LSAT 153 | Section 3 | Logical Reasoning: Q22

LR Question 22 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Laurie: In a democracy, public art should bring people together…

QUESTION TYPE: Point at Issue

ARGUMENTS: Laurie argues that contemporary public art has failed its goal, because it does not bring people together by expressing consensus or by reconciling differences of opinion.

Elsa argues that public art can emphasize radically different opinion if that is the case and asking public art to bring people together despite this is asking for the impossible.

ANALYSIS: Point at issue questions must have the two debaters disagree one on particular issue. Therefore, they both must say something about that issue but have different responses in order for it to be the right answer.

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1. The debaters do not talk about types of public art.
2. The two do not disagree on this point. Laurie thinks art should, and presumably can, bring people with different opinions together. Elsa thinks that art can emphasize different opinions. Neither seems to think that art cannot be enjoyed by people with radically different opinions.
3. CORRECT. The point at issue is the goal of public art and what makes it successful. Laurie thinks that public art is successful only when it expresses consensus or reconciles differences. Elsa says that public art that emphasizes difference is not necessarily unsuccessful.
4. Laurie says that contemporary public art creates only acrimony and Elsa does not dispute this point. Since there is no disagreement, this is not the answer.
5. The disagreement does not talk about the pros and cons of contemporary art achieving consensus, but rather if that is the goal of public art.

Recap: The question begins with “Laurie: In a democracy, public art should bring people together”. It is a Point at Issue question. Learn more about LSAT Point at Issue questions in our guide to LSAT Logical Reasoning question types.