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Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Humans have special brain powers that animals don't, and the argument claims that once we realize we have them, we can't be happy unless we are using them.
Conclusion: Once humans recognize their superior cognitive faculties, they can only achieve happiness through the gratification of those specific faculties.
Reasoning: Human beings possess cognitive abilities that are more advanced than those of other animals.
Analysis: The argument sets up an incredibly high bar for human happiness, claiming it is impossible to be happy without satisfying these 'superior' faculties. To weaken this, we should look for a counterexample where someone is aware of their intellect but finds genuine happiness in simple, non-cognitive pleasures. Perhaps there are people who know they are smart but are perfectly content just taking a nap or eating a good meal. If happiness can exist independently of these faculties, the author's absolute claim falls apart.
Conclusion: Once humans recognize their superior cognitive faculties, they can only achieve happiness through the gratification of those specific faculties.
Reasoning: Human beings possess cognitive abilities that are more advanced than those of other animals.
Analysis: The argument sets up an incredibly high bar for human happiness, claiming it is impossible to be happy without satisfying these 'superior' faculties. To weaken this, we should look for a counterexample where someone is aware of their intellect but finds genuine happiness in simple, non-cognitive pleasures. Perhaps there are people who know they are smart but are perfectly content just taking a nap or eating a good meal. If happiness can exist independently of these faculties, the author's absolute claim falls apart.
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Unlock Full Passage15.Which one of the following statements, if true, most calls into question the view above?
Correct Answer
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If many people who know the pleasures of intellectual stimulation actually enjoy physical pleasures more, that indicates they can be made happy by non-intellectual activities, directly challenging the claim that such people cannot be made happy except by gratifying their cognitive faculties.
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