Critical reasoning

Chinmay Desai wrote:Which of the following best completes the passage below?

Economic sanctions that forbid trade with countries with dictatorial governments assume that the dictator will change policies unacceptable to the imposing nation when the country’s citizens lose sufficient access to necessities such as food, water, and clothing. This approach occasionally proves unsuccessful, however, especially when .

1. Dictators may change policies unacceptably by imposing restrictions.

2. Such decisions are taken when citizens suffer from accessing basic necessities.



1)citizens of the country are accustomed to being poor

Not relevant.

2)the dictator has ideological reasons for maintaining national policy

Not mentioned - Out of scope.

3)the country imposing the sanctions relies on exports from the subject country

Imports are stressed here , since the author mentions lack of basic necessities prompting dictators with restrictions ( Generally imports ). A poor country suffering from lack of basic necessities is generally not expected to put export restrictions. Practically Underdeveloped / Developing economies relies more in exports.


4)the dictator is not moved by the suffering of his people

Might be true - IF the dictator is not moved by the suffering of the people of his country will not be moved by their conditions and will continue with the existing policies.

5)citizens of the country do not understand the leader’s policies

Not relevant - Most of us don't understand their policies at large , we are only concerned with our benefits ( Practically)

So IMO ( D )