Aristotle wrote that a tyrant would be well advised to put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are more tolerant of unjust treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-rearing and pious. Moreover as most subjects believer that even the gods are on the side of the ruler, the subjects are less apt to move against him.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which Aristotle’s argument depends?


(A) The subjects of tyrannical rulers typically believe that there is a power other than the mortal.

(B) A tyrant cannot rule unless he has divine power on his side.

(C) The subjects of tyrannical rulers can rarely be fooled by appearances.

(D) Tyrants who are devoted to religion will not treat their subjects unjustly

(E) For a tyrant, the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion is a more effective means of ruling than unjust treatment.

Paraphrase - Tyrant is well advised to put on the display of piousness. Since the subjects are more tolerant toward a ruler whom they consider God fearing. Moreover as the subjects believe that even God is on the the side of the ruler, the subjects are less apt to go against the ruler.

(A) The subjects of tyrannical rulers typically believe that there is NOT NECESSARILY a power other than the mortal.

negation A destroys the argument, since the arg assumes that there is GOD. Hence it has to be A.

(A) for me too. When you say LSAT is the source , what book are you referring to ?

That explains it!! for a moment there i was under the illusion i was getting good at CR!! time to wake up i guess
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B,C,D are out of scope.
B is unnecessary, the tyrant ruler just needs to have a fake power from god.

What is the source of this question? I am unable to see any source tagged to this question.
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