PrepTest 108, Section 1, Question 16
In recent years, a growing belief that the(460 more words not shown)
Those who reject objectivism would(20 more words not shown)
- Aa hunt for(3 more words not shown)
- Bthe search for(6 more words not shown)
- Cthe painstaking assembly(4 more words not shown)
- Dcomparing an apple(3 more words not shown)
- Ethe scientific analysis(4 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Whose view matters? The people who reject objectivism. They reject the neutral, perspective-free account that the law is trying to locate. From their position, the problem with that search is its target, not merely how hard the search will be.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
A hunt for an imaginary animal searches for something that isn't there. That matches the critics' view of seeking the supposedly neutral account. We needn't turn this into a claim that no events happened or that every statement is equally true; the analogy targets the objectivist ideal described here.
- B
The valuable mineral exists; the problem is separating it from the surrounding stones. This fits a difficult search for a real answer, not a search whose object the critics reject.
- C
Assembling a puzzle is difficult work toward a completed picture. It doesn't capture the objection that the thing being sought is unavailable in principle.
- D
Comparing two different things doesn't involve searching for a nonexistent target. The relationship doesn't match.
- E
Analyzing a compound investigates something that exists. It lacks the central feature of the critics' objection to the law's quest.
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