Critical Reasoning

harsh.champ wrote:Former prisoners of Japanese internment camps seeking monetary reparations from the government are often told, "There is neither wealth nor wisdom enough in the world to compensate in money for all the wrongs in history." Which of the following most weakens the argument above?

A. Prior wrongs should not be permitted as a justification for present wrongs.
Incorrect : Present wrongs is irrelevant to the scope of the argument.

B. Even though all wrongs cannot be compensated for, some wrongs can be.
Correct : The argument states that there can be no compensation for "all the wrongs in history," but the argument is about just one wrong of history. Even though all wrongs cannot be compensated for, some wrongs can be.

C. Since most people committed wrongs, the government should compensate for wrongs with money.
Incorrect : Issue is not about compensation to PEOPLE, issue is about monetary compensation to former prisoners.

D. Monetary reparations upset social order less than other forms of reparation.
Incorrect : Discussing social order is out of scope of the argument above.

E. Since money is the basic cause of the wrongs, should it not be the cure?
Incorrect : Cause and cure of wrongs is not an issue here.

komal wrote:

harsh.champ wrote:Former prisoners of Japanese internment camps seeking monetary reparations from the government are often told, "There is neither wealth nor wisdom enough in the world to compensate in money for all the wrongs in history." Which of the following most weakens the argument above?

A. Prior wrongs should not be permitted as a justification for present wrongs.
B. Even though all wrongs cannot be compensated for, some wrongs can be.
C. Since most people committed wrongs, the government should compensate for wrongs with money.
D. Monetary reparations upset social order less than other forms of reparation.
E. Since money is the basic cause of the wrongs, should it not be the cure?

My pick is (A)

harsh.champ wrote:
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Hi komal,
Can you please also point out why you have chosen the particular answer choice.In some previous posts also you had given your answer but not the approach.
Plz guide me through the soln. approach too

komal wrote:

harsh.champ wrote:
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Hi komal,
Can you please also point out why you have chosen the particular answer choice.In some previous posts also you had given your answer but not the approach.
Plz guide me through the soln. approach too

Hey Harsh,

Whenever a question is posted i normally try to get the answer within 2 min. Hence i just pick up the answer. After that i go through the answer choices again, see if my approach/solution was correct or was there any error in judgment, finally i write detailed explanation. : )