Explanation for Question 33 From the Reading Section on the 2021 March Sat
Question 33, the author suggests that abolitionists persuasive methods will have to 2 take into account their opponents inability to comprehend. 3 What? So this question is kind of asking why is it 4 exactly that the opponents of this argument are not understanding what is leading 5 them to actually disagree? So what is the opponents inability 6 to understand the argument? Um, 7 looking back in the passage, we see there's a focus on this amazing state 8 of delusion that prejudice reduces the mind too. 9 So they're unenlightened by reason, 10 they're really guided only by prejudice. 11 And this prejudice is causing them to act in a way that's, 12 that's kind of diluted it's, it's not really perceptive of the truth. 13 Um, and the passage goes on to talk about how prejudice can exercise this 14 control over the human mind, clip the wings of genius. 15 They're talking about really the power of this prejudice to obscure facts from people 16 and to prevent them from able to see what's right in front of them. 17 So here, 18 the best answer choice that kind of matches up with that, 19 meaning is choice. I logical arguments. 20 The author is saying they can't understand logic because prejudice is so, 21 so much obscuring their ability to do so. 22 So I is kind of the standout answer. 23 It relates really closely to that main idea established in the first column of 24 the passage, uh, answer choice B appeals to emotion is not correct. 25 There's no assertion by the author. 26 That mor...