Political scientist: Efforts to create a more egalitarian society are

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Political scientist: Efforts to create a more egalitarian society are often wrongly criticized on the grounds that total equality would necessarily force everyone into a common mold. Equality is presumed by such critics to require unacceptably bland uniformity. But this is not so. By promoting complementary human interests, a society can achieve a greater and more prosperous equality while enhancing rather than minimizing diversity.

The political scientist’s argument proceeds by

(A) undermining a view by showing that its general acceptance would lead to undesirable consequences

(B) rebutting an objection by attacking the assumption on which it is said to be based

(C) attacking a view by claiming that those who propose it are motivated only by self-interest

(D) claiming that whatever is true of a group must be true of each of the members of the group

(E) undermining an apparent counterexample to a universal claim

auradediligodo · Answer

Hi everyone,

Pre-thinking:

The author presents a view and an assumption upon which that view depends. Then the author disagrees with it and gives us evidence to convince us of his conclusion.

Option B    is the only option in line with pre-thinking.

Nikkz99 · Answer

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Chadwik · Answer

(A) undermining a view by showing that its general acceptance would lead to undesirable consequences
→ This describes a consequentialist argument, but the political scientist doesn’t say “if you believe this, bad things will happen.” Not the method used.

(B) rebutting an objection by attacking the assumption on which it is said to be based
✅ Correct.
This exactly matches what’s happening:

Critics object to equality, assuming it requires bland uniformity.

The political scientist challenges that assumption, arguing that equality can actually support diversity.

(C) attacking a view by claiming that those who propose it are motivated only by self-interest
→ No reference to the motives of critics. This isn’t an ad hominem attack.

(D) claiming that whatever is true of a group must be true of each of the members of the group
→ This is the fallacy of division, and nothing in the passage reflects that reasoning.

(E) undermining an apparent counterexample to a universal claim
→ The passage doesn’t deal with specific counterexamples. It's addressing a general assumption about equality.

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