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- The author refutes the idea that there is no such thing as good taste, using a reductio ad absurdum argument.
- Denying good taste leads to denying good art, which implies no artist can be skilled, even comparing masters to children.
- The author's personal experience studying painting showed that skill differences, like between himself and Leonardo, are real, proving good taste exists.
- Two reasons for doubting good taste: widespread disagreement (often due to extraneous factors) and the subjective nature of art's goodness.
- Art's goodness is an objective property relative to human commonalities, analogous to vaccine effectiveness, despite variability in responses.
- Good taste is possible through deep knowledge and clarity, though imperfect; a partial order exists for both works and judgment ability.