PrepTest 128, Section 4, Question 20
Passage A discusses the views of the economist(495 more words not shown)
Passage A(13 more words not shown)
Passage B(490 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(14 more words not shown)
- A"Cosmic Justice Meets(8 more words not shown)
- B"Sowell's Theory of(5 more words not shown)
- C"Just Deserts" "Fair(3 more words not shown)
- D"A Critique of(5 more words not shown)
- E"The Impossibility of(10 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Treat the titles as short versions of the main points we've already predicted. A emphasizes why human limitations prevent cosmic justice. B contrasts cosmic justice with traditional justice as a fair process, then criticizes the cosmic approach.
What we’re looking for
Both titles in a pair need to fit. One excellent title can't rescue a mismatched partner.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
“Cosmic Justice Meets Human Limitations” captures A's central problem. “Fairness as Process versus Cosmic Fairness” captures B's defining contrast. The titles don't have to use our exact wording; these identify what each discussion is doing.
- B
A uses Sowell's concept, but a general title about his theory loses the argument about human limitations. B also isn't chiefly a guide to deterrence; deterrence illustrates the cost of cosmic justice near the end.
- C
Just deserts means what someone deserves, so it does connect to A's topic. But the title misses A's argument about our inability to judge perfect deservedness. B isn't primarily sorting disadvantages into fair and unfair kinds; it contrasts standards of justice.
- D
A criticizes efforts to deliver cosmic justice, not Sowell himself. And B explicitly says cosmic justice isn't merely an enlarged version of traditional justice, so “Traditional Justice Writ Large” misses that distinction.
- E
The first title works. The second creates the wrong opposition: a fair trial is an example of justice as an impartial process. B contrasts that procedural justice with cosmic justice, not fair trials with impartiality.
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