Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: Physics has clear and universal rules, but social science is stuck with fuzzy definitions and rules that only apply in certain cultures or times.

Reasoning: While ideal scientific laws are precise and general, social science laws are often imprecise due to vague terminology and limited in scope to specific social systems.

Analysis: This stimulus sets up a contrast between the 'ideal' standards of science (precision and generality) and the 'reality' of social science. Since social science fails to meet both criteria mentioned, we can infer that social science laws are further from the scientific ideal than laws of physics are. Look for an answer that synthesizes these facts, likely concluding that social science is inherently limited by its subject matter. We are not looking for a flaw here, but rather a logical extension of the provided descriptions.

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Which one of the following statements is most strongly supported by the information above?

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Calling precision and generality ‘virtues’ supports the preference that, all else equal, a precise and general law is to be preferred over a less general one.
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