PT 58, S3, Q24 - Creative genius

[janelso3]

I was unsure about this and went back and forth between B and D. Ended up getting it wrong. Can someone please explain whi B is the right answer and the others are wrong?

Thanks.

[aileenann]

Good question. This is one of those arguments where we really can think in terms of logical statements. First, did you identify the conclusion? I would say here it has a signalling word, "thus" and though couched in a slightly tricky way, the conclusion is "These rare innovators tend to anger the majority." Now let's see how this argument tries to get us there:

If you are a c.g. then you don't like h.a.
If you don't like h.a. then you tend to seek controversy.
If you seek controversy, then you enjoy disproving popular views.

Therefore, if you are a c.g. then you enjoy disproving popular views. That can be concluded logically. However, this argument goes one step further and asserts that c.g. actually succeed in angering the majority. Thus we need a link between enjoying disproving popular views and actually angering the majority. Oh wait, that is exactly what (B) says and therefore why it is the answer.

I tend to think that if you map this one out logically you can see that (b) is the answer straightaway and don't even need to check the others. That said, here is a brief word on why the other answer choices are wrong.

(A) is out of scope - we don't know anything about people being angry with h.a. (we only know about disliking h.a., not the same thing).
(C) again is out of scope - we don't know anything about people who hold beliefs counter to the common ones.
(D) is reversed logic - it's close to what we want, but it has the wrong trigger. It certainly could have been a tempting answer choice.
(E) is also close but still in the wrong logical order.