MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question 73: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 73
1. Which of the following assertions is/are made in the passage?
I. Derrida believes that symbolic violence against animals is currently one of the most important issues in metaphysical thought.
II. Symbolic violence against the Other is as bad as literal violence.
III. Eating in an advanced industrialized society inherently entails harming others.
- A. II only
- B. I and II only
- C. I and III only
- D. I, II, and III
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
C This is a Retrieval/Roman numeral question.
I: True. In paragraph 2, the author states: "The violence at issue here takes a symbolic rather than literal form, and this symbolic violence against animals, Derrida seems to think, is one of the most pressing philosophical and metaphysical issues facing thought today."
II: False. Near the end paragraph 2, the author states: "Of course, this should not be taken to mean that such violence is immoral or that all forms of violence are equivalent." There is no statement made that equates symbolic violence with literal violence.
III: True. While this answer choice may sound extreme, its language is backed up in paragraph 1, when the author says, "there is simply no way to nourish oneself in advanced, industrial countries that does not involve harm to animal life."