The message which the author is trying to convey with the word in bold (abhorrent) is that: D. When we look too closely at something, it can become ugly.
An inference can be defined as a process through which a reader can deduce the meaning or message (information) that is associated with a subject matter (word) in a literary work, especially through induction or deductive reasoning.
Deductive reasoning can be defined as a type of logical reasoning that typically involves drawing conclusions based on a given set of rules and conditions, or from one or more premises (factual statements) that are assumed to be generally (universally) true.
Based on the excerpt above, we can reasonably infer and logically deduce that the message which the author is trying to convey with the word in bold (abhorrent) is that when you look too closely at something, it becomes ugly as cited or referenced by this statement "Remember he is observing the art closely, and coarseness refers to it being ugly."
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