PrepTest 115, Section 1, Question 25
Some philosophers find the traditional, subjective approach to(449 more words not shown)
In the third sentence of(12 more words not shown)
- Acontrast the traditional(11 more words not shown)
- Bargue that the(18 more words not shown)
- Cexplain why scientists(13 more words not shown)
- Dcriticize subjectivists for(12 more words not shown)
- Eclarify why the(13 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The sentence contrasts private evidence about how an experience feels with externally observable evidence, such as nerve impulses. That's its job: show how the scientific approach differs from the traditional one.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
“Private evidence” belongs to the traditional approach; data that are “externally observable” belong to the method the objectivists favor. The sentence puts that difference in concrete terms before we hear the subjectivists' reply.
- B
Pain is an example of subjective experience, but the sentence doesn't argue that pain must be described from no particular point of view. It reports how the scientific approach works.
- C
It describes what scientists do, as the objectivists characterize it. It doesn't establish why scientists should avoid describing inner experience.
- D
The writer isn't criticizing subjectivists here. Explaining the approach they oppose isn't itself an argument that they're wrong.
- E
The next sentence mentions science's success in other fields. The sentence we're asked about identifies the kind of evidence scientists use; it doesn't explain why chemistry, biology, and physics have succeeded.
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