沸沸逻辑135题-第8题

WinstonLTyy

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.

答案是 B

大家对这道题目的答案有什么看法?

为什么A不对? 可能有的同学会说:文章的conclusion 是首句啊! 嗯, 这个很明显. 但是我当时觉得末句和首句一样啊, 仅仅是改写. 你们怎么看?

dphxmg

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.

Major premise: a society is stable (p1) only if its laws tend to increase
the happiness of its citizens (p2). (symbolised as: p1 --> p2)

Minor premise:  unless the majority of individuals have a predictable and enduring
set of aspirations(p3), it will be impossible for a legislature to craft
laws that will augment the satisfaction of the citizenry (p2). (p2 --> p3)

Conclusion: The
stable functioning of a society depends upon the relatively long-term
stability of the goals of its citizens. (p1 --> p3)

WinstonLTyy

Thanks, Dphxmg!

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