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8. The stable functioning of a society depends upon the relatively long-term stability of the goals of its citizens. This is clear from the fact that unless the majority of individuals have a predictable and enduring set of aspirations, it will be impossible for a legislature to craft laws that will augment the satisfaction of the citizenry, and it should be obvious that a society is stable only if its laws tend to increase the happiness of its citizens.
The claim that a society is stable only if its laws tend to increase the happiness of its citizens plays which one of the following roles in the argument? A. It is the conclusion of the argument. B. It helps to support the conclusion of the argument. C. It is a claim that must be refuted if the conclusion is to be established. D. It is a consequence of the argument. E. It is used to illustrate the general principle that the argument presupposes.
这是一个典型的必要题型，题目之所以觉得有难度， 因为conclusion 在首而论证过程在后，而且还有概念的等价交换：to increase the happiness of its citizens ＝＝to augment the satisfaction of the citizenry
Conclusion: The stable functioning of a society depends upon the relatively long-term stability of the goals of its citizens.
it should be obvious that a society is stable only if its laws tend to increase the happiness of its citizens. A society is stable (a) à its laws tend to increase the happiness of its citizens. (b)
This is clear from the fact that unless the majority of individuals have a predictable and enduring set of aspirations, it will be impossible for a legislature to craft laws that will augment the satisfaction of the citizenry, To craft laws that will augment the satisfaction of the citizenry (b)à the majority of individuals have a predictable and enduring set of aspirations, (c)
Therefore, A requires C. (the conclusion) 看懂文章后，不难得到正确答案B. why is B rather than E, could any one help explain? Thanks. | 
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