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?
The argument presupposes the conclusion for which it purports to provide evidence.
The argument cites evidence that undermines rather than supports the conclusion.
The argument draws its conclusion by means of an equivocal interpretation of key terms.
The argument assumes that the production of an effect is evidence of an intention to produce that effect.
The argument assumes that evaluative disputes can be resolved by citing factual evidence.
equivocal模棱两可的,C,draws its conclusion by means of an equivocal interpretation of key terms.通过对核心事物模棱两可的解释来得出结论。cultural background确实是核心事物,说话者通过解释什么是cultural background来得出结论:考虑cultural background有助于评估艺术作品。错在模棱两可的
这个reasoning存在的问题是光解释什么是cultural background也没用啊,还是没能说明为什么考虑cultural background有助于评估艺术作品?所以A的presupposes the conclusion是可选的,她根本没reasoning,只是在预先假设结论就是对的。
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