Question

questions 1 through 3 refer to the following.\after long periods of error, philosophers have at last discovered the true rights of man and how they can all be deduced from the single truth: that man is a perceptive being capable of reason and acquiring moral ideas.at last, man could proclaim his rights out loud, rights that for so long had been ignored. he could submit all opinions to his own reason and use that reason to search for truth. every man learned with pride that nature had not forever condemned him to base his beliefs on the opinions of others or the superstitions of antiquity.thus developed an understanding that the natural rights of man are inalienable and cannot be forfeited and a strongly expressed desire for freedom of thought, trade, and profession. there also developed a desire to alleviate peoples suffering, to eliminate all criminal laws against political dissenters, and to abolish torture. a desire arose for a milder system of criminal legislation that could give complete security to the innocent. all of these principles gradually filtered down from philosophical works to every class of society whose education went beyond basic literacy. these principles became the common faith of all people.\marquis de condorcet, french nobleman and philosopher, sketch for a historical picture of the progress of the human mind, published in 17943 mark for reviewwhich of the following is an implicit claim that the author makes in the third paragraph?a the french revolution has advanced the principles of the enlightenment.b the failure to grant political rights to women is at odds with the idea of natural rights.c the economic policies of the french monarchy have been the main cause of the revolution.d the calls to reform the criminal justice system do not take into account the severity of the social problems posed by frances high crime rates.

Explanation:

An implicit claim is not directly stated but inferred. The third paragraph focuses on inalienable natural rights (freedom of thought, trade, profession; ending political dissent laws/torture; fair criminal justice; widespread education). Option B infers that denying women political rights conflicts with this natural rights framework, as the text frames natural rights as universal to all people. Other options are either unrelated (A, C) or contradict the text's focus (D, since the text calls for reform to address suffering, not ignore severity).

Answer:

B. The failure to grant political rights to women is at odds with the idea of natural rights.