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Complete Question Explanation
Assumption. The correct answer choice is (C)
Mary Ann believes that it is most important for her country to be strong, because that earns respect and makes a country admirable.
Inez argues that strength has often been used for wrong. She concludes that a country should be judged on morality, not strength, stating that if actions are morally good, then a country is admirable.
Both arguments are horrible. In fact, they are so bad that describing all their flaws would involve a rather long essay. In such cases, you need to read the question so that you do not waste time. The question directs you to identify an assumption of Inez's argument. Inez ignores the possibility that a criteria other than both morality and strength would better indicate whether a country should be admired. Furthermore, what does she mean by "morality"? What makes a country's actions "moral"?
Answer choice (A): Inez's argument does not require the idea that at least one country is admirable. Inez merely proposes a means of determining whether a country is admirable, which does not necessitate that sometimes the judgment is positive. You may have immediately selected this response because of the phrase "at least one." You can speed yourself up a bit by relying on tendencies, but if you do so you need to realize that you will not be successful 100% of the time. Depending on your scoring level, it may be best to hold such techniques in reserve (the higher you are scoring, the less you should rely on guesswork).
Answer choice (B): Even if countries could be both strong and moral, Inez could still be correct that morality is the correct standard for admiration. Since the negation of this choice does not harm Inez's argument, this choice represents an inessential assumption.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. Inez argues that morality should be the standard for admiration, and states that countries should be judged by the morality of their actions. For that to be possible, she must presuppose that it is possible to morally weigh the actions of countries.
Answer choice (D): The assumption that each citizen of any country believes the actions of his country are good might actually be problematic for Inez's argument (because that assumption makes it more difficult to assign unbiased moral weight), so this choice does not deliver an essential assumption.
Answer choice (E): Inez argues that morality is the proper standard for admiration, and does not proceed to consider whether countries should impose their morality in an effort to become more admirable. This incorrect choice addresses a concern that might follow after one accepts Inez's argument.
Assumption. The correct answer choice is (C)
Mary Ann believes that it is most important for her country to be strong, because that earns respect and makes a country admirable.
Inez argues that strength has often been used for wrong. She concludes that a country should be judged on morality, not strength, stating that if actions are morally good, then a country is admirable.
Both arguments are horrible. In fact, they are so bad that describing all their flaws would involve a rather long essay. In such cases, you need to read the question so that you do not waste time. The question directs you to identify an assumption of Inez's argument. Inez ignores the possibility that a criteria other than both morality and strength would better indicate whether a country should be admired. Furthermore, what does she mean by "morality"? What makes a country's actions "moral"?
Answer choice (A): Inez's argument does not require the idea that at least one country is admirable. Inez merely proposes a means of determining whether a country is admirable, which does not necessitate that sometimes the judgment is positive. You may have immediately selected this response because of the phrase "at least one." You can speed yourself up a bit by relying on tendencies, but if you do so you need to realize that you will not be successful 100% of the time. Depending on your scoring level, it may be best to hold such techniques in reserve (the higher you are scoring, the less you should rely on guesswork).
Answer choice (B): Even if countries could be both strong and moral, Inez could still be correct that morality is the correct standard for admiration. Since the negation of this choice does not harm Inez's argument, this choice represents an inessential assumption.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. Inez argues that morality should be the standard for admiration, and states that countries should be judged by the morality of their actions. For that to be possible, she must presuppose that it is possible to morally weigh the actions of countries.
Answer choice (D): The assumption that each citizen of any country believes the actions of his country are good might actually be problematic for Inez's argument (because that assumption makes it more difficult to assign unbiased moral weight), so this choice does not deliver an essential assumption.
Answer choice (E): Inez argues that morality is the proper standard for admiration, and does not proceed to consider whether countries should impose their morality in an effort to become more admirable. This incorrect choice addresses a concern that might follow after one accepts Inez's argument.
