[Video] Q36: In passage 2, the author claims that freedoms granted by society’s leaders have

Explanation for Question 36 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 3

Question 36 as in passage to the author, 2 claims that freedoms granted by societies leaders have done what? 3 So let's look in the passage and find a reference to these societies leaders. 4 And we find that reference in line 72, 5 where it's directly addressing a legislator, 6 so that legislator is going to represent the social leader in this context. 7 So that's how we know that this is the correct evidence to be looking 8 at to answer this question. So it says, 9 consider I address you as a legislator, 10 whether when men contend for their freedom and to be allowed to judge for 11 themselves, respecting their own happiness and be not inconsistent and unjust to subjugate 12 women, even though you firmly believe that you are acting in the manner of 13 best calculated to promote their happiness. 14 So basically what this paragraph or piece of the paragraph is saying is 15 that it's asking the authors, asking directly to this legislator to consider the 16 justness or the fairness of allowing men to contend for freedom and 17 respect and determine their own happiness and not allowing women the same 18 idea or concept. So let's look at the 19 answer choices and see which one best expresses this idea of men having certain 20 freedoms to determine their own happiness and women not getting the same thing. 21 So if we start with answer choice, 22 a, it says freedom is granted by societies leaders have privileged one gender over 23 the other. That's a pretty direct connection to what...