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04 Jan 2014, 02:51
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Some psychologists claim that, in theory, the best way to understand another person would be through deep empathy, whereby one would gain a direct and complete grasp of that person’s motivations. But suppose they are right; then there would be no way at all to achieve understanding, since it is psychologically impossible to gain a direct and complete grasp of another person’s motivations. But obviously one can understand other people; thus these psychologists are wrong.
The argument is most vulnerable to the criticism that it
(A) fails to adequately define the key phrase “deep empathy”
(B) assumes something that it later denies, resulting in a contradiction
(C) confuses a theoretically best way of accomplishing something with the only way of accomplishing it
(D) accepts a claim on mere authority, without requiring sufficient justification
(E) fails to consider that other psychologists may disagree with the psychologists cited
The argument is most vulnerable to the criticism that it
(A) fails to adequately define the key phrase “deep empathy”
(B) assumes something that it later denies, resulting in a contradiction
(C) confuses a theoretically best way of accomplishing something with the only way of accomplishing it
(D) accepts a claim on mere authority, without requiring sufficient justification
(E) fails to consider that other psychologists may disagree with the psychologists cited
04 Jan 2014, 03:54
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Negate the conclusion
It is: It is not psychologically impossible to grasp another person's motivation but one cannot understand another person.
That is if you follow the theoretical way you cannot understand. So it is not possible to understand.
Since this question can be treated as a weaken question, select the choice that best explains the negated conclusion.
If we read Choice C as theoretically best way is the only way of accomplishing understanding, we see choice C explains it best
04 Jan 2014, 10:34
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In theory, the best way to understand another person would be through deep empathy.
There would be no way at all to achieve understanding, since it is psychologically impossible to gain a direct and complete grasp of another person’s motivations.
The argument is most vulnerable to the criticism that it
(A) fails to adequately define the key phrase “deep empathy”.....DEFINITION IS NOT REQD
(B) assumes something that it later denies, resulting in a contradictionTHERE IS NO ASSUMPTION.............
(C) confuses a theoretically best way of accomplishing something with the only way of accomplishing it.....CORRECT
(D) accepts a claim on mere authority, without requiring sufficient justification............INCORRECT
(E) fails to consider that other psychologists may disagree with the psychologists cited......IS THAT REQUIRED?
There would be no way at all to achieve understanding, since it is psychologically impossible to gain a direct and complete grasp of another person’s motivations.
The argument is most vulnerable to the criticism that it
(A) fails to adequately define the key phrase “deep empathy”.....DEFINITION IS NOT REQD
(B) assumes something that it later denies, resulting in a contradictionTHERE IS NO ASSUMPTION.............
(C) confuses a theoretically best way of accomplishing something with the only way of accomplishing it.....CORRECT
(D) accepts a claim on mere authority, without requiring sufficient justification............INCORRECT
(E) fails to consider that other psychologists may disagree with the psychologists cited......IS THAT REQUIRED?
