Bunuel wrote:
The once widely held perception of intellectuals as the clarifiers of fundamental moral issues is no longer valid today. Intellectuals no longer act as advocates for oppressed groups.
Instead of applying their insights and analyses to the problems of these groups, they leave the debate to the politicians.
The logical structure of the passage depends upon closely linking the clarification of fundamental moral issues with
A. intellectualism
B. advocacy on behalf of oppressed groups
C. insight and analysis
D. debate on contemporary practical issues
E. the role of politicians
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
The passage suggests that in the past intellectuals clarified fundamental moral issues by acting as advocates for oppressed groups. The logical structure of the passage links clarification of fundamental moral issues with advocacy on behalf of oppressed groups, making
the second choice the correct answer.
The first choice is incorrect. The passage discusses not intellectualisms, but the active role of intellectuals in society. The logical structure of the passage depends on linking two different functions of intellectuals-clarification and advocacy. The third answer choice is incorrect. Intellectuals may apply insight and analysis to clarification of moral issues. However, the logical structure of the passage depends on a specific link between clarification of fundamental moral issues and advocacy on behalf of oppressed groups. D is also incorrect. Although the passage mentions that politicians debate issues related to the problems of oppressed groups, the politicians’ debating of these issues is not directly linked to clarification of fundamental moral issues. The logical structure of the passage links the role intellectuals play as clarifiers of fundamental moral issues to their role as advocates of oppressed groups.
The last answer choice is incorrect. The passage does state that intellectuals no longer serve as advocates of oppressed groups and leave the debate to the politicians. However, the logical structure does not directly link the role of politicians and the clarification of fundamental moral issues.
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