The arts are used to achieve a multitude of human purposes, including all of the following except:

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While categorizing artistic styles and movements is important for understanding art history and critical analysis, it is not a human purpose or goal that the arts are used to achieve. The other options - presenting issues and ideas, teaching and/or persuading, and decorating or pleasing - all reflect how the arts can serve human needs or intentions.

The Arts Are Used to Achieve a Multitude of Human