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Re: QOTD #14 Matisse and Picasso; Picasso and Matisse. Throughou [#permalink]
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Regarding the forth qustion, why not the answer A?


This is a tough question and quite "abstract".

If the two artists made an exibition, this probably would not show anything but their work per se, as they were.

Instead, a radio show between the two explained their ideas in a sort of interplay and suggestions (interplay and suggestions occur throughout the entire passage) would reinforce the author point on the two artists.

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Re: QOTD #14 Matisse and Picasso; Picasso and Matisse. Throughou [#permalink]
How is first answer as B? Cant it be C ?
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When you look at the main idea of passage then think always in terms of big picture.

Here the author is not discussing singular paintings and critiques them, but the example is used to support the interplay between the two masters.

As such, the conclusion is B as the answer.
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Carcass.

I am having a difficulty in comprehending the main idea of the passage. While the answer choices say that it was basically that author said there was something more than the combativeness between the two artists.There are no arguments for this. Author presented this view in second paragraph, yet, in preceding paragraphs, the author only presented their combativeness. Or perhaps im misinterpreting something. Please edifice.

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Bois employs the metaphor of chess, arguing that the game represents the artists’ exchange as “a competitive rivalry and a complex temporality” that can be viewed both as a linear process and a simultaneous structure. But the metaphor of a competitive sport, however complex and intellectually rich, is misleading.


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A better model, though perhaps one with less flash, is that of a simple conversation, with all the rich variation and shifts in motivation and tone that are possible.


Do you spot now why B is the answer ??
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boxing506 wrote:
Regarding the forth qustion, why not the answer A?


Since the author's main point is that the artists’ relationship was akin to a "simple conversation," a radio broadcast of the artists discussing painting (answer choice B) would very much support the author’s thesis.

Answer choice A (A joint exhibition of the two artists’ work) doesn't necessarily support the author's "simple conversation" analogy.
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How is first answer as B? Cant it be C ?


Early in the passage we hear about Bois' chess metaphor. The author then suggests that the chess metaphor is misleading, and that a "better model" is that of a simple conversation. For the remainder of the passage, the author provides evidence to support this "better model".
Among the answer choices, B best describes this process.

Answer choice C says: compare selected works of two masters
There's a lot more than "comparing works" in the passage.
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