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A pluralistic democracy, in greater degree than any system of government, diffuses power away from a center.

(A) in greater degree than any
(B) which more than any
(C) to a greater extent than any
(D) as opposed to any other
(E) more than any other




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Re: A pluralistic democracy, in greater degree than any system of governme [#permalink] New post  14 Feb 2023, 07:59
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since democracy is a kind of system of government itself, comparing democracy to any system of government (which includes democracy as well) makes no sense. A,B & C out.
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(D) as opposed to any other
(E) more than any other
E conveys the meaning more clearly.
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A pluralistic democracy, in greater degree than any system of governme [#permalink] New post  16 Feb 2023, 08:05
The winner is between D and E, since A, B, and C do not use the word 'other'

Using 'As opposed to' intends that no other democracy diffuses power away from the center. That is wrong. All democracies try to diffuse power away from the center (I mean, that's the literal meaning of the term democracy). However, the pluralistic type diffuses MORE power away from the center than the other types of democracies.


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Re: A pluralistic democracy, in greater degree than any system of governme [#permalink] New post  05 Mar 2023, 06:00
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A pluralistic democracy, in greater degree than any system of government, diffuses power away from a center.

(A) in greater degree than any
(B) which more than any
(C) to a greater extent than any
(D) as opposed to any other
(E) more than any other







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The correct answer is (E).

One problem with the original sentence is that it makes an illogical comparison, suggesting that a pluralistic democracy is not a system of government, when in fact it is. The solution is to add other to the end of the underlined phrase. A second problem with the original sentence is that in greater degree is not idiomatic; to a greater degree would be the appropriate idiom here. Choice (E) corrects the first error and avoids the second one by replacing in greater degree with the concise more.
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