Every political philosopher of the early twentieth century who was eit

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Every political philosopher of the early twentieth century who was either a socialist or a communist was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg. No one who was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg advocated a totalitarian state.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must on the basis of them also be true?

(A) No early-twentieth-century socialist political philosopher advocated a totalitarian state.

(B) Every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who did not advocate a totalitarian state was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg.

(C) Rosa Luxemburg was the only person to influence every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who was either socialist or communist.

(D) Every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg and was not a socialist was a communist.

(E) Every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who did not advocate a totalitarian state was either socialist or communist.

Sateni7628 · Accepted Answer

(A) No early-twentieth-century socialist political philosopher advocated a totalitarian state.  Every 20th century Political Philosopher -> who is -> socialist or communist -> is influenced by Rosa Luxemburg -> Did not advocate a totalitarian state. So it fair to say no 20th century political philosopher who is a socialist or communist advocated a totalitarian state.
 
(B) Every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who did not advocate a totalitarian state was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg.  Everyone who did not advocate a totalitarian state need not be a socialist or communist. Since, per passage, only socialist or communist political philosophers were influenced by Rosa Luxemburg, this choice is incorrect.

(C) Rosa Luxemburg was the only person to influence every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who was either socialist or communist.  This choice is out of scope as whether Rosa Luxemburg was the only one to influence 20th century socialist & communist political philosophers is not indicated in the passage and hence cannot be inferred.

(D) Every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg and was not a socialist was a communist.  This is not true. It can be very well true that some early 20th political philosophers who were influenced by Rosa Luxemburg would be neither socialists nor communists.

(E) Every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who did not advocate a totalitarian state was either socialist or communist.  Incorrect for the same reason as choice B.

VelvetThunder · Answer

Bunuel   GMATNinja   nightblade354  can you please help me understand why option B is incorrect? I was struggling between A and B

unraveled · Answer

Every political philosopher of the early twentieth century who was either a socialist or a communist was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg. No one who was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg advocated a totalitarian state.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must on the basis of them also be true?

Let's say RL had influenced 100 PP. Out of that 30 were early 20th-century PP. Each of them was either a socialist or a communist. Now, none of the those 100 PP advocated a totalitarian state.

(A) No early-twentieth-century socialist political philosopher advocated a totalitarian state. - CORRECT. This is true.

(B) Every early-twentieth-century  political philosopher who did not advocate a totalitarian state  was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg. - WRONG. There still can be PP who were not influenced by RL but advocated totalitarian state. Make a Venn diagram where one circle is RL influencers and the other is Early 20th-century PP, and only a small part of them overlap to understand.

(C) Rosa Luxemburg was the  only person to influence every early-twentieth-century political philosopher  who was either socialist or communist. - WRONG. An absolute claim that is not true.

(D) Every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg and  was not a socialist was a communist.  - WRONG. Out of scope at best. But it can't be said clearly whether PPs were either socialist or communist or both.

(E)  Every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who did not advocate a totalitarian state was either socialist or communist.  - WRONG. Goes out of the context w.r.t. passage.

Answer A.

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