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Since 1945 there have been numerous international confrontations as tense as those that precipitated the Second World War, and yet no large-scale conflict has resulted. To explain this, some argue that fear of enormous destruction such as the Second World War produced has had a dramatic deterrent effect.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the deterrent theory mentioned above?
(A) After the First World War, the fear of great future destruction was as intense as it was after the Second World War.
(B) Psychologists have determined that fear of retaliation tends to temper aggressiveness among human beings.
(C) The Second World War was far less destructive than most people generally believe.
(D) Fear of repeating the levels of destructions that the Second World War produced is as pervasive today as it was forty years age.
(E) Many of the international confrontations that have occurred since 1945 have involved countries that participated in the Second World War.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the deterrent theory mentioned above?
(A) After the First World War, the fear of great future destruction was as intense as it was after the Second World War.
(B) Psychologists have determined that fear of retaliation tends to temper aggressiveness among human beings.
(C) The Second World War was far less destructive than most people generally believe.
(D) Fear of repeating the levels of destructions that the Second World War produced is as pervasive today as it was forty years age.
(E) Many of the international confrontations that have occurred since 1945 have involved countries that participated in the Second World War.
27 Nov 2022, 02:06
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Premise: Since 1945 there have been numerous international confrontations as tense as those that precipitated the Second World War, and yet no large-scale conflict has resulted.
Conclusion: Fear of enormous destruction such as the Second World War produced has had a dramatic deterrent effect.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the deterrent theory mentioned above?
(A) After the First World War, the fear of great future destruction was as intense as it was after the Second World War.
If fear of enormous destruction post WWI had worked as a deterrent, WWII wouldn't have had happened. The statement weakens the argument.
(B) Psychologists have determined that fear of retaliation tends to temper aggressiveness among human beings.
In a way, this statement strengthens the argument.
(C) The Second World War was far less destructive than most people generally believe.
What matters is people's perception of the WWII. The war may have been less destructive than what people perceived it to be.
(D) Fear of repeating the levels of destructions that the Second World War produced is as pervasive today as it was forty years age.
Strengthens the argument.
(E) Many of the international confrontations that have occurred since 1945 have involved countries that participated in the Second World War.
Strengthens the argument
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Conclusion: Fear of enormous destruction such as the Second World War produced has had a dramatic deterrent effect.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the deterrent theory mentioned above?
(A) After the First World War, the fear of great future destruction was as intense as it was after the Second World War.
If fear of enormous destruction post WWI had worked as a deterrent, WWII wouldn't have had happened. The statement weakens the argument.
(B) Psychologists have determined that fear of retaliation tends to temper aggressiveness among human beings.
In a way, this statement strengthens the argument.
(C) The Second World War was far less destructive than most people generally believe.
What matters is people's perception of the WWII. The war may have been less destructive than what people perceived it to be.
(D) Fear of repeating the levels of destructions that the Second World War produced is as pervasive today as it was forty years age.
Strengthens the argument.
(E) Many of the international confrontations that have occurred since 1945 have involved countries that participated in the Second World War.
Strengthens the argument
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