Cultural historian: Universal acceptance of

Answer choices

1. A

   Unrelated to Goal1% picked this

   Science does not enable human beings to control

   If it's not talking about "universal acceptance of sci theories that regard humans as natural objects subject to uncontrollable natural forces", then it's useless to us. We can't prove the claim "a = x", without at some point naming a fact about "a". Similarly, we can't prove a conclusion about "universally accepting these theories" without the evidence or the answer choice providing a fact about what happens when we "universally accept these theories".

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2. B

   Correct76% picked this

   Human beings who regard themselves only as natural objects will as a result lose their sense of

   Why this is right

   This gives us the missing link we anticipated: we accept that humans ? won't believe we're are just natural objects resp for our actions With this answer, the author can now prove her conclusion. 1. if we all accept these theories that regard humans only as natural objects, then 2. we will all regard ourselves only as natural objects, so 3. we will lose our sense of responsibility for our actions, so 4. we will feel unashamed when we act immorally, and so 5. this will lead to general moral decline. The evidence linked 3/4/5. This answer links 2/3. Our common sense of what it means to "accept a theory" is what links 1/2.

   Skill tested: Sufficient Assumption · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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3. C

   Unrelated to Goal15% picked this

   People who have a sense of shame for their moral transgressions will feel responsible

   If it's not talking about "universal acceptance of sci theories that regard humans as natural objects subject to uncontrollable natural forces", then it's useless to us. We can't prove the claim "a = x", without at some point naming a fact about "a". Similarly, we can't prove a conclusion about "universally accepting these theories" without the evidence or the answer choice providing a fact about what happens when we "universally accept these theories".

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4. D

   Too Weak3% picked this

   Some scientific theories hold that human beings are not responsible for

   If it's not talking about "universal acceptance of sci theories that regard humans as natural objects subject to uncontrollable natural forces", then it's useless to us. Is this answer talking about those theories? We're not sure. If we knew those theories held that humans are not responsible for their actions, then accepting those theories would mean that humans stopped believing they are responsible for their actions, which would then take us to the finish line of general moral decline. But we don't know if the theories this answer refers to overlap at all with the ones the author is talking about in her conclusion.

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5. E

   Negated Conclusion5% picked this

   Scientific explanations that regard human beings as in some respects independent of the laws of nature will not lead to

   This is just taking the Conclusion and performing an illegal negation on it. If we're trying to prove "rainy days are worth living", it doesn't help us to get an answer that says "non-rainy days aren't worth living".

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