PrepTest 106

[lcid:3521] Prep Test 106 LSAT — Logical Reasoning — S2 Logical reasoning

Question prompt

Curator: The decision to Remaining source text redacted.
Why the credited answer is right

Credited answer: B

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

Argument or Facts

Argument/Argument

Valid or Flawed

Flawed/Flawed

Question Type

Argument Structure Questions

Stimulus Summary

C: Red paint on a Veronese painting was applied after the painting was completed and not by Veronese’s workshop, so restoring it to the original green is justified. AC: The red paint was on there shortly after Veronese’s death, and it’s unlikely someone would tamper with it so soon after he died, (so that red paint was probably applied during Veronese’s lifetime and thus may have been done by Veronese.)

Answer Anticipation

This forest question asks us about the Curator’s argument, and since it’s an Argument Structure question, we don’t really have a reason to look at what the Art Critic has to say (but if you’re wondering about our parenthetical, check out the explanation for question 10). With that noted, we know that the Curator is arguing that there’s good reason to restore a cloak in Veronese’s painting from its red to the green found underneath. What’s the justification for it? That reliable tests show the red was applied after the painting was completed, and it was mixed in someone else’s workshop. From this, it concludes that someone other than Veronese applied it, justifying the restoration to the green. The statement in question is that last statement. It starts with a “Hence,” letting us know that it’s some type of conclusion. And, as we stated when walking through the argument, that another artist tampered with the painting is justification for restoring it. So the statement in question here is an intermediate conclusion that supports the main point - let’s find an answer reflecting that.

Answer choices

  1. A
    It is the main Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    It’s a conclusion, but it also supports another statement, making it an intermediate conclusion instead of the main point.
  2. B
    It is a subsidiary Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B matches the stem
    This answer reflects the statement in question’s role in the argument. It’s supported by the reliable tests that show the paint was applied after the painting was completed and mixed in somewhere other than Veronese’s workshop; and it supports the restoration of the green paint, which is the main point of the argument.
  3. C
    It is a clarification Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C is not credited
    There’s no key term that the statement in question clarifies, so this answer is out of scope.
  4. D
    It is a particular Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    It is a particular instance, but the Curator’s argument is all about a single instance - it’s not about a general principle to be defended. The argument does rely on a general principle - that artwork should be restored to the artist’s intention - but the argument relies on that principle, it doesn’t defend it.
  5. E
    It is a reiteration Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    The main point is that the green on the painting should be restored, and the statement in question provides a reason for that - it doesn’t simply restate it.

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