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Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my
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Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to mystify us,' and it does not deny ambiguity by branding as evil whatever differs from good. Great comic artists assume that truth may bear all lights, and thus they seek to accentuate contradictions in social action, not gloss over or transcend them by appeals to extrasocial symbols of divine ends, cosmic purpose, or laws of nature. The moment of transcendence in great comic art is a social moment, born out of the conviction that we are human, even though we try to be gods. The comic community to which artists address themselves is a community of reasoning, loving, joyful, compassionate beings, who are willing to assume the human risks of acting rationally. Without invoking gods or demons, great comic art arouses courage in reason, courage which grows out of trust in what human beings can do as humans.
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17. The passage suggests that great comic art can be characterized as optimistic about the ability of humans to
(A) rid themselves of pride (B) transcend the human condition (C) differentiate clearly between good and evil (D) avoid social conflicts (E) act rationally
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18. It can be inferred from the passage that the author admires great comic artists primarily for their
(A) ability to understand the frequently subtle differences between good and evil (B) ability to reconcile the contradictions in human behavior (C) ability to distinguish between rational and irrational behavior (D) insistence on confronting the truth about the human condition (E) insistence on condemning human faults and weaknesses
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19. Which of the following is the most accurate description of the organization of the passage?
(A) A sequence of observations leading to a prediction (B) A list of inferences drawn from facts stated at the beginning of the passage (C) A series of assertions related to one general subject . (D) A statement of the major idea, followed by specific examples (E) A succession of ideas moving from specific to general
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Flashinthepan wrote:
I got 18th wrong. Such a tricky one.
Explantion sir ?
18. It can be inferred from the passage that the author admires great comic artists primarily for their (A) ability to understand the frequently subtle differences between good and evil Passage mentions that com artists acknowledge the ambiguity between good and evil. (B) ability to reconcile the contradictions in human behavior Passage talks about highlighting the contradictions. (C) ability to distinguish between rational and irrational behavior Passage does not mention about difference between these behaviors. (D) insistence on confronting the truth about the human condition Correct- The moment of transcendence in great comic art is a social moment, born out of the conviction that we are human, even though we try to be gods. (E) insistence on condemning human faults and weaknesses Passage does not mention that com artists insist on condemning faults and weaknesses.
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17. The passage suggests that great comic art can be characterized as optimistic about the ability of humans to
(A) rid themselves of pride No the passage does not mention this at all about humans
(B) transcend the human condition
no. comic art reminds us we are human when we pretend of being gods
(C) differentiate clearly between good and evil
no. it says that when something is worn or is on the other side not necessarily it is evil
(D) avoid social conflicts
out of scope
(E) act rationally
Correct
This was pretty tough.
Easier is the 19th
19. Which of the following is the most accurate description of the organization of the passage?
(A) A sequence of observations leading to a prediction (B) A list of inferences drawn from facts stated at the beginning of the passage (C) A series of assertions related to one general subject . (D) A statement of the major idea, followed by specific examples (E) A succession of ideas moving from specific to general
Straight C
If you read the passage clearly we do have assertions one after another: the comic art says this when in reality is almost always the opposite. We think we are goods but we are just human.
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cnk1 wrote:
Flashinthepan wrote:
I got 18th wrong. Such a tricky one.
Explantion sir ?
18. It can be inferred from the passage that the author admires great comic artists primarily for their (A) ability to understand the frequently subtle differences between good and evil Passage mentions that com artists acknowledge the ambiguity between good and evil. (B) ability to reconcile the contradictions in human behavior Passage talks about highlighting the contradictions. (C) ability to distinguish between rational and irrational behavior Passage does not mention about difference between these behaviors. (D) insistence on confronting the truth about the human condition Correct- The moment of transcendence in great comic art is a social moment, born out of the conviction that we are human, even though we try to be gods. (E) insistence on condemning human faults and weaknesses Passage does not mention that com artists insist on condemning faults and weaknesses.
I know that the choice D is a better option to choose. But the hardship of GRE is that it has two correct answers sometimes:)). This is the irrationality of GRE RC tests. For choice C the passage says: "The comic community to which artists ADRESS THEMSELVES is a community of REASONING... , who are WILLING to ASSUME the human risks of acting RATIONALLY." It means that they can distinguish between rational and irrational behavior, doesn't it? so the choice C is completely correct as well.
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17. The passage suggests that great comic art can be characterized as optimistic about the ability of humans to
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The comic community to which artists address themselves is a community of reasoning, loving, joyful, compassionate beings, who are willing to assume the human risks of acting rationally.
(A) rid themselves of pride. Wrong. (B) transcend the human condition. Wrong. (C) differentiate clearly between good and evil. Wrong. (D) avoid social conflicts. Wrong. (E) act rationally. Correct.
18. It can be inferred from the passage that the author admires great comic artists primarily for their
relevant lines from the passage
Great comic artists assume that truth may bear all lights, and thus they seek to accentuate contradictions in social action, not gloss over or transcend them by appeals to extrasocial symbols of divine ends, cosmic purpose, or laws of nature.
(A) ability to understand the frequently subtle differences between good and evil. Wrong. (B) ability to reconcile the contradictions in human behavior. Wrong. (C) ability to distinguish between rational and irrational behavior. Wrong. (D) insistence on confronting the truth about the human condition. Correct. (E) insistence on condemning human faults and weaknesses. Wrong.
19. Which of the following is the most accurate description of the organization of the passage?
Explanation
The entire passage from start to finish consists of a series of statements that assert the truth about great comic art.
(A) A sequence of observations leading to a prediction. Wrong. (B) A list of inferences drawn from facts stated at the beginning of the passage. Wrong. (C) A series of assertions related to one general subject. Correct. (D) A statement of the major idea, followed by specific examples. Wrong. (E) A succession of ideas moving from specific to general. Wrong.
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amirbehani wrote:
cnk1 wrote:
Flashinthepan wrote:
I got 18th wrong. Such a tricky one.
Explantion sir ?
18. It can be inferred from the passage that the author admires great comic artists primarily for their (A) ability to understand the frequently subtle differences between good and evil Passage mentions that com artists acknowledge the ambiguity between good and evil. (B) ability to reconcile the contradictions in human behavior Passage talks about highlighting the contradictions. (C) ability to distinguish between rational and irrational behavior Passage does not mention about difference between these behaviors. (D) insistence on confronting the truth about the human condition Correct- The moment of transcendence in great comic art is a social moment, born out of the conviction that we are human, even though we try to be gods. (E) insistence on condemning human faults and weaknesses Passage does not mention that com artists insist on condemning faults and weaknesses.
I know that the choice D is a better option to choose. But the hardship of GRE is that it has two correct answers sometimes:)). This is the irrationality of GRE RC tests. For choice C the passage says: "The comic community to which artists ADRESS THEMSELVES is a community of REASONING... , who are WILLING to ASSUME the human risks of acting RATIONALLY." It means that they can distinguish between rational and irrational behavior, doesn't it? so the choice C is completely correct as well.
Willingness to assume the human risks of acting rationally as opposed to invoking gods and demons is not the same as the capacity to distinguish between rational and irrational behaviour.
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The comic community to which artists address themselves is a community of reasoning, loving, joyful, compassionate beings, who are willing to assume the human risks of acting rationally I am not able to quite understand this portion properly.My understanding is that the comic community accept that there are risks in acting rationally but still choose to act rationally.Kindly correct if wrong
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volcanictempest78 wrote:
The comic community to which artists address themselves is a community of reasoning, loving, joyful, compassionate beings, who are willing to assume the human risks of acting rationally I am not able to quite understand this portion properly.My understanding is that the comic community accept that there are risks in acting rationally but still choose to act rationally.Kindly correct if wrong
No it is correct.
Acting logically is always a risk because stupid persons are not able to accept the truth and conflicts could arise
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