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A member of the British Parliament is reputed to have said, “The first purpose of good social reform is to increase the sum total of human happiness. So, any reform which makes somebody happy is achieving its purpose. Since the reform I propose would make my constituents happy, it is a good social reform.”
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument attributed to the member of Parliament?
(A) Different things make different people happy.
(B) The proposed reform would make a few people happy, but would not increase the happiness of most other people.
(C) The proposed reform would affect only the member of Parliament’s constituents and would make them happy.
(D) Increasing some people’s happiness might not increase the sum total of human happiness if others are made unhappy.
(E) Good social reforms usually have widespread support.
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument attributed to the member of Parliament?
(A) Different things make different people happy.
(B) The proposed reform would make a few people happy, but would not increase the happiness of most other people.
(C) The proposed reform would affect only the member of Parliament’s constituents and would make them happy.
(D) Increasing some people’s happiness might not increase the sum total of human happiness if others are made unhappy.
(E) Good social reforms usually have widespread support.
22 Apr 2020, 08:40
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Answer is D
Conclusion : Since the reform I propose would make my constituents happy, it is a good social reform.”
And here is the gap:
"The first purpose of good social reform is to increase the sum total of human happiness."
It says a good social reform increases the happiness in total.
But the conclusion says the reform will make constituents happy.
Constituents are not total in themself but a part of the total citizen.
Any answer choice attacking this gap will undermine the conclusion and the answer choice D does so.
Hope this helped!
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Conclusion : Since the reform I propose would make my constituents happy, it is a good social reform.”
And here is the gap:
"The first purpose of good social reform is to increase the sum total of human happiness."
It says a good social reform increases the happiness in total.
But the conclusion says the reform will make constituents happy.
Constituents are not total in themself but a part of the total citizen.
Any answer choice attacking this gap will undermine the conclusion and the answer choice D does so.
Hope this helped!
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22 Apr 2020, 20:19
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(D) Increasing some people’s happiness might not increase the sum total of human happiness if others are made unhappy.
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