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Citing that popular sports such as cricket and football have been able to sustain themselves without any financial aid from the government, some people believe that if people have enough interest in an art form, they will be willing to pay the money to experience it. Therefore, they reason that even if the government stops art subsidies, ultimately only those art forms will survive that most people actually have interest in.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the conclusion of the people mentioned in the above argument depends?
  • a)
    While providing subsidies, the government does not take in to account whether most people actually have interest in that art form.
  • b)
    People pay huge amounts to witness live sporting events such as cricket, football, hockey etc.
  • c)
    Most people who have interests in various art forms have the means to pay to witness it.
  • d)
    Currently most of the institutions that receive art subsidies from the government could be alternatively funded by the philanthropic organizations backed by business houses.
  • e)
    Currently, there are numerous art forms that receive subsidies but that have failed to garner people’s interest in them.
Correct answer is option 'E'. Can you explain this answer?
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Citing that popular sports such as cricket and football have been able to sustain themselves without any financial aid from the government, some people believe that if people have enough interest in an art form, they will be willing to pay the money to experience it. Therefore, they reason that even if the government stops art subsidies, ultimately only those art forms will survive that most people actually have interest in.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the conclusion of the people mentioned in the above argument depends?
Argument Analysis
 
Pre-Thinking
Conclusion Clarification
There is no given conclusion in the argument. However, the question stem asks us to find the assumption in people’s argument. Therefore, we’ll regard their assertion as the conclusion. Their conclusion is that even if the government stops art subsidies, ultimately only those art forms will survive that most people actually have interest in.  They believe that if people have enough interest in an art form, they will be willing to pay the money to experience it. The basis of their belief is the fact that popular sports sustain themselves without any financial aid from the government.
Pre-Thinking Approach
To pre-think assumptions, let’s see how we can falsify this conclusion.To do so, we will look at the logical structure, focusing on linkage 1, linkage 2 and the conclusion.We will understand the condition under which the conclusion is falsified.The assumption then will be that the condition does not exist.Also note that as we focus on a particular linkage, we will keep the other linkages in mind as well.
Linkage#1
  • Falsification Condition:  What if art forms are not comparable to sports in terms of the interest they are capable of drawing from people? If this were true, the conclusion would be falsified.
    • Assumption: Art forms and  sports are comparable in terms of the interest they are capable of drawing from people.
Linkage#2 
  • Falsification Condition:  Even if people want to pay to to experience an art form, we don’t know whether they would actually be able to pay. What if people are unable to support the art form that they are interested in despite their willingness to do so? They may not be sufficiently financially well off to support the art form. In such a case, the conclusion will be falsified.
    • Assumption: People interested in a particular art-form have the means to pay to experience it.
With this understanding in mind, let's move to the option statements. 
Answer Choices
A
While providing subsidies, the government does not take in to account whether most people actually have interest in that art form.
Incorrect - Irrelevant
The argument concludes on the scenario in which the government stops art subsidies. The government’s considerations while providing subsidies are not relevant.
B
People pay huge amounts to witness live sporting events such as cricket, football, hockey etc.
Incorrect - Irrelevant
The argument does not require any assumption regarding the magnitude of the amount people pay to witness their favorite sports.
C
Most people who have interests in various art forms have the means to pay to witness it.
Correct
This choice is written along the lines of our pre-thinking per Linkage #2. 
D
Currently most of the institutions that receive art subsidies from the government could be alternatively funded by the philanthropic organizations backed by business houses.
Incorrect - Irrelevant
Alternative sources of funding are irrelevant to the conclusion that only those art forms will survive that most people actually have interest in.
E
Currently, there are numerous art forms that receive subsidies but that have failed to garner people’s interest in them.
Incorrect - Irrelevant
The conclusion is drawn on the art forms that people have interest in. Art forms that receive subsidies but have failed to earn people’s interest are not relevant.
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Citing that popular sports such as cricket and football have been able...
Assumption: Currently, there are numerous art forms that receive subsidies but that have failed to garner people's interest in them.

Evidence from the argument: The people in the argument support their conclusion by citing examples of popular sports like cricket and football, which do not receive government subsidies but are sustained by public interest.

Explanation:
- Identification of the key assumption: The assumption here is that the only art forms that will survive without government subsidies are those that have already garnered people's interest.
- Reasoning behind the assumption: If there are numerous art forms currently receiving subsidies but failing to attract public interest, it implies that the government funding is not effectively supporting those forms. Therefore, the assumption is that without subsidies, only the art forms with existing public interest will survive.
- Supporting the conclusion: This assumption supports the conclusion that if the government stops art subsidies, only the art forms that most people are interested in will continue to thrive. It implies that public interest is a crucial factor in determining the survival of art forms without government support.
- Overall impact: By assuming that there are art forms that receive subsidies but lack public interest, the argument strengthens the idea that only popular art forms can sustain themselves without government funding.

Therefore, option E is the correct answer as it captures the crucial assumption that supports the conclusion drawn in the argument.
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Citing that popular sports such as cricket and football have been able...
Answer should be c right? app shows e as the correct answer.
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