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The West does not escape the effects of its relationship with the non-Western world. Even as an individual fails to develop fully without constant interaction with an equal, a tradition of thought loses vitality and lacks the capacity for rigorous self-criticism without the probing presence of an authentic “other.” In the absence of constant and critical dialogue with other traditions, Western thought remains parochial, commonplace, and narrow.
Which one of the following techniques of argument does the author use in the passage?
(A) identifying a point of similarity between two different states of affairs
(B) reconciling two opposed sets of circumstances with each other
(C) identifying a conclusion that has no supporting argument
(D) deriving a conclusion from a set of conflicting assumptions
(E) taking advantage of inconsistencies in the definition of a critical term
Which one of the following techniques of argument does the author use in the passage?
(A) identifying a point of similarity between two different states of affairs
(B) reconciling two opposed sets of circumstances with each other
(C) identifying a conclusion that has no supporting argument
(D) deriving a conclusion from a set of conflicting assumptions
(E) taking advantage of inconsistencies in the definition of a critical term
12 Apr 2020, 05:30
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The author gives a critique on the western thought. Then he talks about an individual’s thought process and extrapolates it to a civilisational level.
A. This makes sense. It talks about different levels of thought process and then tries to correlate them.
B. There are no opposed sets of circumstances being discussed here. The ‘other’ being discussed is part of an elaborate topic.
C. The conclusion does not seem to have a supporting evidence in the same sphere of thought.
But the different circumstances in the individual scale has been used to compare with the state level
of thought. ‘Even as’ has been used to use the following sentence as a supporting argument.
While the supporting argument can be discussed as insufficient, it is not irrelevant.
D. Conflicting evidence?
E. There is no critical term as such.
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A. This makes sense. It talks about different levels of thought process and then tries to correlate them.
B. There are no opposed sets of circumstances being discussed here. The ‘other’ being discussed is part of an elaborate topic.
C. The conclusion does not seem to have a supporting evidence in the same sphere of thought.
But the different circumstances in the individual scale has been used to compare with the state level
of thought. ‘Even as’ has been used to use the following sentence as a supporting argument.
While the supporting argument can be discussed as insufficient, it is not irrelevant.
D. Conflicting evidence?
E. There is no critical term as such.
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12 Apr 2020, 06:03
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Yellkrishna
What is the point of similarity that the argument identifies though? I marked D since I couldn't see or infer any similarity?
