Logical reasoning PrepTest 142 · Section 2 · Question 13

Incorrect. The conclusion is that photographs are interpretations of reality, whereas this answer choice says that something can involve interpreting reality. Since this answer is weaker than the conclusion, it almost certainly can't support it. Additionally, the stimulus notes that realistically representing reality isn't a relevant consideration in how expressive of the photographer's worldview the photographs are ("however realistically [they] may . . . ").

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Strengthen with Sufficient Premise

Stimulus Summary:
Photographs express their world view in their photographs, so photographs interpret reality.

Answer Anticipation:
Strengthen with Sufficient Premise questions generally feature new terms in the conclusion that need to be connected to an idea from the premise. That pattern follows here, as the conclusion is about interpreting reality, but none of the premises discuss that concept. What the premises do establish about photographers is that they express their own worldviews in their photographs.

Since this argument jumps from a premise about photographers expressing their worldview to a conclusion about interpreting reality, the correct answer should directly establish that connection.

Answer Explanation:
A premise of this argument establishes that photographers express their worldviews through their photographs. If that's the same as interpreting reality, then photographers—and thus their photographs—interpret reality, as the conclusion states.

Key Takeaway:
In Strengthen with Sufficient Premise questions, the vast majority will feature a new term/concept in the conclusion, and the correct answer will connect something from the premise to that term/concept. If you start by looking for an unestablished term in the conclusion, you'll likely be at least halfway to being able to anticipate the correct answer.

Incorrect. This answer expands what is true of photography to all visual art, but it doesn't connect to interpreting reality, so it misses connecting to the conclusion. Additionally, the conclusion is just about photography, so there's no need to generalize from the stimulus to all art to make this argument work.

Incorrect. This answer choice reverses the connection we were looking for, drawing a connection from the conclusion to the premise. Reversals are common trap answers in this question type, so be aware of that when working through the answer choices!

Incorrect. This answer largely restates the premise that says photographs reflect the worldviews of the photographers "however realistic" they may be.