#16 - There is a difference between beauty and truth. After

[Robert Carroll]

ashpine,

The Administrator's post at the start of this thread does provide a structural approach.

Robert Carroll

[ashpine17]

Is there a way to approach this intuitively, aka no diagramming? This is one instance in which I feel that diagramming makes it more confusing and cluttered

[Rachael Wilkenfeld]

Ashpine, if I was going to do this without diagramming, I would focus on the difference between the premise(s) and the conclusion. The conclusion is that there's a difference between beauty and truth. The premise is that the most realistic art is the most truthful, therefore it would be the best. I would focus on the idea that best is different than beautiful, and I'd like the answer to address that gap between the premise and conclusion. I know the argument assumes a link between beauty and "best" in artwork, and therefore, I would prephrase something to make that connection.

Hope that helps!