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*** and that many of these reform movements intersected | *** and that many of these reform movements intersected | ||
**** especially women's rights and abolition of slavery | **** especially women's rights and abolition of slavery | ||
click EXPAND for elimination based upon historical understanding of the perspectives of these authors: | |||
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* passage perspectives: | * passage perspectives: | ||
** Tocqueville is an observer and not an advocate, | ** Tocqueville is an observer and not an advocate, | ||
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C) Tocqueville believes that an individual’s temperament should determine that individual’s position, while Mill believes that temperament should not be a factor in an individual’s position. | C) Tocqueville believes that an individual’s temperament should determine that individual’s position, while Mill believes that temperament should not be a factor in an individual’s position. | ||
D) Tocqueville believes that an individual’s position should be determined by what is most beneficial to society, while Mill believes it should be determined by what an individual finds most rewarding</pre> | D) Tocqueville believes that an individual’s position should be determined by what is most beneficial to society, while Mill believes it should be determined by what an individual finds most rewarding</pre> | ||
* Since we know that Mill advocates for women's equality, and we know that Tocqueville is an aristocrat, we can eliminate as follows: | |||
Since we know that Mill advocates for women's equality, and we know that Tocqueville is an aristocrat, we can eliminate as follows | |||
* A) | * A) | ||
** Tocqueville believes that an individual’s position should be defined in important ways by that individual’s sex | ** Tocqueville believes that an individual’s position should be defined in important ways by that individual’s sex | ||
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** so eliminate D) | ** so eliminate D) | ||
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=== Historical context & language === | === Historical context & language === | ||
* [https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-10.pdf College Board practice test 10, 4th passage, question 39]: | * [https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-10.pdf College Board practice test 10, 4th passage, question 39]: | ||