blue_sky

Can someone explain question 23 on page 529 in the Blue Book? I read the explanation in the online course, but it made no sense....Thanks.

andreaaaaaa

yeah, thats a hard question. i just did it, and i ruled out a b and c right away. they just dont fit. but d and e are close. he does seem just indifferent at first glance, but if you read closely you can tell that he thinks that most people dont know how to evalulate the art properly and that they are "worse" because of it. for instance, in lines 3-5 it says that the modern art is for a "special class" of people. so i guess things like that are what makes it E. but yeah, thats definitely a hard question. hopefully this helps.

Amu

D is eliminated since the author cannot be indifferent if he is disagreeing with certain aspects. B is too extreme. C is wrong: the author is not showing respect per se. A is wrong as well: the author knows what he/she is doing. E is therefore correct.

blue_sky

Thanks andrea and Amu.

@ Andrea-how/why did you eliminate c? I chose that as my final answer because IMO, he sounded like he respected those who only indulge in stories and plots though he doesn't agree with them.

@Amu-can you please expand on why you feel that the author is not showing respect per se?

THANKS!

Amu

The author is being mildly critical. If you analyze careful, you can see this. However, his criticism is very subtle, so this is hard to notice. On the surface he is being tolerant, thus E is the answer.

Cuong

I get that question right by paying close intension to the first line of the last paragraph: "Now this is a point that has to be made perfectly clear." showing a decisive turning point. And then the phrase "in principle incompatible" is indeed causing suprise to me as well.

Furthermore, his writing style is really interesting and critical, so I see myself in no trouble with this question.

But I get wrong in question 21 (Does not make much sense to an international student)

SAS902002

can someone explain #21 pg 528?