PrepTest 93+, Section 3, Question 13
Political theorist: The purpose of government is to prevent individuals from injuring others in the pursuit of their own welfare. Hence, if most individuals take a reasoned approach to getting what they want, the power of government should be less.
Political theorist: The purpose of government is to prevent individuals from injuring others in the pursuit of their own welfare. Hence, if most individuals take a reasoned approach to getting what they want, the power of government should be less.
Political theorist: The purpose of government is to prevent individuals from injuring others in the pursuit of their own welfare. Hence, if most individuals take a reasoned approach to getting what they want, the power of government should be less.
Political theorist: The purpose of government is to prevent individuals from injuring others in the pursuit of their own welfare. Hence, if most individuals take a reasoned approach to getting what they want, the power of government should be less.
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the political theorist's argument?
Governments alone are not able to convince individuals to take a reasoned approach to getting what they want.
Government can serve its purpose without diminishing people's ability to promote their own welfare.
People who take a reasoned approach to getting what they want are less likely to injure other people than are those who do not.
People who injure other people in the pursuit of their own welfare will eventually be treated in the same fashion by others.
The more interest people have in promoting their own welfare, the less likely they are to be injured by others.
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