Necessary AssumptionDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: An author claims we can't give a specific group their own country because they live in scattered spots, and you can't draw one big circle around them all and still have them be the majority.
Conclusion: The proposal to create an independent, majority-Caronian nation is impossible to fulfill.
Reasoning: The Caronian population is spread across disconnected regions, making it impossible to draw a single continuous border that encompasses them as a majority.
Analysis: The argument contains a significant 'Gap' regarding the definition of a nation's territory. The author assumes that an independent nation must consist of one single, continuous piece of land. If a nation can be made of several disconnected 'islands' of territory—much like the United States with Hawaii or various archipelagos—then the scattered nature of the Caronian speakers wouldn't actually prevent them from having a country. Look for an answer that bridges this gap by stating a nation must have a single continuous boundary.
Conclusion: The proposal to create an independent, majority-Caronian nation is impossible to fulfill.
Reasoning: The Caronian population is spread across disconnected regions, making it impossible to draw a single continuous border that encompasses them as a majority.
Analysis: The argument contains a significant 'Gap' regarding the definition of a nation's territory. The author assumes that an independent nation must consist of one single, continuous piece of land. If a nation can be made of several disconnected 'islands' of territory—much like the United States with Hawaii or various archipelagos—then the scattered nature of the Caronian speakers wouldn't actually prevent them from having a country. Look for an answer that bridges this gap by stating a nation must have a single continuous boundary.
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Unlock Full Passage7.The argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?
Correct Answer
C
The argument requires that a nation formed of disconnected regions would not satisfy the recommendation. Negation test: If a nation of disconnected regions would satisfy it, then the scattered Caronian areas could form such a nation, and the author’s conclusion that the recommendation “cannot be satisfied” would be false. Therefore, C is necessary.
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