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For each passage, choose the appropriate letter to identify the author's tone. The current exhibit of paintings by the sixteenth-century artist Artemisia Gentileschi is a wonder to behold, proof positive of the artist's extraordinary talent.Less wondrous, how-ever, is the text accompanying those paintings.Written by a modern feminist, the text insists on attributing the emotional impact of Gentileschi's female figures to her biography rather than to her talent.Forced to become the mistress of her father's friend at the age of sixteen, the young Artemisia did know suffering early in life, and it may or may not have influenced her painting style.But the ability to infuse her female portraits with a passionate fury that practically jumps off the canvas made itself evident in sketches that preceded her humiliation.Thus, attributing the emotional power of Gentileschi's work to suppressed anger at men makes little or no sense.Art historians, like literary ones, need to stop looking at the past through modern lenses.When they do, the picture is invariably distorted.

Definitions:

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people when the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Self-Serving Bias

The common habit of a person taking credit for positive events or outcomes, but blaming outside factors for negative events.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors when judging others' behavior.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people, where the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.