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Sociologist: The more technologically advanced a society is, the more marked its members’ resistance to technological innovations. This is not surprising, because the more technologically advanced a society is, the more aware its members are of technology’s drawbacks. Specifically, people realize that sophisticated technologies deeply affect the quality of human relations.
The claim that the more technologically advanced a society is, the more aware its members are of technology’s drawbacks plays which one of the following roles in the sociologist’s argument?
(A) It is a conclusion supported by the claim that people realize that sophisticated technologies deeply affect the quality of human relations.
(B) It is offered as an explanation of why people’s resistance to technological innovations is more marked the more technologically advanced the society in which they live is.
(C) It is a premise in support of the claim that the quality of human relations in technologically advanced societies is extremely poor.
(D) It is a generalization based on the claim that the more people resist technological innovations, the more difficult it is for them to adjust to those innovations.
(E) It is an example presented to illustrate the claim that resistance to technological innovations deeply affects the quality of human relations.
The claim that the more technologically advanced a society is, the more aware its members are of technology’s drawbacks plays which one of the following roles in the sociologist’s argument?
(A) It is a conclusion supported by the claim that people realize that sophisticated technologies deeply affect the quality of human relations.
(B) It is offered as an explanation of why people’s resistance to technological innovations is more marked the more technologically advanced the society in which they live is.
(C) It is a premise in support of the claim that the quality of human relations in technologically advanced societies is extremely poor.
(D) It is a generalization based on the claim that the more people resist technological innovations, the more difficult it is for them to adjust to those innovations.
(E) It is an example presented to illustrate the claim that resistance to technological innovations deeply affects the quality of human relations.
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Let's start by breaking down the structure of this argument.
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- The first sentence is the conclusion. The rest of the argument is trying to explain why this conclusion makes sense.
- The second sentence (which is the sentence the question asks about) is an explanation of why more technologically advanced societies are more resistant to technological innovation: they're aware of its drawbacks.
- The third sentence gives an example of the drawbacks referred to in the previous sentence: technology impacts the quality of human relations.
The question is asking what the role of the second sentence is in the argument.
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The first sentence is the conclusion -- not the second -- so answer choice (A) is wrong.
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The second sentence is an explanation of why the conclusion makes sense, so answer choice (B) looks pretty good. We'll leave it in.
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The second sentence is a premise, but it's in support of the conclusion, which is the first sentence. The bit about human relations is merely an example of the drawbacks referred to in the second sentence. Further, the argument never said that the quality of human relations in technologically advanced societies is extremely poor. So answer choice (C) is out.
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The argument never discussed the difficulty of adjusting to technological innovations. But even assuming that's a reference to the first sentence (since the first sentence mentions resistance to technological innovations), it's still wrong. The second sentence isn't a generalization based on the first sentence; the first sentence is a conclusion based on the premise in the second sentence. So answer choice (D) is out.
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The third sentence is an example to illustrated the claim in the second sentence that technology has drawbacks. Answer choice (E) has this backwards, so it's out.
That leaves us with answer choice (B) as our answer.
I hope that helps!
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Sociologist stated 3 statements:
1) The more technologically advanced a society is, the more marked its members’ resistance to technological innovations.
2) the more technologically advanced a society is, the more aware its members are of technology’s drawbacks.
3) sophisticated technologies deeply affect the quality of human relations.
The 2nd claim act as :
(A) It is a conclusion supported by the claim that people realize that sophisticated technologies deeply affect the quality of human relations. (No, its not a conclusion, if anything 3rd claim or statement is acting as conclusion, so option out) (INCORRECT)
(B) It is offered as an explanation of why people’s resistance to technological innovations is more marked the more technologically advanced the society in which they live is. (Yes, The more advance the technology become, people are getting more resistant towards technology because they believe technology has drawbacks)(CORRECT)
(C) It is a premise in support of the claim that the quality of human relations in technologically advanced societies is extremely poor. (Although 2nd statement is acting like a premise to conclusion but conclusion never stated that the quality of human relations in advanced world is extremely poor, No such thing is mentioned) (INCORRECT)
(D) It is a generalization based on the claim that the more people resist technological innovations, the more difficult it is for them to adjust to those innovations. (The claims are made in negation of usage of advanced technology not to strengthen the claim) (INCORRECT)
(E) It is an example presented to illustrate the claim that resistance to technological innovations deeply affects the quality of human relations. (Again its strengthening the claim that advance technology help in improving human relation, which is not the cause) (INCORRECT)
Answer is B
1) The more technologically advanced a society is, the more marked its members’ resistance to technological innovations.
2) the more technologically advanced a society is, the more aware its members are of technology’s drawbacks.
3) sophisticated technologies deeply affect the quality of human relations.
The 2nd claim act as :
(A) It is a conclusion supported by the claim that people realize that sophisticated technologies deeply affect the quality of human relations. (No, its not a conclusion, if anything 3rd claim or statement is acting as conclusion, so option out) (INCORRECT)
(B) It is offered as an explanation of why people’s resistance to technological innovations is more marked the more technologically advanced the society in which they live is. (Yes, The more advance the technology become, people are getting more resistant towards technology because they believe technology has drawbacks)(CORRECT)
(C) It is a premise in support of the claim that the quality of human relations in technologically advanced societies is extremely poor. (Although 2nd statement is acting like a premise to conclusion but conclusion never stated that the quality of human relations in advanced world is extremely poor, No such thing is mentioned) (INCORRECT)
(D) It is a generalization based on the claim that the more people resist technological innovations, the more difficult it is for them to adjust to those innovations. (The claims are made in negation of usage of advanced technology not to strengthen the claim) (INCORRECT)
(E) It is an example presented to illustrate the claim that resistance to technological innovations deeply affects the quality of human relations. (Again its strengthening the claim that advance technology help in improving human relation, which is not the cause) (INCORRECT)
Answer is B
