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#32671
Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13357)
The correct answer choice is (E)
The answer to this Global Reference question is nearly impossible to prephrase, but since it is a Must Be True Except question, the four incorrect answer choices will be those that pass the Fact Test, and the correct answer choice will be the one answer that is not stated in the passage.
Answer Choice (A): In the second paragraph, during the discussion of Gilliam’s innovative artistic exploration, the author mentions that the artist introduced the idea of the unsupported canvas, the draping of which would add a third dimension and give the work a sculptural quality. Since this choice is confirmed by the passage, it passes the Fact Test, ruling it out as the correct answer to this MustX question.
Answer choice (B): In the second paragraph, the author provides that the popular African American art of the time was more literal and representational, but that Gilliam sought a new artistic form to better evoke the complexity of human experience. This choice is confirmed by the Fact Test and should thus be ruled out of contention in response to this Must Be True Except question.
Answer choice (C): This answer choice is confirmed on lines 34-35, in which the author states that Gilliam’s viewpoint was “rare among African American artists.” Since this choice is confirmed by the passage, it cannot be the right answer to this Must Be True Except question.
Answer choice (D): The passage states that Gilliam was impatient with the literal style of his African American contemporaries, that he was a Color School artist, and that he sought new forms of expression that were more evocative of the human experience. This choice is confirmed to be true by the passage, so is should be ruled out of contention in response to this Must Be True Except question.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice. The author of the passage does not discuss what sort of images are most likely to give artists great inspiration, nor that such everyday images would have that distinction, so this choice fails the Fact Test, confirming it as the correct answer to this Must Be True Except question.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13357)
The correct answer choice is (E)
The answer to this Global Reference question is nearly impossible to prephrase, but since it is a Must Be True Except question, the four incorrect answer choices will be those that pass the Fact Test, and the correct answer choice will be the one answer that is not stated in the passage.
Answer Choice (A): In the second paragraph, during the discussion of Gilliam’s innovative artistic exploration, the author mentions that the artist introduced the idea of the unsupported canvas, the draping of which would add a third dimension and give the work a sculptural quality. Since this choice is confirmed by the passage, it passes the Fact Test, ruling it out as the correct answer to this MustX question.
Answer choice (B): In the second paragraph, the author provides that the popular African American art of the time was more literal and representational, but that Gilliam sought a new artistic form to better evoke the complexity of human experience. This choice is confirmed by the Fact Test and should thus be ruled out of contention in response to this Must Be True Except question.
Answer choice (C): This answer choice is confirmed on lines 34-35, in which the author states that Gilliam’s viewpoint was “rare among African American artists.” Since this choice is confirmed by the passage, it cannot be the right answer to this Must Be True Except question.
Answer choice (D): The passage states that Gilliam was impatient with the literal style of his African American contemporaries, that he was a Color School artist, and that he sought new forms of expression that were more evocative of the human experience. This choice is confirmed to be true by the passage, so is should be ruled out of contention in response to this Must Be True Except question.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice. The author of the passage does not discuss what sort of images are most likely to give artists great inspiration, nor that such everyday images would have that distinction, so this choice fails the Fact Test, confirming it as the correct answer to this Must Be True Except question.
