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15 pts(1) For centuries, art scholars have studied the renowned works of Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance artist, pondering how he created three-dimensional figures with such depth on flat canvases. (2) If da Vinci did have exotropia, in which an eye turns outward, he would not have been the only artist in history with that condition.(3) Christopher Tyler, a visual neuroscientist at City University of London, noticed a pattern in da Vincis portraits and in works depicting the great artist. (4) While few self-portraits of da Vinci exist, Tyler argues that many of da Vincis portraits reflect his appearance. (5) As the great artist himself said, the soul guides the painters arm and makes him reproduce himself, since it appears to the soul that this is the best way to represent a human being.(6) To test his theory that da Vinci had exotropia, Tyler studied the eye alignments of the subjects of six pieces of art that purportedly depict the Renaissance artist himself, including da Vincis Vitruvian Man and Salvator Mundi and Andrea del Verrocchios sculpture David. (7) The results confirmed Tylers suspicions: da Vinci likely had exotropia, with one eye turning out at -10.3 degrees.(8) Tylers findings, which he published in JAMA Ophthalmology, created a stir in both the art and science communities. (9) Only about 1 percent of the population has exotropia, yet previous studies have suggested that other famous artistslike Rembrandt, Picasso, and Degashad it as well, which indicates that the eye condition was more common in centuries past than it is now. (10) Tyler believes that da Vincis condition was intermittentthat is, his eye drifted out of alignment when he was relaxed, but when he focused, it would realign. (11) If Tyler is right and da Vinci could control his exotropia, then the artist could switch from 2-D to 3-D vision, enhancing his ability to accurately capture three-dimensional figures on a two-dimensional canvas.The writer is working on a revision of the passage and has written the following thesis statement for it.Based on the evidence from Tylers studies, it is clear that this condition was the primary reason for da Vincis success.Which of the following is most likely the main claim that the writer is planning to make in the new version of the passage?The only way for an artist to be successful is to have exotropia.ADa Vinci was more successful as an artist than others who also had exotropia.BStudying just a few works of art can provide compelling information about an artists physical conditions.CThe only way to fully understand an artists work is to study the artists physical conditions.DDa Vinci was a great artist because he had exotropia.EIs it E?