City councilperson: Many city residents oppose the city art commission' s proposed purchase of an unusual stone edifice, on the grounds that art critics are divided over whether the edifice really qualifies as art  But I argue that the purpose of art is to cause experts to debate ideas, including ideas about what constitutes art itself
Since the edifice has caused experts to debate what constitutes art itself, it does qualify as art
Nothing qualifies as art unless it causes debate among experts.