Question

Some theorists and critics insist that no aesthetic evaluation of a work of art is sound if it is based even in part on data about the cultural background of the artist. This opinion is clearly false. The only sound aesthetic evaluations of artists' works are those that take into account factors such as the era and the place of the artists' births, their upbringing and education, and the values of their societies—in sum, those factors that are part of their cultural background.

The above argument is most vulnerable to which of the following objections?

A. The argument presupposes the conclusion for which it purports to provide evidence.
B. The argument cites evidence that undermines rather than supports the conclusion.
C. The argument draws its conclusion by means of an equivocal interpretation of key terms.
D. The argument assumes that the production of an effect is evidence of an intention to produce that effect.
E. The argument assumes that evaluative disputes can be resolved by citing factual evidence.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. The argument presupposes the conclusion for which it purports to provide evidence.

Step-by-step explanation:

The idea in this question is to identify the most vulnerable argument, for which it is possible to conclude that The first argument is only base in the opinion of the theorists and critics and there is no clear evidence or facts to prove the statement. It only states because of someone's opinion “no aesthetic evaluation of a work of art is sound if it is based even in part on data about the cultural background of the artist” simply the argument is false. This results as a fallacy since it is an argument without evidence to show that it is valid.