Critics have argued that because

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct83% picked this

   Freudianism does not run counter to the rationalistic mainstream of Western philosophical

   Why this is right

   This sounds like the rebuttal conclusion we predicted: "Freudianism is compatible with Western rational thought". Saying that "X does not run counter to Y" is very similar to saying "X does not go against Y", or "X and Y are compatible".

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

   83%
2. B

   Too Strong1% picked this

   Freudianism holds that people can always achieve happiness

   Too Strong: always Out of Scope: happiness The passage was only discussing whether or not people could follow a rational life plan, according to Freudianism, not whether people could be happy. And Freudianism seems to be saying that psychoanalysis gives people a potential tool to overcome their unconscious desires. It doesn't seem to promise anything extreme like "people can always achieve happiness".

   1%
3. C

   Too Strong: new trend4% picked this

   Freudianism may be the beginning of a new trend in Western philosophical

   This goes too far in the Rebuttal direction. The author is only trying to show that Freudianism can co-exist with Western rational thought. This answer is saying, "Not only can they co-exist, but Freudianism might be a new trend in Western thought". We don't have any support for this further step of, "Not only is Western thought okay with Freudianism, it's about to embrace it!"

   4%
4. D

   Unsupported Relationship: provides9% picked this

   psychoanalysis provides one with a rational

   The passage is saying that psychoanalysis can help protect your rational life plan (against being undermined by unconscious desires). It never suggests that psychoanalysis would actually help you write/create a life plan.

   9%
5. E

   Too Strong: more than any other2% picked this

   Freudianism reflects the predominantly rationalistic spirit of Western philosophical and psychological thought more than any

   Just like (C), this goes too far in the Rebuttal direction. The author is only trying to show that Freudianism can co-exist with Western rational thought. This answer is saying, "Freudianism is the #1 most compatible theory for Western thought". We don't have any support for this superlative.

   2%