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Understanding Cicero's Logical Chain:
Cicero's argument flows like this:
\(1.\) Emotions come from evaluations of goodness/badness
\(2.\) A wise person can NEVER achieve complete emotionlessness
\(3.\) Therefore: A wise person must always be making some evaluations
Why "Inevitably" Is Necessary:
Think about what would happen if we weakened the word "inevitably":
- If wise people sometimes evaluate → They could have emotion-free periods
- If wise people often evaluate → Still leaves room for emotionlessness
- If wise people inevitably evaluate → They can NEVER be emotion-free
Since Cicero concludes that complete emotionlessness is impossible for wise people, he must assume they inevitably (always, unavoidably) make evaluations.
What Went Wrong in Your Thinking:
You're experiencing what I call "strong language resistance" - a common GMAT trap where test-takers shy away from absolute-sounding words. But remember: assumptions need to be strong enough to guarantee the conclusion. Weak assumptions create logical gaps.
Pattern Recognition:
This belongs to the "Required Assumption" family. Look for trigger words like "never," "always," "impossible" in the conclusion - they signal you'll need equally strong language in the correct assumption.
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nandini14 IMO Negation helps. If a wise person does not inevitably evaluate some of the things he observes, then that makes emotions irrational urges. Which is in direct contradiction of the author's argument/conclusion that emotions are not irrational urges. The word inevitably is key because, it means that a man is bound to feel something based on what he observes, that he cannot escape it.
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