[Video] Q34: According to the author of passage 2, in order for society to progress, women must

Explanation for Question 34 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 3

Question 34 says according to the author of passage, 2 two, in order for society to regress women must do what? 3 So in this case, the question starts off with, 4 according to the author of passage two. So we know that the answer is 5 going to come pretty directly from text evidence. 6 And we can find that in the first paragraph or the author outlines her 7 arguments. So it says contending for the rights of women. 8 So on behalf of the rights of women are fighting for the rights of 9 women. My main argument is built on this simple principle that if she be 10 not prepared by education to become the companion of man, 11 she will stop the progress of knowledge and virtue. 12 So basically what this is saying is that if women can be educated, 13 then social progress will stop. The progress of knowledge and virtue will stop. 14 So if you read on throughout the passage, 15 you can see other references to the fact that it is necessary for women 16 to be educated. 17 We can see here, but the education and situation of a woman shuts her 18 out from such investigations. 19 And then you can see here in the second 20 time where it says, who made man, 21 the exclusive judge, if women partake with him in the gift of reason. 22 So basically this author is just arguing on the behalf of education 23 for women. So if we look at the answer choices, 24 we can pretty clearly see that answer choice D is how 25 society will progress. Women must receive an education comparable to that of men. 26 So w...