A question about two texts tests how one writer would answer another’s claim. Read the question to find who answers whom, then put the claim and its reason in a few words. When one text describes a study, separate the results from the conclusion. Ask whether the responding text says the claim is wrong or unsupported, accepts it only in part, or adds a new case. A choice can give the right response for the wrong reason, so check that reason against the responding writer’s evidence.
Hints
- Hint 1
Look at Cho’s quoted claim about digital tools. What role does Cho give them, and what experience does Cho say they cannot produce?
- Hint 2
Compare what the two groups viewed in Text 2. What was shared by both groups, and what was added for one group?
- Hint 3
Read the final sentence of Text 2 and connect it to Cho’s claim. Does it accept the claim, limit it, or challenge it?
Step-by-step
Compare the claim with the study
Step 1Find Cho’s claim and reason
Cho says digital tools are useful as illustrations but cannot produce the same feeling of presence as the original. Lin’s team is responding, so let’s ask: what backs Cho’s claim? The curator points to actual brushstroke ridges and irregularities as traces of the artist’s hand. Cho ties presence to the physical object.
- Step 2
Read the study’s comparison
What did Lin’s study compare? Both groups viewed an original painting, but one used an overlay that brought out paint ridges and hidden drawing lines. The overlay group reported higher levels of awe and a stronger "sense of being with the artist". The added digital layer strengthened feelings while the original stayed in view.
- Step 3
Set the response’s limits
The warning that cluttered overlays reduced these effects limits the result. How far can Lin’s team take its conclusion? Whether the overlay helps depends on its design, and the original was still present, so the study doesn’t show what digital images could do alone. Lin’s team would accept only part of Cho’s view: digital tools can add to the experience while the original still matters.
- Step 4
Match the response and its reason
The words with the original describe adding to the painting’s effect, not replacing it. The word well-designed matches Lin’s warning about clutter, while not merely illustrate it answers Cho’s description of digital tools as useful as illustrations. Choice D.