PrepTest 136, Section 3, Question 22
Most people acknowledge that not all governments have(453 more words not shown)
The author's stance regarding the(12 more words not shown)
- Aardent approval of(5 more words not shown)
- Bapparent acceptance of(8 more words not shown)
- Cconcerned pessimism about(8 more words not shown)
- Dhesitant rejection of(8 more words not shown)
- Eresolute antipathy toward(9 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The author defends philosophical anarchism against two criticisms and explains why some of its distinctions make sense. That's a favorable treatment. But the argument stops short of enthusiastic endorsement of the entire theory. We should predict qualified acceptance, while keeping the critics' hostile reactions separate from the author's response.
Working the answers
- A
Ardent approval of most aspects would require a much stronger endorsement. Showing that two attacks fail doesn't establish that the author enthusiastically approves of the theory broadly.
- BCorrect
Apparent acceptance of some basic positions fits the defense. The author treats the distinctions between legal authority and moral worth, and between duties to government and duties to people, as legitimate. This recognizes the favorable stance without exaggerating its reach.
- C
The author doesn't worry that the theory may be unable to avoid the critics' extreme consequences. The argument explains why those consequences don't follow.
- D
No central feature is rejected. This reverses the direction of the author's response to the criticism.
- E
Antipathy means hostility, and the author isn't hostile to the theory. This would confuse the commentators' objections with the defense the author provides.
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