#17 - G: The group of works exhibited in this year's

[Ryan Twomey]

Hey Lawlandmen,

You are correct that the stimulus does say that an equal number of photographers, sculptors, and painters submitted works. But what if each photographer submitted significantly more work than each painter because of the cost difference. This would create a bias. A photographer could submit 3 photographs for every one painting submitted by a painter for the same cost, thus giving them a better chance to be displayed.

I hope this helps.

Best,
Ryan

[lsatstudent99966]

Could another alternative explanation be that some "sculptors" and "painters" decided to submit photographs instead of sculpture and painting? The stimulus says that each artist could submit work in only one medium. But the stimulus doesn't say that the medium in which they submitted had to correspond to their profession.

Ultimately, this has nothing to do with the correct answer. But this is what I prephrased, so I hope to know whether it makes sense at all!

Many thanks!

[Amber Thomas]

Hi LSATStudent99966!

Yes, that is entirely possible. A "sculptor" could have taken up photography in his spare time, and decided to submit his photography work as opposed to his regular sculptural work. It's semantic as to whether or not this would then make him a "Photographer" or a "Multi-Disciplinary Artist," but for the purposes of this question, I think your explanation is perfectly valid!

I hope this helps!