- Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:18 pm
#92134
We can rule out C because of the latter position offered of the two. There is no real skepticism about its cogency here, where we would take cogency to mean logical coherence. The author is mostly admirative in describing the theory (words like "ingenious" in line 19 not only provide a clue to this but also the correct answer here), and it's really only in the last paragraph where we see the author veer away from this reverence to consider the actual consequences and implications of the theory's application. Here of course, we also see why E is the better answer choice, but essentially the difference between the two comes down to the difference between where the critique lies, in the theoretical approach itself or its applications.
Let me know if you have further questions on this.