point at Issue Questions / Sufficient & Necessary Questions

Stimulus Summary

C: Quinn's DNA portrait of Sulston isn't a portrait because a portrait must be recognizable as the person.
A: Since it has instructions to build your own Sulston, it's actually a super realistic portrait.

Answer Anticipation

There's not a lot of overlap. C describes the piece and Quinn's description, as well as defining a requirement for a portrait. A talks about creating Sulston. The only thing they both talk about is whether this thing is a portrait.

Answer choices

  1. A
    should be considered to Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    Incorrect. C calls Quinn an artist, suggesting that he makes art. While she states this work isn't a portrait, that doesn't mean it's not art—it could just be some other type of work. Since C doesn't clearly categorize the piece as art or not, this answer choice can be eliminated.
  2. B
    should be considered to Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B is not credited
    Incorrect. C doesn't explicitly call it Quinn's work, but she attributes it to him. The work is referred to as Quinn's by A. Since there's no disagreement, we can eliminate this answer.
  3. C
    bears a recognizable resemblance Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C is not credited
    Incorrect. C definitely doesn't believe the piece bears a recognizable resemblance to Sulston—it's the reason she believes it's not a portrait. On the other hand, A never claims that it does bear a recognizable resemblance to Sulston—just that it includes instructions for creating him. Since A doesn't have a stated opinion on this answer, we can rule it out.
  4. D
    contains instructions according to Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    Incorrect. This answer is explicitly stated by A, but C doesn't discuss the creation of Sulston, so this answer choice can be eliminated.
  5. E
    is actually a portrait Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E matches the stem
    Correct. C establishes criteria for a portrait—recognizable resemblance to the subject—that the piece doesn't meet, so she disagrees with this answer. A disagrees, calling the piece a "maximally realistic portrait." C and A disagree on whether it's a portrait, so this is the point at issue.

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Question analytics

Based on historical answer selection rates for this question.

Answer choice distribution

  1. A 8%
  2. B 4%
  3. C 19%
  4. D 4%
  5. E Credited 65%

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