Sajjad1994For the below ques i have a query:
4. Which of the following would provide the best title for the passage?
Difficulty Level: Medium
Explanation
A “best title” question asks for the main point. The point of this passage is to highlight trenchant criticisms of D’Emilio’s work—the lack of any rebuttal of these points indicates that the author sympathizes with them. This supports choice (C).
Choices (A), (D), and (E) are incorrect because they ignore that the passage concerns scholarly opinions rather than the history itself.
Choice (B) is incorrect, as no reconciliation is attempted. Additionally, (E) is closer to D’Emilio’s view than the author’s.
Answer: C
Option (C) A Rejection of D’Emilio’s Account of “Free Labor”.....Isn't this an extreme choice? It is mentioned in the passage that D'Em did not consider all the aspects rather focused on a small segment "
D’Emilio’s critics suggest that he largely sidesteps the problems that confound free labor ideology and limit the ability of workers to openly negotiate contracts with employers and to accept or reject the conditions offered.". also if we read further
"The “contract negotiations” cited as a sign of freedom by D’Emilio are often hardly negotiations at all, but rather highly exploitative arrangements that workers have little ability to affect". It says that the workers had little ability to affect (but not that they did not have any ability to affect). To explain this, author cites examples of women's status and Davis. But no where in the passage it says that D'Em, theory was rejected.
Option (E) Industrial Capitalism and Freedom for All.......on other way tries to capture the whole passage, The effect of capitalism on freedom (good or bad). To make this distinction, author cites different cases as mentioned in the Para 2,3 &4. But all of them are only supportive to the main concept.
Then why C & not E?
Can you help and explain, where i am going wrong?
Throughout the passage, we can see the critics rejecting D’Emilio’s views. I wouldn't say it's an extreme choice, as that is exactly what the author can be seen mentioning in the passage. The points that you have mentioned for C not being right answer, are what make C the correct choice. We are not concerned whether D’Emilio’s views were rejected in literal terms or not, we are only concerned how the author portrays the views in the passage, and there we can see critics putting forth the points by finding flaws, misinterpretations to reject and attack his views. Thus C would be an apt title for the passage.
E is clearly incorrect as the passage doesn't really discuss the emergence of industrial capitalism, its simply discussing the views of the critics on D’Emilio’s essays.
Hope This Helps.