Understanding the argument -
Walter: A copy of an artwork should be worth exactly what the original is worth if the two works are visually indistinguishable. - Opinion. It's based on the assumption that if they are "visually indistinguishable," then they possess all the qualities.
After all, if the two works are visually indistinguishable, they have all the same qualities, and if they have all the same qualities, their prices should be equal. - This is a conditional. Walter asserts that "being visually indistinguishable" is a sufficient condition or enough for the two works to have all the same qualities. Meaning "being visually indistinguishable" 100% guarantees "all the same qualities." See the usage of Zero conditional to express the universal truths or facts.
Marissa: How little you understand art! Even if someone could make a perfect copy that is visually indistinguishable from the original, the copy would have a different history and hence
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Walter: A copy of an artwork should be worth exactly what the original is worth if the two works are visually indistinguishable. - Opinion. It's based on the assumption that if they are "visually indistinguishable," then they possess all the qualities.
After all, if the two works are visually indistinguishable, they have all the same qualities, and if they have all the same qualities, their prices should be equal. - This is a conditional. Walter asserts that "being visually indistinguishable" is a sufficient condition or enough for the two works to have all the same qualities. Meaning "being visually indistinguishable" 100% guarantees "all the same qualities." See the usage of Zero conditional to express the universal truths or facts.
Marissa: How little you understand art! Even if someone could make a perfect copy that is visually indistinguishable from the original, the copy would have a different history and hence
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