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If an external force intervenes to give members of a community political self-determination, then that political community will almost surely fail to be truly free, since it is during the people's struggle to become free by their own efforts that the political virtues necessary for maintaining freedom have the best chance of arising.
The reasoning above conforms most closely to which one of the following principles?
(A) Political freedom is a virtue that a community can attain through an external force.
(B) Self-determination is not the first political virtue that the members of a community achieve in their struggle to become free.
(C) A community cannot remain free without first having developed certain political virtues.
(D) Political self-determination is required if a community is to remain truly free.
(E) Real freedom should not be imposed on a community by external forces.
The reasoning above conforms most closely to which one of the following principles?
(A) Political freedom is a virtue that a community can attain through an external force.
(B) Self-determination is not the first political virtue that the members of a community achieve in their struggle to become free.
(C) A community cannot remain free without first having developed certain political virtues.
(D) Political self-determination is required if a community is to remain truly free.
(E) Real freedom should not be imposed on a community by external forces.
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If an external force intervenes to give members of a community political self-determination, then that political community will almost surely fail to be truly free, since it is during the people's struggle to become free by their own efforts that the political virtues necessary for maintaining freedom have the best chance of arising.
The reasoning above conforms most closely to which one of the following principles?
(A) Political freedom is a virtue that a community can attain through an external force. - WRONG. Exact opposite to the passage.
(B) Self-determination is not the first political virtue that the members of a community achieve in their struggle to become free. - WRONG. It is not about whether SD is first political virtue or not.
(C) A community cannot remain free without first having developed certain political virtues. - CORRECT. Conforms to the blue text(reasoning on offer).
(D) Political self-determination is required if a community is to remain truly free. - WRONG. Turns sufficiency into necessity.
(E) Real freedom should not be imposed on a community by external forces. - WRONG. It changes the scope of passage. It's about intervention of external force and the results it had. However, the choice makes an inference based on those results.
Had a hard time picking the answer; it was between C and D for me. Unfortunately chose D but will share my inputs. I might be wrong here though. The question seems to ask about the assumption.
Answer C.
The reasoning above conforms most closely to which one of the following principles?
(A) Political freedom is a virtue that a community can attain through an external force. - WRONG. Exact opposite to the passage.
(B) Self-determination is not the first political virtue that the members of a community achieve in their struggle to become free. - WRONG. It is not about whether SD is first political virtue or not.
(C) A community cannot remain free without first having developed certain political virtues. - CORRECT. Conforms to the blue text(reasoning on offer).
(D) Political self-determination is required if a community is to remain truly free. - WRONG. Turns sufficiency into necessity.
(E) Real freedom should not be imposed on a community by external forces. - WRONG. It changes the scope of passage. It's about intervention of external force and the results it had. However, the choice makes an inference based on those results.
Had a hard time picking the answer; it was between C and D for me. Unfortunately chose D but will share my inputs. I might be wrong here though. The question seems to ask about the assumption.
Answer C.
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Premise: some political virtues are necessary for freedom
conclusion: External source provides self determination ≠ free
The reasoning above conforms most closely to which one of the following principles?
(A) Political freedom is a virtue that a community can attain through an external force.
(B) Self-determination is not the first political virtue that the members of a community achieve in their struggle to become free.
(C) A community cannot remain free without first having developed certain political virtues. [Straight from the premise]
(D) Political self-determination is required if a community is to remain truly free. [ Argument says just the opposite: community having political self-determination by external factor will almost surely fail to be truly free]
(E) Real freedom should not be imposed on a community by external forces. [Argument says external force shouldn't give political self determination. It doesn't say anything for "Real freedom" for which as mentioned in the premise some political virtues are necessary.]
