Explanation for Question 39 From the Reading Section on the 2019 March Sat
Okay, for question number 39, 2 we are asked to determine how the author of our first passage would respond 3 to a claim from the second passage. 4 So first, let's take a look at this line in the second passage, 5 just to see the context of how it's presented. 6 Um, McMillan makes a demand for society in which all individuals have a share 7 in political power and responsibility. So let's go to lines 75 to 8 76 and see what that looks like. 9 Okay. So here Macmillan says that must in our view include 10 the opportunity of an increasing share in political power and responsibility. 11 The society finally, in which individual merit and individual merit alone is the criteria 12 for a man's advancement. So here we see, 13 um, this criteria for equality in Macmillan's perspective is, 14 um, a society where merit is really what determines people's outcomes. 15 Um, and also there is an increasing share of political power and responsibility. 16 So let's kind of see what in passage one takes on 17 a similar subject. I'm the author of passage. 18 One makes it very clear that, um, 19 and we're for a vision of South Africa is a fully democratic country to be 20 carried out. Um, this can't really come about when only about 21 a third of people enjoy democratic rights, 22 but rather needs to come about when everyone has equal rights. 23 So he believes that, 24 um, apartheid role is the antithesis of democracy and is not a state 25 that can be perpetuated. So there's very much a disagreement ...