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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.
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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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   17 Jul 2020, 01:17
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I got 18th wrong. Such a tricky one.

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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
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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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   14 Mar 2020, 02:29
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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   20 Mar 2020, 17:44
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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.

Stuff like that

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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   06 Jul 2020, 14:06
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I got 18th wrong. Such a tricky one.

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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   09 Dec 2020, 10:15
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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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2021, 06:35
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What is meant by 'truth may bear all lights' in the passage?
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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2021, 07:31
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The truth is everything and will triumph above all, regardless
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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   08 Mar 2022, 01:55
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17. The passage suggests that great comic art can be characterized as optimistic about the ability of humans to

relevant lines from the passage

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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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   08 Mar 2022, 02:16
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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.

The GRE answers are never ambiguous.
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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   10 Mar 2022, 02:59
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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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   10 Mar 2022, 03:23
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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


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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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   08 Jun 2022, 21:09
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Re: Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to my [#permalink] New post   08 Jun 2022, 21:24
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