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Walter: A copy of an artwork should be worth

exactly what the original is worth if the

two works are visually indistinguishable.

After all, if the two works are visually

indistinguishable, they have all the same

qualities, and if they have all the same

qualities, their prices should be equal.

Marissa: How little you understand art! Even if

someone could make a perfect copy that

is visually indistinguishable from the

original, the copy would have a different

history and hence not have all the same

qualities as the original.

 

8. Which of the following is a point at issue between

Walter and Marissa?

 

(A) Whether a copy of an artwork could ever be

visually indistinguishable from the original

(B) Whether the reproduction of a work of art is

ever worth more than the original is worth

© Whether a copy of a work of art is ever mis-

taken for the original

(D) Whether a copy of a work of art could have all

the same qualities as the original

(E) Whether originality is the only valuable attri-

bute that a work of art can possess

 

9. Marissa uses which of the following techniques in

attempting to refute Walter’s argument?

 

(A) Attacking his assumption that the price of an

artwork indicates its worth

(B) Raising a point that would undermine one of the

claims on which his conclusion is based

© Questioning his claim that a perfect copy of a

work of art would be visually indistinguishable

from the original

(D) Giving reason to believe that Walter is unable to

judge the quality of a work of art because

of his inadequate understanding of the history

of art

(E) Proposing alternative criteria for determining

whether two works of art are visually indis-

tinguishable

 

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8. (B) - The point of issue is whether the reproduction or copy of art could ever be of the same worth as the original. Walter argues that if they both are visually indistinguishable, their worth is same. While Marissa, argues that even if they are visually indistinguishable, they are not of same worth as the original art form has a history behind it.

 

9. (B) - Walter bases his argument on the assumption that if 2 art forms are visually indistinguishable, they are of the same worth irrespective of whether they are original or fake. Marissa refutes this claim by raising the point that the worth of art form is not just measured by its appearence but also by its history.

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