Source: Veritas Prep CR2
35. Many professional economists describe economics as a science. Sciences, however, are by definition non-normative: they describe but they do not prescribe. Yet economists are often called on to recommend a course of action for governments and financial institutions. Therefore, since econo-mists play a prescriptive role in society, economics should not be thought of as science.
The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument...
A: treats closely related aspects of a discipline as separate and distinct from each other.
B: attacks the proponents of a claim rather than addressing the merits of the claim itself.
C: insists on a change in terminology when that change would have no practical consequences.
D: fails to recognize the significance of the distinction between a discipline and the people who Work within that discipline.
E: overlooks the necessity of divisions of labor within society.
OA: D
Many professional
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I think D.
YellowSapphire wrote:Source: Veritas Prep CR2
35. Many professional economists describe economics as a science. Sciences, however, are by definition non-normative: they describe but they do not prescribe. Yet economists are often called on to recommend a course of action for governments and financial institutions. Therefore, since econo-mists play a prescriptive role in society, economics should not be thought of as science.
The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument...
A: treats closely related aspects of a discipline as separate and distinct from each other.
B: attacks the proponents of a claim rather than addressing the merits of the claim itself.
C: insists on a change in terminology when that change would have no practical consequences.
D: fails to recognize the significance of the distinction between a discipline and the people who Work within that discipline.
E: overlooks the necessity of divisions of labor within society.
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my pick D
conclusion:since econo-mists play a prescriptive role in society, economics should not be thought of as science.
hence....fails to recognize the significance of the distinction between a discipline and the people who Work within that discipline.
conclusion:since econo-mists play a prescriptive role in society, economics should not be thought of as science.
hence....fails to recognize the significance of the distinction between a discipline and the people who Work within that discipline.
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I got it but with timing of 1:27
Is it ok...
After reading all options....i thought....if there were no relevance the question writer would not have said...economist do this...do this (in person)
so i thought D was it...
and indeed it was...
Is it ok...
After reading all options....i thought....if there were no relevance the question writer would not have said...economist do this...do this (in person)
so i thought D was it...
and indeed it was...
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